Cargo Records

Take It From The Man!

The Brian Jonestown Massacre's obsession with the Rolling Stones continues unabated on the brilliant Take It From the Man!; where the group resurrected psychedelic-era excesses on the previous Their Satanic Majesties'Second Request, here they jump further back in time to the Stones' mid-60s period, with even more superlative results. From the opening "Vacuum Boots" onward, Take It From the Man! is gritty, swaggering R&B influenced rock, delivered with remarkable assurance and attitude; singer Anton Newcombe is half madman and half shaman, and he commands each delirious moment with absolute mastery, emerging not so much a disciple of Mick Jagger but as a serious threat to the throne.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist/ singer Anton Newcombe. Since 1995 The Brian Jonestown Massacre has released numerous albums, first for Bomp! Records, the label which gave them their start, and later for TVT and Tee Pee. With The Dandy Warhols, The Brian Jonestown Massacre is one of the subjects of the documentary DIG!, winner of the 2004 Grand Jury Prize Documentary at Sundance. DIG! is also a part of the Permanent Collection of the NY Museum of Modern Art.

Since the release of DIG!, the band has achieved increasing critical acclaim
and recognition, and has performed at Cochella and Lollapalooza in 2005 with special mentions from the NY Times and Washington Post. They have also toured the UK, Japan, Australia, as well as Continental Europe.

Track Listing

1) Vacuum Boots
2) Who?
3) Oh Lord
4) Caress
5) (David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six
6) Straight up and Down
7) Monster
8) Take It from the Man
9) B.S.A.
10) Mary
11) Monkey Puzzle
12) Fucker
13) Dawn
14) Cabin Fever
15) In My Life
16) The Be Song
17) My Man Syd
18) Straight up and Down