''Bravery Repetition and Noise'' is the eighth full-length album by American

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

band

The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media noto ...

, released in 2001.

Writing and production

All the songs were written by

Anton Newcombe Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of the music group The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Newcombe was the subject of the 2004 documentary film '' Dig!'', along ...

, except the track "Sailor," originally by

The Cryan' Shames The Cryan' Shames are an American garage rock band from Hinsdale, Illinois. Originally known as The Travelers, the band was formed by Tom Doody ("Toad"), Gerry Stone ("Stonehenge"), Dave Purple ("Grape") of The Prowlers, Denny Conroy from Pos ...

. The album was produced by Anton Newcombe and

Rob Campanella Rob Campanella is a musician, best known as a Los Angeles producer, engineer, and member of The Quarter After. Music career Producer and engineer Campanella has produced and engineered albums for his own band The Quarter After, and for cli ...

with additional mixing by Courtney Taylor.

Content

The front cover features American independent film director

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including '' Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' ( ...

. 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 ''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 ...

''.

Track listing

All songs written by Anton Newcombe, except the track "Sailor," originally by

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

Personnel

;The Brian Jonestown Massacre *

– vocals, guitar, bass,

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, drums, horns * Jeffrey Davies – guitar,

, fuzz, vocals *

–

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Mellotron The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical musical instrument developed in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. A ...

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, 12-string electric guitar, vox fuzz repeater *

Frankie Emerson Frankie Emerson, also known as ''Frankie Teardrop'', is an American indie multi-instrumentalist, best known as a current member and for his work with the neo-psychedelic rock band, Bobby Hecksher The Warlocks are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1998 by the guitarist/singer Bobby Hecksher. The band's music has ranged from psychedelic rock to drone music. There have been many changes in personnel since its form ...

– guitar *James Ambrose – vocals, guitar *Raymond Richards – pedal steel guitar *Jeff Levitz (credited as Jeff Levitts) – guitar *Mara Keagle – vocals *Raugust –

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; Technical personnel *

Courtney Taylor-Taylor Courtney A. Taylor (born July 20, 1967), known as Courtney Taylor-Taylor, is an American singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon. He is the lead singer and guitarist of alternative rock band The Dandy Warhols, a band he co-founded. Taylor-Taylor ...

- additional mixing *Mark Chelek - mastering

References

2001 albums The Brian Jonestown Massacre albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub