Customer Reviews

Smoking Acid

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As with The Brian Jonestown Massacre's last EP (just Like Kicking Jesus), this one has two different versions apiece for two different songs, and then closes with another, different song. The first two tracks (one in English, one in Icelandic) are versions of the song "The Serious Matter", which you heard if you were able to see the BJM on their most recent tour. This is a great song; up there with any of Anton's best. Tracks three and four are kind of throwbacks to acid house (with great hand percussion reminiscent of Moroccan rhythms--at least to my ears). The fifth track is great. Super F**ked is about six and a half minutes that I didn't want to end. If you see this E.P. in person, it has those five tracks listed as sides one and two, and then has sides three and four listed with question marks. This may lead some people to assume that there are bonus tracks on here. There aren't.

Also, if you get a chance to get the vinyl version, by all means go for it. It has a second disc that is unplayable, but it has a design etched into it. This is probably going to be a highly sought after collector's item, and something very cool to have.

Ok, two of the tracks in this ep are the same (I actually liked the icelandic version better than the english one). It's cheap enough and the last track is really good in the vein of the last album, not in the 90's BJM -that was a whole other level. But this is good too, I guess.

Great BJM material. I really enjoyed all of it. But, as is often the case with them, it was way too short.

Being an EP you've got two versions to two of the songs.... a must have for DJ's wanting a to create a hip mix with the turntables... or what have you mp3 cd mixing freak shows that I hear exist.