Baby 81 (studio album) by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Baby 81 by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-04-27
Overall rank: 9,460th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2007 (165th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,698th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,460th)
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club bestography

Baby 81 is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is B.R.M.C. which is ranked number 2528 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 622.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album bestography « Higher ranked (8,652nd) This album (9,460th) Lower ranked (15,471st) »
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From 01/15/2023 15:42
After the subdued album from 2005 "Howl" BRMC is back on the more hard pounding track. This does not mean that the melodic side of the group is shelved; actually several of the punk inspired tracks are quite melodic.
The album has quite a long playing time and it may take some time to form a good overview of it. A single number; "American X" goes on for over nine minutes, and since it is not among the best songs of the album, it may well appear rather longwinded, and may tempt you to skip to the next track.

The album opens with the heavy bluesy "Took Out a Loan", after which the pace goes up with two punky but catchy songs; "Berlin" and "Weapon of Choice", the latter has a little Led Zeppelin over it with the acoustic intro. "Window" is an almost Beatles-like song with piano accompaniment. One of the highlights.

Inspiration from the Velvet Underground seems evident at the next numbers. "Cold Wind" starts with a "Waiting for the Man" beat, and develops with distorted guitars into almost like Nirvana. "Not What You Wanted" is more melodic, with nice acoustic guitars in the foreground and with a nice drive.

"666 Conductor," may seem somewhat monotonous, but eventually you're taken by the great lyrics which, as far as I read them, are open for for different interpretations. The absolute highlight is "All You Do is Talk," which after a Coldplay-like start develops into a "Heroes"-like beat with fine vocal-harmonies that will spell-bound the listener.

The next few tracks are quite good but not particularly memorable. "Killing the Light" is a different number with its waltzy beat, and along with "Am I Only" a number that could easily bring Radiohead to mind. "American X" is actually also a good number but it goes on for too long. End number "The Likes of You" I could have done without; seems somewhat cluttered and unfinished - is also listed as a bonus track.

A really good album that probably would had won, if the playing time had been cut down a little . Some numbers could be shorter and a few songs I could have done without.

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From 05/18/2011 02:33
It's not as great as I had heard this band could be. They're not very original at all, but they sound pretty good a lot of the time, too.
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