the Brian Jonestown Massacre

[the hurdy gurdy man]

one of my favourite bands ever. I really dig them. even if Anton Newcombe is a mite egotistical.

[Harnk]

all of their albums are available on thier website...free

[hypecity]

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[Edited on 3-22-0606 by hypecity]

[the hurdy gurdy man]

right on... newcombe is quite the 'tortured genius'...

I've downloaded a couple of albums off their site. the only other way I would be able to get their music is to order it online. no stores around here carry anything even that underground.

[nice man washing]

Saw Dig! last night. I thought it was really funny, but pretty sad too...

[nice man washing]

What's BJM's best record? I like some of their music.

[ollie]

Originally posted by the hurdy gurdy man
right on... newcombe is quite the 'tortured genius'...

I've downloaded a couple of albums off their site. the only other way I would be able to get their music is to order it online. no stores around here carry anything even that underground.

there's always emusic.com

[abstrick]

I'd start out with "Thank God for Mental Illness"

[the hurdy gurdy man]

go to their site (www.brianjonestownmassacre.com) and then proceed to the mp3 page... you can download entire albums in zip format. "Thank God for Mental Illness" is good, but not the definitive BJM record. if there is such a thing. "Take it From the Man!" is good, and so is "And This is Our Music"...

[ollie]

Originally posted by the hurdy gurdy man
go to their site (www.brianjonestownmassacre.com) and then proceed to the mp3 page... you can download entire albums in zip format. "Thank God for Mental Illness" is good, but not the definitive BJM record. if there is such a thing. "Take it From the Man!" is good, and so is "And This is Our Music"...

it's only 64kbps OGG format ... good for previewing, but i'll probably actually buy one of their albums on emusic or a hard copy.

[jml]

if by newcombe being "off his rocker" you mean "completely self-obsessed, delusional prick," you are correct. music's good, though.

[Edited on 5-5-2005 by jml]

[jml]

by the way, don't be a sucker and overpay for BJM vinyl on ebay! these fools who are driving the prices into the stratosphere just aren't bothering to do their homework. most of this stuff is still available for normal prices. save yourself some money and don't feed the ebay vultures!

[Edited on 5-5-2005 by jml]

[moon]

Originally posted by jml
by the way, don't be a sucker and overpay for BJM vinyl on ebay! these fools who are driving the prices into the stratosphere just aren't bothering to do their homework. most of this stuff is still available for normal prices. save yourself some money and don't feed the ebay vultures!

[Edited on 5-5-2005 by jml]

where?... i found "...and this is our music" on www.teepeerecords.com for like $13 or something... double vinyl... very thick... sealed... but i can't find any others except a couple singles...


my favorite bjm record is probably either "give it back!" or "their satanic majesties second request"... "...and this is our music" is pretty good too though... i saw bjm and met anton twice... i still haven't seen dig! yet though... i really want to...

[jml]

try bomp, stantonpark, planaria... also, be aware that those overpriced 12"s consist mostly of tracks already on the albums. there are a few good things on the 7"s (there are seven of them out there), but again almost everything (if not all) on those can be had on readily available cd's.

[jml]

for example, the 12" currently going for $41 (!!) on ebay has only ONE unreleased song, and it's only about a minute long. (is an early version of "if i love you" with mildly amusing lyrics about meeting courtney taylor).

guess none of those bidders bothered to check the bomp site and see that you can get the thing for $7...

[Edited on 5-6-2005 by jml]

[Edited on 5-6-2005 by jml]