Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is a rock band from San Francisco, United State… Read Full Bio ↴Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is a rock band from San Francisco, United States. The band formed in 1998. Influences include The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Verve, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, T. Rex, The Velvet Underground, Love and Rockets, Daniel Ash, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.
The band's second album 'Take Them On, On Your Own' featured several songs ('Generation' and 'US Government') which were critical of the United States' foreign policy and George Bush in particular.
After conflict with their label (Virgin Records), the band was dropped in 2004. Nick Jago left the band at the end of their summer tour in the same year due to "internal conflict".
Following Jago's departure Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been regrouped and recorded the band's third album. With their third record Howl, they added blues, folk and gospel, a la Spiritualized.
In 2005 the band inked a new deal with Echo in the UK, and RCA in the US. Nick Jago also returned to the fold. The band's third album "Howl" was released that same year to widespread critical acclaim. Jago returned after most of the album was recorded but played on "Promise".
"Baby 81" the band's fourth album was released on May 1st, 2007. In June 2008 Nick Jago once again left the touring line-up of the band being replaced by The Raveonettes' touring drummer Leah Shapiro. Nick stated that "...I am fired again and to be honest with you I respect their decision".
However Hayes and Been released a conflicting joint statement that read "Nick won't be joining us for the upcoming European tour, but it's not true that he is fired. We just feel Nick needs time to sort out exactly what he wants right now. His heart and all his energy and attention is on his own solo project and he needs to see that through".
Current:
On January 9, 2013, the band announced via Facebook the name of their seventh album called Specter at the Feast which was released on March 18 in the UK and Europe and on March 19 in USA, Canada and worldwide. It is considered a tribute to Michael Been (The Call), Robert Levon Been's father who died suddenly on tour with BRMC in August 2010.
It received mostly positive reviews; many critics noting that despite the band having been together for some time the album showed a mellower and moodier side with songs such as opener `Firewalker'.
The band made the first single from the record available, a cover of The Call's 1989 hit "Let the Day Begin", for free download on their official website. The decision to record the song was a tribute to Robert's father Michael, who used his experience from The Call to help BRMC before his death in the last couple of years. The single became Q Magazine's track of the day.[6] The band have also released the Let the Day Begin EP for free, consisting of the single and the album track "Returning", made available for streaming on the official website.[7]
On April 8, 2013 it was announced that the band would play at Rock Werchter, the largest rock festival in Belgium.
The band continues to show a willingness to tour despite the obstacles. During the 2013 tour, the organisers of the Harvest festival in Australia decided to abandon the multi-city event, of which BRMC were one of the lead acts, only a few months ahead of the performances. BRMC was the first band to announce it would still visit the country and play its own shows.
Many shows on the 2013/2014 tour have sold out.
BRMC's music/songs have been featured in many films, television programs and video games.
Visit blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com for tour/CD and merchandise info.
Discography:
2001 - B.R.M.C.
2001 - Screaming Gun (EP)
2002 - Spread Your Love (EP)
2003 - Take Them On, On Your Own
2005 - Howl
2006 - Howl Sessions Vol.1 (EP)
2006 - Howl Sessions Vol. 2 (EP)
2007 - Baby 81
2007 - Napster Live Session (EP)
2007 - American X: Baby 81 Sessions (EP)
2008 - The Effects Of 333 (Download)
2010 - Beat the Devil's Tattoo
2013 - Specter At The Feast
2018 - Wrong Creatures
The band's second album 'Take Them On, On Your Own' featured several songs ('Generation' and 'US Government') which were critical of the United States' foreign policy and George Bush in particular.
After conflict with their label (Virgin Records), the band was dropped in 2004. Nick Jago left the band at the end of their summer tour in the same year due to "internal conflict".
Following Jago's departure Peter Hayes and Robert Levon Been regrouped and recorded the band's third album. With their third record Howl, they added blues, folk and gospel, a la Spiritualized.
In 2005 the band inked a new deal with Echo in the UK, and RCA in the US. Nick Jago also returned to the fold. The band's third album "Howl" was released that same year to widespread critical acclaim. Jago returned after most of the album was recorded but played on "Promise".
"Baby 81" the band's fourth album was released on May 1st, 2007. In June 2008 Nick Jago once again left the touring line-up of the band being replaced by The Raveonettes' touring drummer Leah Shapiro. Nick stated that "...I am fired again and to be honest with you I respect their decision".
However Hayes and Been released a conflicting joint statement that read "Nick won't be joining us for the upcoming European tour, but it's not true that he is fired. We just feel Nick needs time to sort out exactly what he wants right now. His heart and all his energy and attention is on his own solo project and he needs to see that through".
Current:
On January 9, 2013, the band announced via Facebook the name of their seventh album called Specter at the Feast which was released on March 18 in the UK and Europe and on March 19 in USA, Canada and worldwide. It is considered a tribute to Michael Been (The Call), Robert Levon Been's father who died suddenly on tour with BRMC in August 2010.
It received mostly positive reviews; many critics noting that despite the band having been together for some time the album showed a mellower and moodier side with songs such as opener `Firewalker'.
The band made the first single from the record available, a cover of The Call's 1989 hit "Let the Day Begin", for free download on their official website. The decision to record the song was a tribute to Robert's father Michael, who used his experience from The Call to help BRMC before his death in the last couple of years. The single became Q Magazine's track of the day.[6] The band have also released the Let the Day Begin EP for free, consisting of the single and the album track "Returning", made available for streaming on the official website.[7]
On April 8, 2013 it was announced that the band would play at Rock Werchter, the largest rock festival in Belgium.
