| Take It from the Man! | ||||
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| Studio album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | November 1995 - February 1996 | |||
| Genre | Neo-psychedelia, garage rock | |||
| Length | 69:13 | |||
| Label | Bomp! Records | |||
| Producer | Larry Thrasher | |||
| The Brian Jonestown Massacre chronology | ||||
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| Piero Scaruffi | [2] |
Take It from the Man! is the third album by American neo-psychedelia band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It is the first of three critically acclaimed albums released by the band in 1996, preceding Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request and Thank God for Mental Illness. It was another change of style for the band, with a large influence being 1960s garage rock, particularly the early work of The Rolling Stones.
All of the songs were written by Anton Newcombe except "Oh Lord", "B.S.A.", "Cabin Fever" and "In My Life", which were written by Matt Hollywood. It was produced by Larry Thrasher of Psychic TV.
"Dawn" was later re-recorded on the band's first and only album with TVT Records, Strung Out in Heaven.
"Straight Up and Down" was used as theme music for the television drama series Boardwalk Empire on the American cable network HBO. The song appears twice on the album (track 6 and 18), as two different takes.
All songs written and composed by The Brian Jonestown Massacre.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vacuum Boots" | 3:02 |
| 2. | "Who?" | 2:53 |
| 3. | "Oh Lord" | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Caress" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "(David Bowie I Love You) Since I Was Six" | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Straight Up and Down" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Monster" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Take It from the Man" | 2:40 |
| 9. | "B.S.A." | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Mary Please" | 4:10 |
| 11. | "Monkey Puzzle" | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Fucker" | 2:12 |
| 13. | "Dawn" | 2:00 |
| 14. | "Cabin Fever" | 7:56 |
| 15. | "In My Life" | 2:22 |
| 16. | "The Be Song" | 3:26 |
| 17. | "My Man Syd" | 1:50 |
| 18. | "Straight Up and Down [Long Version]" | 11:07 |
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69:13 | |
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