Bravery, Repetition and Noise

Bravery Repetition and Noise is the eighth full-length album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 2001.

Bravery Repetition and Noise
Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Released	2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Psychedelic rock neo-psychedelia
Length	43:29
Label	Bomp! The Committee to Keep Music Evil
The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology
Bringing It All Back Home – Again (1999) Bravery Repetition and Noise (2001) ...And This Is Our Music (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	5.8/10[2]

Writing and production

All the songs were written by Anton Newcombe, except the track "Sailor," originally by The Cryan' Shames. The album was produced by Anton Newcombe and Rob Campanella with additional mixing by Courtney Taylor.

Content

The front cover features American independent film director Jim Jarmusch. Incidentally, The Brian Jonestown Massacre's song "Not if You Were the Last Dandy on Earth" appears on the soundtrack to his film Broken Flowers.

Track listing

All songs written by Anton Newcombe, except the track "Sailor," originally by The Cryan' Shames.

1. "Just for Today" – 4:18
2. "Telegram" – 2:33
3. "Stolen" – 1:30
4. "Open Heart Surgery" – 4:19
5. "Nevertheless" – 3:32
6. "Sailor" – 3:43
7. "You Have Been Disconnected" – 3:24
8. "Leave Nothing for Sancho" – 2:56
9. "Let Me Stand Next to Your Flower" – 4:55
10. "If I Love You?" – 2:31
11. "(I Love You) Always" – 3:29
12. "If I Love You? (New European Gold Standard Secret Babylonian Brotherhood Cinema Mix)" – 6:19
13. "If Love Is The Drug, Then I Want To Over-Dose (Bonus Track)" (Japanese edition)^[3] – 5:41
14. "New Kind Of Sick (Bonus Track)" (Japanese edition)^[4] – 13:04

Personnel

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

• Anton Newcombe – vocals, guitar, bass, mini moog, mellotron, organ, drums, horns
• Jeffrey Davies – guitar, organ, fuzz, vocals
• Rob Campanella – Hammond organ, Mellotron, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, 12-string electric guitar, vox fuzz repeater
• Frankie Emerson – guitar
• Hunter Crowley – drums
• David Koenig – bass
• Bobby Hecksher – guitar
• James Ambrose – vocals, guitar
• Raymond Richards – pedal steel guitar
• Jeff Levitz (credited as Jeff Levitts) – guitar
• Mara Keagle – vocals
• Raugust – flute

Technical personnel

• Courtney Taylor-Taylor - additional mixing
• Mark Chelek - mastering

References

1. Jo-Ann Greene (2001-10-16). "Bravery, Repetition and Noise - The Brian Jonestown Massacre". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
2. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Bravery, Repetition and Noise | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 2002-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
3. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Bravery, Repetition And Noise". Discogs.
4. "The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Bravery, Repetition And Noise". Discogs.