The band continues to show a willingness to tour despite the obstacles. During the 2013 tour, the organisers of the Harvest festival in Australia decided to abandon the multi-city event, of which BRMC were one of the lead acts, only a few months ahead of the performances. BRMC was the first band to announce it would still visit the country and play its own shows.
Many shows on the 2013/2014 tour have sold out.
BRMC's music/songs have been featured in many films, television programs and video games.
Visit blackrebelmotorcycleclub.com for tour/CD and merchandise info.
Discography:
2001 - B.R.M.C.
2001 - Screaming Gun (EP)
2002 - Spread Your Love (EP)
2003 - Take Them On, On Your Own
2005 - Howl
2006 - Howl Sessions Vol.1 (EP)
2006 - Howl Sessions Vol. 2 (EP)
2007 - Baby 81
2007 - Napster Live Session (EP)
2007 - American X: Baby 81 Sessions (EP)
2008 - The Effects Of 333 (Download)
2010 - Beat the Devil's Tattoo
2013 - Specter At The Feast
2018 - Wrong Creatures
- White Palms
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Lyrics
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Jesus, when you coming back
Jesus never coming back
Jesus won't take me back
Jesus never coming home
Jesus seemed to steal my soul
He'll never let me go
Jesus gonna make me pay
Never should have run away
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus when you go will you come back home
Never seems to climb inside
Walk in through my open eyes
Never shoulda ever shown
And he's all I've ever known
Jesus, when you coming back
He's never coming back
You'll never take me back
We're never going home
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus I dare you to come back home
Jesus, when you coming back
Jesus never coming back
Jesus won't take me back
Jesus never coming home
Jesus seemed to steal my soul
He'll never let me go
Jesus gonna make me pay
Never should have run away
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus I beg you to come back
Jesus when you go will you come back home
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the
Jesus never coming back
Jesus won't take me back
Jesus never coming home
Jesus seemed to steal my soul
He'll never let me go
Jesus gonna make me pay
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus when you go will you come back home
Never seems to climb inside
Walk in through my open eyes
Never shoulda ever shown
And he's all I've ever known
Jesus, when you coming back
He's never coming back
You'll never take me back
We're never going home
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus I dare you to come back home
Jesus, when you coming back
Jesus never coming back
Jesus won't take me back
Jesus never coming home
Jesus seemed to steal my soul
He'll never let me go
Jesus gonna make me pay
Never should have run away
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus I beg you to come back
Jesus when you go will you come back home
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the
kinda guy who breaks the ties
In "White Palms," Black Rebel Motorcycle Club grapple with the often fraught relationship between a person and their faith. The lyrics of the song are structured around a repeated plea to Jesus to return, but the ultimate message of the tune is one of disillusionment and abandonment. The third line of the first verse captures the song's central conceit: "Jesus won't take me back," setting the stage for the subsequent confusion and frustration. The song is peppered with details that suggest deep discomfort with Christianity, such as the reference to Jesus stealing the singer's soul, and the line, "And he's all I've ever known," which could be interpreted as an indictment of religious indoctrination. Ultimately, though, the song's most powerful sentiment is the final refrain: "I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus / I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime." This dark, fatalistic worldview places the individual's fate firmly in their own hands and rejects the idea of an all-powerful entity controlling one's destiny.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: NICHOLAS JAGO, PETER HAYES, PETER B. HAYES, ROBERT BEEN, ROBERT TURNER, ROBERT L. BEEN
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Alex Rossimartin
BL/\CK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - WHITE P/\LMS
Jesus, when you coming back
Jesus never coming back
Jesus won't take me back
Jesus never coming home
Jesus seemed to steal my soul
He'll never let me go
Jesus gonna make me pay
Never should have run away
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus when you go will you come back home
Never seems to climb inside
Walk in through my open eyes
Never shoulda ever shown
And he's all I've ever known
Jesus, when you coming back
He's never coming back
You'll never take me back
We're never going home
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus I dare you to come back home
Jesus, when you coming back
Jesus never coming back
Jesus won't take me back
Jesus never coming home
Jesus seemed to steal my soul
He'll never let me go
Jesus gonna make me pay
Never should have run away
I want to go home
Jesus when you go will you come back
Jesus I dare you to come back
Jesus I beg you to come back
Jesus when you go will you come back home
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the kinda guy who leaves the scene of the crime
I wouldn't come back if I'd have been Jesus
I'm the
Nat Helimoth
The bass line blows my brain. And the vocal.
John DiMare
The Bass rocks in this song, love it
dermastersize
Sounds alot like the early stuff from The Verve. Brilliant.
Jack Sanders
Really Great Rock n Roll. Never knew they existed until now!
hollisbroon
this bass line made me a bass player.(peter hook and mani also)
Saviour's Elf
Absolute monster bass
ShotgunSixBarrel
One of my favorite songs! When I used to smoke weed Id listen to this song.
Stray Cacti Productions
this is still the hardest shit I heard in my life as well as when I was 12 I went to hell for snuffing Jesus- nas
Matt McGuiness
Wow, Flannery O'Connor spoke of the "Christ haunted South," in which He is "wild ragged figure" Who moves from tree to tree in people's minds. "White Palms" bears witness to the ineradicable Christ. Great stuff.
michod*
ineradicable .... wow