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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Taking their name from Marlon Brando's gang in the 1953 movie 'The Wild One', Black Rebel Motorcycle Club were formed by two schoolfriends from Lafayette in the San Francisco Bay area: Peter Hayes (who'd previously played with the Brian Jonestown Massacre) and Robert Been (son of Michael Been of The Call). Adding Iranian-born drummer Nick Jago, with Hayes and Been sharing lead vocals, they formulated a hard rock approach based on their heroes Led Zeppeli, but quickly articulated their own distinctive style as they utilised psychedelia and other influences. Been used the name...