Bravery, Repetition and Noise explained

Bravery Repetition and Noise
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Cover:	braveryrn.jpg
Released:	2001
Recorded:	2001
Length:	43:29
Prev Title:	Bringing It All Back Home – Again
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	And This Is Our Music
Next Year:	2003

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

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)^[1] – 5:41
14. "New Kind Of Sick (Bonus Track)" (Japanese edition)^[2] – 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. Web site: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Bravery, Repetition And Noise. Discogs.
2. Web site: The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Bravery, Repetition And Noise. Discogs.