I caught the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club show in Dallas on Tuesday night at the Grenada Theater. The band was running on all powerful cylinders. Most of their latest album, Howl was included in the setlist, along with a mix of their first two records. Highlights for me were 'Stop', 'Six Barrel Shotgun', 'Ain't No Easy Way' and 'Howl'. Other highlights were Peter Hayes playing the trombone on 'Promise' and realizing how great a bassist Robert Levon Been is live.
Howl was my favorite album released in 2005. I was amazed at the polarization of the reviews of this album…