B.R.M.C. (album)

B.R.M.C.
Studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Released	April 3, 2001
Recorded	2000
Genre	Garage rock neo-psychedelia psychedelic rock[1] noise rock shoegazing
Length	57:08
Label	Virgin
Producer	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology
B.R.M.C. (2001) Take Them On, On Your Own (2003)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Alternative Press	4/5[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	8/10[6]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[7]
Q	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]

B.R.M.C. is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on Virgin Records on April 3, 2001. This debut made an immediate impact through the music world, making them part of the garage rock revival that spawned in the early 2000s.

The first 35 seconds of "Love Burns" incorporates a section of the song "TV Loop (Deep Down)", later released on the "Whatever Happened to My Rock and Roll (Punk Song)" double-7-inch single and on the Screaming Gun EP.

"Spread Your Love" was used in 2003 Vin Diesel film A Man Apart and features in the TV show Skins. It has also been used in a series of commercials for Ketel One vodka as well as The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. The NME rated the song as the 27th best song of 2002.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

1. "Love Burns" – 4:05
2. "Red Eyes and Tears" – 4:00
3. "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)" – 4:38
4. "Awake" – 6:12
5. "White Palms" – 4:55
6. "As Sure as the Sun" – 7:27 (5:52 on some releases)
7. "Rifles" – 5:30 (7:02 on some releases)
8. "Too Real" – 4:55
9. "Spread Your Love" – 3:45
10. "Head Up High" – 5:35
11. "Salvation" – 6:06

Japanese edition bonus tracks

12. "Screaming Gun" – 3:14
13. "At My Door" – 4:45
14. "Down Here" – 3:33

EU edition bonus tracks

12. "At My Door" - 3:33
13. "Screaming Gun" – 3:14
14. "Tonight's With You" – 5:53
15. "Loaded Gun" – 6:08

References

1. Fernandez, Josh (March 1, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Kick Off World Tour". Spin. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
2. "Reviews for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Metacritic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
3. Thomas, Bryan. "B.R.M.C. – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
4. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.". Alternative Press (155): 72. June 2001.
5. Petridis, Alexis (January 11, 2002). "Back in black". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
6. Beaumont, Mark (January 19, 2002). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : BRMC". NME. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
7. Klein, Morgan. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: BRMC". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
8. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.". Q (186): 103. January 2002.
9. Henderson, Matt (April 26, 2001). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Rolling Stone (867). Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
10. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 0-743-20169-8.