Give It Back!
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Give It Back! is an album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
, released in 1997 by Bomp! Records. Notably, this is the only album that features Peter Hayes
, who went on to found the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
. Give It Back! was the band's fifth studio album in two years. The sessions for the record were filmed for the documentary Dig!
. Though only a couple of minutes of these sessions appear in the film, the second disc of the double-disc DVD
features more footage from the sessions, including recording "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", the guitar track for "Servo", and the vocals for "Super-Sonic". The latter song includes a sample
of The Dandy Warhols
' song "Be-In", the opening track from their ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
album.
, Matt Hollywood claims that Anton wrote the song about how he likes The Dandy Warhols, and goes on to discuss how Anton even borrowed elements of The Dandy Warhols' sound. This refutes the popular opinion that the song was a scathing, literal attack and now shows the true friendship between the two bands.
The song was featured on the soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch
's 2005 film Broken Flowers
.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....
, released in 1997 by Bomp! Records. Notably, this is the only album that features Peter Hayes
Peter Hayes
Peter Hayes is a contemporary sculptor now based in Bath, England, whose work is displayed in public locations including the UK, US, Canada and Belgium.- Life and works :...
, who went on to found the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, now based in Los Angeles. BRMC is known for their garage rock, blues, folk revival, neo-psychedelia sound. They are influenced by bands such as: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T...
. Give It Back! was the band's fifth studio album in two years. The sessions for the record were filmed for the documentary Dig!
DiG!
Dig! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Timoner, Vasco Nunes, and David Timoner. Compiled from seven years of footage, it contrasts the developing careers of the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the bands' respective frontmen Courtney...
. Though only a couple of minutes of these sessions appear in the film, the second disc of the double-disc DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
features more footage from the sessions, including recording "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", the guitar track for "Servo", and the vocals for "Super-Sonic". The latter song includes a sample
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
of The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1994. The band was founded by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström, with keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford later joining. Hedford left in 1998 and was replaced by...
' song "Be-In", the opening track from their ...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down
…The Dandy Warhols Come Down is the second studio album by American alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, released in July 1997 on Capitol Records. The album features a change in style from the garage rock- and shoegaze-influenced sound of their previous album, Dandys Rule OK, to a more...
album.
Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth
The stand-out single on the album, "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth", is best known for being a sardonic reply to their friends The Dandy Warhols' single "Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", which was itself directed at The Brian Jonestown Massacre. On the DVD commentary for Dig!DiG!
Dig! is a 2004 documentary film directed by Ondi Timoner, and produced by Timoner, Vasco Nunes, and David Timoner. Compiled from seven years of footage, it contrasts the developing careers of the bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the bands' respective frontmen Courtney...
, Matt Hollywood claims that Anton wrote the song about how he likes The Dandy Warhols, and goes on to discuss how Anton even borrowed elements of The Dandy Warhols' sound. This refutes the popular opinion that the song was a scathing, literal attack and now shows the true friendship between the two bands.
The song was featured on the soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
James R. "Jim" Jarmusch is an American independent film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor and composer. Jarmusch has been a major proponent of independent cinema, particularly during the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
's 2005 film Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers is a 2005 French/American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith. The film focuses on an aging "Don Juan" who embarks on a cross-country journey to track down four of his former lovers after receiving an anonymous letter...
.
Track listing
- "Super-Sonic" – 5:15
- "This Is Why You Love Me" – 1:55
- "Satellite" – 3:39
- "Malela" – 3:09
- "Salaam" – 1:44
- "Whoever You Are" – 4:41
- "Sue" – 8:30
- "(You Better Love Me) Before I Am Gone" – 3:35
- "Not If You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" – 2:46
- "#1 Hit Jam" – 4:55
- "Servo" – 3:23
- "The Devil May Care (Mom & Dad Don't)" – 6:04
- "Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request (Enrique's Dream)" – 5:35
Personnel
- Anton NewcombeAnton NewcombeAnton Alfred Newcombe is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and leader of the music group, The Brian Jonestown Massacre.-Music:...
- Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards - Matt HollywoodMatt HollywoodMatt Hollywood is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He was a founding member and leader of the Portland-based indie rock band The Out Crowd, as well as a founding member of the neo-psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He currently fronts the drone rock band The Rebel...
- Bass, vocals, guitar - Peter HayesPeter Hayes (singer)Peter Hayes , and is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He is best known as a member of California alternative rock trio, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.-The Brian Jonestown Massacre:...
- Guitar - Joel GionJoel GionJoel Gion is an American indie rock percussionist. He is a member of the neo-psychedelic rock band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He was a guest star on the U.S...
- Percussion - Miranda RichardsMiranda Lee RichardsMiranda Lee Richards is an American singer-songwriter.Her 2001 release The Herethereafter included original compositions such as "The Beginner" as well as a cover of The Rolling Stones 1967 single "Dandelion"...
- Vocals, guitar - Jussi Tegelman - Drums
- Adam Hamilton - Drums
- Raugust - FluteWestern concert fluteThe Western concert flute is a transverse woodwind instrument made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, or flute player....