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Formats and Editions
1. Took Out a Loan
2. Berlin
3. Weapon of Choice
4. Windows
5. Cold Wind
6. Not What You Wanted
7. 666 Conducer
8. All You Do Is Talk
9. Lien on Your Dreams
10. Need Some Air
11. Killing the Light
12. American X
13. Am I Only
More Info:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's fourth album, BABY 81, is an ambitious, powerful, guitar driven rock & roll. Sonically, it's a far cry from 2005's roots, acoustic HOWL, the critically acclaimed album that proved BRMC's stalwart musicianship with their own brand of stripped down Americana. Now, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is deftly transitioning back towards the color-saturated wash of guitars that made fans fall for them in the first place.Reviews:
''Baby 81'' is an album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It is their fourth studio album and was released on April 30, 2007 in Europe and on May 1, 2007 in the U.S.. The album features a harder, more raw sound compared with their previous record ''Howl''. It was also a studio comeback for drummer Nick Jago who was unable to participate during the recordings of ''Howl'' (other than the last track recorded during the sessions, 'Promise'). A DualDisc edition of the album was set to be released on May 1 in the U.S.; however, it has since been canceled.
The album debuted at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 14,000 copies in its first week.
The album title refers to Baby 81, a survivor of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
The track "Weapon Of Choice" is featured in the bonus setlist in Guitar Hero: World Tour and as downloadable content for Rock Band. It is also featured in the racing game Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli. - Wikipedia
We're not sure if a band that wears its influences as blatantly as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club can really have a "return to form." We can say that Baby 81 sounds more like the first two albums than like the detours into blues and folk on Howl. "Weapon of Choice" and "666 Conducer," for two, are particularly sleazy strolls through the Jesus and Mary Chain catalog by way of the Stooges.
