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BJM may have named themselves after one of rock's iconoclast geniuses, but they always seemed to base their own retro sound on other retro acts from the 1980s "Paisley Underground" and "C86" scenes, not to mention the band Spacemen Three. From the start, they were as much a meta-band that mocked themselves and others for taking themselves too seriously, which had the effect of the band's music not being taken too seriously. Which is a shame (or was one until the release of the 2004 documentary Dig!) because BJM's mischievous, recombinant retro sounds have always been at least as great as Black Rebel Motorcycl
BJM may have named themselves after one of rock's iconoclast geniuses, but they always seemed to base their own retro sound on other retro acts from the 1980s "Paisley Underground" and "C86" scenes, not to mention the band Spacemen Three. From the start, they were as much a meta-band that mocked themselves and others for taking themselves too seriously, which had the effect of the band's music not being taken too seriously. Which is a shame (or was one until the release of the 2004 documentary Dig!) because BJM's mischievous, recombinant retro sounds have always been at least as great as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Dandy Warhols, and Beachwood Sparks. These five songs constitute a "mini album" rather than an EP, likely because a few are rather long. The tunes are all very strong. "God Is My Girlfriend" is a lot of fun in the way it mixes Byrds jangles, modal harmonies and spacey drum loops, while the Beatles-versus-Stones number "Never Become Emotionally Attached to Man, Woman, Beast or Child" is one of the band's best songs ever. --Mike McGonigal
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Manufacturer: Tee Pee
Release date: 22 August 2005
EAN: 0707239006222 UPC: 707239006222
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