Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request

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Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request is the second album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, it was the first of three critically acclaimed albums released by the band in 1996. It was released on Tangible Records, distributed by Bomp! Records and contains the fan-favorites "Jesus", "Anemone", and "Feelers" among the 18 tracks. The title is a both a pun on and a tribute to the title of The Rolling Stones' 1967 album, Their Satanic Majesties Request. This album was a large departure from the previous album Methodrone's heavy shoegazing style and largely laid the framework for the sixties-influenced psychedelic content that the band's proceeding albums would carry, although Take It From The Man! was recorded prior to but released after it.

All songs on the album were written by Anton Newcombe, except for "No Come Down" and "Miss June '75", which are by Matt Hollywood, who also sings them. Newcombe sings all other songs except "Anemone", which is sung by Mara Kegal. The album was recorded in the fall of 1995 entirely at Bloody Angle Studios (reportedly through some involvement with Genesis P-Orridge) and makes much use of the now-obscure mellotron. It has also been stated that frontman Anton Newcombe plays almost all the instruments on the album, though Dean Taylor, Mara Kegal, Joel Gion, Matt Hollywood, Brian Glaze, and Jeff Davies are all listed in the credits. The liner notes also contain a list of instruments appearing on the album:

"acoustic guitar, sitar, clavs, mellotron, tambora, echoplex-feedback-generator, electric guitar, dumbek, tablas, flute, farfisa, recorder, tape loops, drums, acoustic bass, shinni, chanter, didgeridoo, vox jaguar, French horn, viola, tuba, SMS serge, 12-string electric guitar, harmonium, tambourines, cabasa, conga, jimbe, accordion, celeste, glockenspiel, bells, fish, piano, hammond, cello, wolf horn, maracas, weird-fucking-Chinese-shit, tyco drum, vibes, woodwinds and other top secret crap."

It must be noted, however, that not all of these instruments are readily apparent on the album.

Track listing

1. "All Around You (Intro)" – 5:35
2. "Cold to the Touch" – 3:20
3. "Donovan Said" – 4:42
4. "In India You" – 3:40
5. "No Come Down" – 5:48
6. "(Around You) Everywhere" – 0:56
7. "Jesus" – 6:30
8. "Before You" – 1:59
9. "Miss June '75" – 7:33
10. "Anemone" – 5:34
11. "Baby (Prepraise)" – 0:30
12. "Feelers" – 5:27
13. "Bad Baby Intro" – 0:24
14. "Bad Baby" – 7:58
15. "Cause, I Lover" – 1:17
16. "(Baby) Love of My Life" – 1:06
17. "Slowdown (Fuck Tomorrow)/Here It Comes" – 6:46
18. "All Around You (Outro)" – 4:48

Personnel

• Anton Newcombe
• Jeffrey Davies
• Matt Hollywood
• Dean Taylor
• Joel Gion
• Brian Glaze
• Mara Kegal