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My Bloody Underground
by The Brian Jonestown Massacre


7.0

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Official Artist Site

The 13th album from the group formed in San Francisco is its first in more than four years.

LABEL:	a
RELEASE DATE:	15 April 2008
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rock

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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That this album eviscerates the armies of shoegazer-come-latelies is a trifiling accomplishment compared to the fact that for 74 minutes--with an overall tone of foreboding bordering on the haunting and disturbing--this album is impossible to turn off. [Spring 2008, p.92]

All Music Guide

Hellbent on pushing the envelope, Newcombe shines as a prolific madman once again and as recycled as the ideas are, My Bloody Underground is a fantastic new direction and a forward thinking album that indicates that however combustible, there is a lot more life left in BJM, in any incarnation.

Drowned In Sound

As pastiche, this all makes for a fragmented and cumbersome back-to-back listening experience - utterly dominated by wild mood swings. But with so many independently functioning songs on offer, certain suites of two or three become hands down irresistible.

Magnet

My Bloody Underground is yet another experience of the stripe only Newcombe can sculpt. [Summer 2008, p.99]

Lost At Sea

Although the vast majority of the record stays consistent, as on just about every Brian Jonestown Massacre record Newcombe always finds a way (or must resort to, depending on how you see it) to throw in a few buckets of filler.

Observer Music Monthly

World-weary and introspective, frequently discordant, this is the sound of a man pondering where it all went wrong.

Spin

My Bloody Underground emphasizes the band's trippy side, often at the expense of Newcombe's undervalued tunecraft. [May 2008, p.96]

Under The Radar

This must be what they call a bad trip. [Spring 2008, p.74]

Uncut

My Bloody Underground is the sound of someone geting My Bloody Valentine about two-thirds right, which is to say that while BJM can certainly conjure interminable, feedback-slathered drones, they lack Kevin Shields' gift for sonic invention or melody. [June 2008, p.83]

Q Magazine

His band's 13th album won't bring him the stardom he craves, consisting of amorphous drones in which the creative energy has been reserved for the titles. [May 2008, p.126]

Tiny Mix Tapes

Where Newcombe’s music once sounded fresh and lively, his political message both controversial and effectual, on My Bloody Underground his music is neither fascinating nor engaging.

Pitchfork

More so than the album's overall malaise and inconsistency, it's this ridiculous (and in some cases, offensive) attempt at "edginess" that's most off-putting.

PopMatters

My Bloody Underground is by far the most vapid, drawn-out, and uninspired addition to their discography.

NOW Magazine

Everything on My Bloody Underground suffers from Newcombe’s chronic lack of focus, leaving the entire mess sounding like half-assed sonic sketches farted out in a friend’s basement over a woozy weekend.

The average user rating for this album is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Charlie Q gave it a1:
I've been a big fan for years and own everything they've released to date. This is the 1st album by them that I thought was a total waste of time. Disappointingly uninspired.

Brendan W. gave it a10:
A storming mess of an album. Awash with psychedelia and drone. A fitting tribute to both bands names colliding in the album title portmanteau. Another under-appreciated and under-rated world class act!

Dylan C gave it a9:
Not something that will blow you away on first few plays. But put it on some night when you can't sleep and it's 2am and it's just you, this CD and your headphones. Then you'll get it. I just hope BJM is able to keep going apace, releasing new stuff like this, taking risks.

Alan R. gave it a1:
Anton's creativity has dried up. Drone is the last refuse for the untalented.

Steve F gave it a3:
Huge fan but not very pleased with this experiment in shoegazing My Bloody Valentine obsession. The track called Yeah yeah is the only song on here that I would listen to a second time. Quite a disappointment...from a huge fan. Overall i'd say I don't hate the album..I just didn't enjoy it

Warwick K. gave it an8:
definite grower. i tried my best to dislike this album, but now can't bring myself take it out of the player. A big change in direction for A.A.N., but well worth the persistence for old & new fans of the bjm.

Rhys D gave it a9:
Why the hatin? I love this album. If some of the tracks on here had been released as a single by, say, Wooden Shjips, everyone would be coming in their pants over it. But because its BJM, and because of *that* film, lets write them off.

My Bloody Underground by The Brian Jonestown Massacre

My Bloody Underground
by The Brian Jonestown Massacre