B.R.M.C. (album)

B.R.M.C. is the debut studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on Virgin Records on April 3, 2001.

B.R.M.C.
Studio album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Released	April 3, 2001
Recorded	2000
Studio	Sound City (Van Nuys, California) Brilliant (San Francisco) BRMC (San Francisco) One Way (London)
Genre	Alternative rock[1] indie rock[1] psychedelic rock[2]
Length	57:08
Label	Virgin
Producer	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club chronology
B.R.M.C. (2001) Take Them On, On Your Own (2003)
Singles from B.R.M.C.
"Red Eyes and Tears" Released: February 6, 2001 "Rifles" Released: March 13, 2001 "Love Burns" Released: May 7, 2001 "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)" Released: October 14, 2001 "Spread Your Love" Released: May 20, 2002

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	4/5[5]
Blender	[6]
The Guardian	[1]
NME	8/10[7]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[11]
Under the Radar	9/10[12]

"Spread Your Love" was used in 2003 Vin Diesel film A Man Apart and features in the TV show Skins. It has also been used in a series of commercials for Ketel One vodka as well as The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. The NME rated the song as the 27th best song of 2002.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

1. "Love Burns" – 4:05
2. "Red Eyes and Tears" – 4:00
3. "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)" – 4:38
4. "Awake" – 6:12
5. "White Palms" – 4:55
6. "As Sure as the Sun" – 7:27 (5:52 on some releases)
7. "Rifles" – 5:30 (7:02 on some releases)
8. "Too Real" – 4:55
9. "Spread Your Love" – 3:45
10. "Head Up High" – 5:35
11. "Salvation" – 6:06

Japanese edition bonus tracks

12. "Screaming Gun" – 3:14
13. "At My Door" – 4:45
14. "Down Here" – 3:33

EU edition bonus tracks (2008 reissue)

12. "At My Door" - 3:33
13. "Screaming Gun" – 3:14
14. "Tonight's With You" – 5:53
15. "Loaded Gun" – 6:08

References

1. Petridis, Alexis (January 11, 2002). "Back in black". The Guardian. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
2. Fernandez, Josh (March 1, 2010). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Kick Off World Tour". Spin. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
3. "Reviews for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Metacritic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
4. Thomas, Bryan. "B.R.M.C. – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
5. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.". Alternative Press (155): 72. June 2001.
6. Wright, Rickey (June–July 2001). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Blender (1): 105. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
7. Beaumont, Mark (January 19, 2002). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : BRMC". NME. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
8. Klein, Morgan. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: BRMC". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
9. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C.". Q (186): 103. January 2002.
10. Henderson, Matt (April 26, 2001). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". Rolling Stone (867). Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
11. Eliscu, Jenny (2004). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 78. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
12. Redfern, Mark (December 1, 2001). "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C (Virgin Records)". Under the Radar (1). Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2017.