B.R.M.C. (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = B.R.M.C.
| type = studio
| artist = Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
| cover = Brmccover.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 3, 2001
| recorded = 2000
| studio =
- Sound City (Van Nuys, California)
- Brilliant (San Francisco)
- BRMC (San Francisco)
- One Way (London)
| genre =
- Alternative rock{{cite web |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/black_rebel_motorcycle_club_reflecting_on_the_20th_anniversary_of_brmc |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of "B.R.M.C." |website=Under the Radar |last=Saalman|first=Austin|date=October 6, 2021}}
- indie rock
- psychedelic rock{{cite magazine|first= Josh |last= Fernandez |title= Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Kick Off World Tour |date= March 1, 2010 |magazine= Spin |url= http://www.spin.com/2010/03/black-rebel-motorcycle-club-kick-world-tour/ |access-date= July 24, 2016}}
- garage rock
| length = 57:08
| label = Virgin
| producer = Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Take Them On, On Your Own
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = B.R.M.C.
| type = studio
| single1 = Red Eyes and Tears
| single1date = February 6, 2001
| single2 = Rifles
| single2date = March 13, 2001
| single3 = Love Burns
| single3date = January 21, 2002
| single4 = Spread Your Love
| single4date = May 20, 2002
| single5 = Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)
| single5date = September 16, 2002
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 72/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/black-rebel-motorcycle-club/black-rebel-motorcycle-club |title=Reviews for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |website=Metacritic |access-date=August 31, 2011}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brmc-mw0000001442 |title=B.R.M.C. – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |website=AllMusic |access-date=August 31, 2011 |last=Thomas |first=Bryan}}
| rev2 = Alternative Press
| rev2Score = 4/5{{cite journal |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C. |journal=Alternative Press |issue=155 |date=June 2001 |page=72}}
| rev3 = Blender
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|url=http://www.blender.com:80/reviews/review_2615.html |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |journal=Blender |issue=1 |date=June–July 2001 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |last=Wright |first=Rickey |page=105 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820014438/http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_2615.html |archive-date=August 20, 2004 |url-status = dead}}
| rev4 = The Guardian
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/jan/11/shopping.artsfeatures2 |title=Back in black |work=The Guardian |date=January 11, 2002 |access-date=March 18, 2016 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/black-rebel-motorcycle-club/5990 |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club : BRMC |journal=NME |date=January 19, 2002 |access-date=March 18, 2016 |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205134729/http://www.nme.com/reviews/black-rebel-motorcycle-club/5990 |archive-date=December 5, 2012 |url-status = dead}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 8.2/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15506-brmc |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: BRMC |work=Pitchfork |access-date=August 31, 2011 |last=Klein |first=Morgan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229034916/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15506-brmc |archive-date=December 29, 2007 |url-status = dead}}
| rev7 = Q
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C. |journal=Q |issue=186 |date=January 2002 |page=103}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blackrebelmotorcycleclub/albums/album/101348/review/5944181/black_rebel_motorcycle_club |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=867 |date=April 26, 2001 |access-date=August 31, 2011 |last=Henderson |first=Matt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603082352/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blackrebelmotorcycleclub/albums/album/101348/review/5944181/black_rebel_motorcycle_club |archive-date=June 3, 2008}}
| rev9 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club |last=Eliscu |first=Jenny |author-link=Jenny Eliscu |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/78 78] }}
| rev10 = Under the Radar
| rev10Score = 9/10{{cite journal|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/Issue%201/Album/blackrebelmotorcycleclub.html |title=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: B.R.M.C (Virgin Records) |journal=Under the Radar |issue=1 |date=December 1, 2001 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |last=Redfern |first=Mark |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512214747/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/Issue%201/Album/blackrebelmotorcycleclub.html |archive-date=May 12, 2008 |url-status = dead}}
}}
B.R.M.C. is the debut studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, released on Virgin Records on April 3, 2001.
"Spread Your Love" was used in the 2003 Vin Diesel film A Man Apart and the TV show Skins. It has also been used in a series of commercials for Ketel One vodka as well as The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. The NME rated the song as the 27th best song of 2002.
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
- "Love Burns" – 4:05
- "Red Eyes and Tears" – 4:00
- "Whatever Happened to My Rock 'n' Roll (Punk Song)" – 4:38
- "Awake" – 6:12
- "White Palms" – 4:55
- "As Sure as the Sun" – 7:27 (5:52 on some releases)
- "Rifles" – 5:30 (7:02 on some releases)
- "Too Real" – 4:55
- "Spread Your Love" – 3:45
- "Head Up High" – 5:35
- "Salvation" – 6:06
;Japanese edition bonus tracks
- "Screaming Gun" – 3:14
- "At My Door" – 4:45
- "Down Here" – 3:33
;EU edition bonus tracks (2008 reissue)
- "At My Door" - 3:33
- "Screaming Gun" – 3:14
- "Tonight's With You" – 5:53
- "Loaded Gun" – 6:08
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for B.R.M.C. ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak |
scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=32}}
| 76 |
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{{album chart|France|122|artist=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|album=B.R.M.C.|rowheader=true|accessdate=access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Germany4|49|id=17371|artist=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|album=B.R.M.C.|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Ireland2|28|artist=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|New Zealand|39|artist=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|album=B.R.M.C.|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Scotland|16|date=20020127|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|Sweden|53|artist=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|album=B.R.M.C.|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
{{album chart|UK2|25|date=20020127|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2021}} |
=Year-end charts=
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|+Year-end chart performance for B.R.M.C. ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2002.pdf|title=UK Year-End Charts 2002|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=December 2, 2021}}
| 118 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Black Rebel Motorcycle Club|title=B.R.M.C.|award=Gold|relyear=2001|id=636-1300-2|certyear=2002|salesamount=228,000|salesref={{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/iconic-albums-turning-20-in-2022__34756/|title=Iconic albums turning 20 in 2022|work=Official Charts|access-date=21 September 2023}}}}
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References
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{{Black Rebel Motorcycle Club}}
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Category:Black Rebel Motorcycle Club albums
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