Brian Jonestown Massacre “Take It From Man!” 2xLP

2022 repress. Originally released on CD in 1996, now reissued on A Recordings,Anton Newcombe‘s own record label. Released on 180 gram vinyl.The Brian Jonestown Massacre‘s obsession with theRolling Stonescontinues unabated on the brilliantTake It from the Man!; where the group resurrected psychedelic-era excesses on the previousTheir Satanic Majesties’ Second Request, here they jump further back in time to the Stones’ mid-’60s period, with even more superlative results. From the opening “Vacuum Boots” onward,Take It from the Man!is gritty, swaggering R&B-influenced rock, delivered with remarkable assurance and attitude; singer Anton Newcombe is half-madman and half-shaman, and he commands each delirious moment with absolute mastery, emerging not so much a disciple ofMick Jaggerbut as a serious threat to the throne.