VIMTV Episode #126: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Beat the Devil’s Tattoo

Jake: Recommended, 78/100

Tom: Recommended, 70/100

-Requested by and dedicated to Fauxy

Overview: San Francisco based Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are simply overflowing with the presence of their musical influences like Oasis and the Rolling Stones but are crafty enough with their sound to make it their own.  Beat the Devil’s Tattoo takes dirty, grungy guitars and loads of attitude and structures them into 12 pristine tracks that are very well produced. At times, this album almost seems too safe for a band with this much edge, but in the end this is a very solid effort.

Recommended Similar Artists: Oasis, Doves, Black Keys, Jesus and Mary Chain

Jake’s Track Picks: 

• 4. War Machine
• 7. Mama Taught Me Better
• 11. Shadow’s Keeper

Tom’s Track Picks: 

• 2. Conscience Killer
• 3. Bad Blood
• 10. Aya

VIMTV Research Links:

• BRMC Official Website
• Wikipedia – BRMC
• MySpace – BRMC
• BRMC – Beat the Devil’s Tattoo Reviews at Metacritic
• BRMC Lyrics

“Beat the Devil’s Tattoo” Music Video:

Peter Hayes of BRMC interviews @ On the Record