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Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request (Album) by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Artist Biography For The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre Was Formed In San Francisco In 1990. The Band Has Had Over 40 Members Since Then But Its Driving Force And Main Songwriter Is Anton Newcombe. Other Prominent Members Have Included Matt Hollywood Dean Taylor Jeff Davies Brian Glaze And Joel Gion. Their Sound Is Heavily Influenced By The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 1960s But Also Carries Influences From Shoegaze Jangle Pop Garage Rock And Lo-Fi Genres. Over Its Decade-Long History The Band Has Undergone A Large Number Of Personnel Changes. Multi-Instrumentalist And Main Songwriter Anton Newcombe Is The Only Member Who Has Stayed With The Brian Jonestown Massacre Since Its Beginning When It Was Founded By Newcombe Tambourine Player Joel Gion Who Stayed With Him The Longest And Guitarist/bassist/vocalist Matt Hollywood. There Are At Least Two Dozen Musicians Who Have Been In The BJM At One Point Or Another. Ex-Members Include Guitarist Jeff Davies Matt Hollywood A Founding Member Of Portland Band The Out Crowd Peter Hayes Founding Member Of San Francisco Rock Trio Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Joel Gion A Founding Member Of San Francisco Band The Dilettantes Rob Campanella A Los Angeles Producer And Engineer Who Has Worked With The Tyde Beachwood Sparks Dead Meadow Mia Doi Todd Frausdots Scarling. And His Band The Quarter After Bobby Hecksher Founding Member Of Los Angeles Band The Warlocks Solo Recording Artist Miranda Lee Richards Matt Tow Founding Member Of The Australian Band The Lovetones. Current Long-Term Members Include Collin Hegna Bass Frankie Teardrop Guitar Noise Etc And Dan Allaire Percussion . Long-Time Guitarist Ricky Rene Maymi Was Recently Replaced By Irina Yaikowsky For A Short Tour Who Was In Turn Replaced By Ricky Rene Maymi. Much Has Been Made Of The Fact That Newcombe Is Head Strong And Has Just One Vision In Mind His Own. However Many Of The Musicians Who Quit His Band Have Stayed In His Orbit And Continue Working With Him In Some Capacity. Newcombe Was At One Point A Drummer In Hecksher's Warlocks. Campanella Produces Or Engineers Many Of The Records On Newcombe's Record Label The Committee To Keep Music Evil And Has Also Been On The Last 2 Highly Successful European Tours Playing Keyboards And On Occasion Guitar. Gion Is Forever Showing Back Up Shaking The Tambourine At BJM Shows. Even The Dandy Warhols Appear To Have Buried The Hatchet With Newcombe As He Joined Them Onstage At Lollapalooza In July Of 2005. In 2005 The Band Released The EP We Are The Radio On Newcombe's Record Label The Committee To Keep Music Evil. The Band Announced The Release Of A New Studio Album Tentatively Titled My Bloody Underground Which Was Released In 2008. On September 3 2007 The Band Released Rough Recordings From The Album For Download From Their Website. Music Videos Of The Songs On The Album Have Also Been Released Including A Music Video Compilation DVD Entitled 'Book Of Days'. Songs From Brian Jonestown Massacre Were Specially Adapted For Use In The Score To The Critically Acclaimed Independent Film "Four Eyed Monsters."

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Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request Is The Fourth Album By American Neo-Psychedelia Band The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Second Of Three Critically Acclaimed Albums Released By The Band In 1996. It Was Released On Tangible Records Distributed By Bomp! Records. The Title Is A Both A Pun On And A Tribute To The Rolling Stones' 1967 Album Their Satanic Majesties Request. In Homage To And Influenced By The Stones' Somewhat Controversial Psychedelic Album Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request Reveals Vast Experimentation With Indian Drones Sitars Mellotrons Farfisas Didgeridoos Tablas Congas And Glockenspiels. Following In The Footsteps Of Keith Richards And Brian Jones BJM Capture And Explore The Psychedelic Rock Sound Of The Late 1960s. The Opening Track All Around You Intro Pays Tribute To The Showmanship Of The Stones Calling One And All To The Psychedelic Trip That They Are About To Be Put Through.

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