Black Rebel Motorcyc - Baby 81 CD (2007) (CD)

Baby 81is an ambitious, powerful, guitar-driven rock'n'roll record that's guaranteed to get people jumping and thinking. Sonically it's a far cry from 2005's rootsy, acoustic Howl, Baby 81was born only minutes after the final track on Howlwas completed, when Peter Hayes(guitars/vocals) and Robert Levon Been(bass/vocals/keys) were rejoined in the studio by drummer Nick Jagoafter a brief break up earlier that year. "I was almost in tears the whole time, it was very emotional," Jago recalls. "That was the most memorable recording session I've had." Been felt the same way: After laying down the inspired, hard-charging "Took Out a Loan" and "666 Conducer," "I held onto those two songs for the next year, daydreaming about what would happen if we finished that" Been says.Baby 81is a driving rock'n'roll record that still maintains Howl's folky core. "I see it kind of as the sister of Howl," Hayes says. Lyrically, the group lasers in on a theme they've explored before: "Personal revolt. It's gotta start somewhere, and if it ain't on a personal level, it's too easy to beat the crap out of governments with words," Hayes explains. "Start with yourself and hopefully you get enough people doing it on their own and we can all come together."Track Listing1. Took Out a Loan 2. Berlin 3. Weapon of Choice 4. Window 5. Cold Wind 6. It's Not What You Wanted 7. 666 Conducer 8. All You Do is Talk 9. Lien on Your Dreams 10. Need Some Air 11. Killing the Light 12. American X 13. Am I Only?