Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Methodrone (1995)

The only BJM "shoegaze" album and their first release. But Anton's influences are far more diverse then many of the untalented bands that just capitalized on the genres use of guitar effects and sound textures while ignoring all the joys of songwriting. This album is just as psychedelic as it is shoegazy and there are so many good tunes on here, mainly the BJM favorite, "That Girl Suicide." The first track "Evergreen" sets the bar extremely high for what shoegaze can be. Every BJM album is worth getting, and why not? Until about a year ago Anton gave away all of their albums for free on their website and he still continues to advise fans to download. Get all of their albums, each one is worth your time.

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