The Brooklyn Side

Bottle Rockets

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Original Release Date: September 19, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JUT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,511 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Imagine for a moment that the survivors of the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash in 1977 had decided to keep going and had replaced Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines with the Clash's Joe Strummer and Mick Jones. The reborn band would have had it all: redneck country-rock with in-your-face class consciousness and cockney punk-rock with swing and guitar chops. It would have sounded a lot like the BottleRockets on their second album, The Brooklyn Side. When the BottleRockets' chief singer-songwriter Brian Henneman wants to sing about the American class structure, what does he do? He tells jokes about buying a "1000 Dollar Car." "A thousand-dollar car ain't gonna roll," he sings over grinding, Neil Youngish guitar chords, "till you put at least another thousand in the hole/Sink your money in and there you are:/The owner of a two-thousand-dollar thousand-dollar car." --Geoffrey Himes

Product Description

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Media Type: CD
Artist: BOTTLE ROCKETS
Title: BROOKLYN SIDE
Street Release Date: 09/19/1995
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Brooklyn Side, October 27, 2003

By	Michael H. Griffin Jr. "mikey" (Richmond, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Brooklyn Side (Audio CD)

I had no idea this disc was so hard to find. Eventually, I found it with relative ease on the internet. All that aside, this is a great country rock disc. This is the first exposure Ive had to the Bottle Rockets after reading much about them, and they exceded my exptations. They sort of remind me of Neil Young and the Jayhawks combined, but they also have a wicked sense of humor to some of thier songs. The song "1000 dollar car", any one who has ever bought a used piece of junk can relate to this hard rockin song. Any fan of alt-country mixed with the best of classic rock will like this album

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best release to Date by a great American Band, August 21, 2003

By	Bluematter "Bluematter" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Brooklyn Side (Audio CD)

This Hard to find gem is worth every penny. Somewhere between Neil Young and Crazy horse and C.C.R. the Bottle Rockets can Rock out, listen to "1000 dollar car" or put out ballads, ala "Pot of Gold". This is a great witty rock and roll album. Well played and great cutting lyrics. If you have'nt picked this one up yet- you need to before it's not possible anymore.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Holy moly, January 14, 2006

By	J. Kawakami "declutter69" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Brooklyn Side (Audio CD)

This CD was in storage for a while, and just got on the CD again after a decade... it's great! Gravity Fails is one of those mindblowingly good songs that sticks in your head, and keeps you happy all day long. I'm a total sucker for songs like that.