All in, this is a wonderful reminder of a much-overlooked band. Granted, there's nothing here as shamanic as Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request, but the other-wordly atmosphere is still a great antidote to the modern world. "We Never Had A Chance" feels like coming up for air while "My Mind is Filled with Stuff" is superbly trippy. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a fine album on many levels, but the perhaps best thing about it is its ability to get you out of your mind without chemical assistance. I mean, BJM's second most famous member, Joel Gion, is even a tambourine player. And both possess a working ethos that's almost folky. Both bands also produce tons of material whose loose sound belies great craftsmanship. Unsurprisingly, then, the tracks tend to blend into a great cosmic soup. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is the band's 18th album in 24 years and, as usual, it's a mind-bending blend of psychedelic indie-rock and shoegaze.
It was by embracing family life, apparently, that Newcombe stopped wanting to "fly through the universe on some manic trip." Fortunately, though, when it comes to his music, that's exactly what he's still doing. He looks like he could be Neil Young's homely cousin.
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Flowchart Cumulus Mood Twang: Forbidden Forbidden Evil: Forest (UK) Full Circle. Black-rimmed glasses now sit under his long tousled hair and his famous sideburns have now turned almost white. Album Ratings 3048 Objectivity 84 Last Active 07-30-22 6:25 pm Joined 09-07-15 Forum Posts 3. He's also a keen gardener, dad, and husband. Newcombe now lives Berlin where he divides his time between BJM work and producing other bands (including The Charlatans). Instead, he got sober and stayed that way. It was generally assumed Newcombe would soon be sucked into the vortex of his fevered mind.
More, though, it was an extended character-study of charismatic, drug-frazzled BJM frontman Anton Newcombe – a man once described as consuming narcotics so ferociously, it was like an anteater eating ants. The film took a wry look at the Californian band's intense rivalry with The Dandy Warhols. If you're familiar with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, chances are it's from the 2004 Sundance-winning rockumentary, Dig!.
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