Bad Brains CD

Bad Brains Music

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Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative, Reggae/Ska/Calypso, Punk
Label	ROIR
Orig Year	1982
All Time Sales Rank	4363
CD Universe Part number	1067503
Catalog number	8223
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 19, 1996
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	Jay Dublee
Personnel	H.R. - vocals Darryl Jenifer - bass, background vocals Dr. Know - guitar, background vocals Earl Hudson - drums, background vocals

Bad Brains Songs

1.	Sailin' On
2.	Don't Need It	$0.99
3.	Attitude
4.	Regulator, The
5.	Banned in D. C.
6.	Jah Calling
7.	Supertouch
8.	Shitfit
9.	Leaving Babylon
10.	Fearless Vampire Killers
11.	I
12.	Big Take Over
13.	Pay to Cum	$0.99
14.	Right Brigade
15.	I Luv I Jah
16.	Intro

Bad Brains Music Review

Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

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5 stars RASTA PUNK TINGS YA GETS ME....
One of my all time favorites, and probably the best example of a hardcore albulm alongside black flags first outing. bad brains strongly belive in pma, positive mental attitude . and really show there colours on this record-sailin on is a serious anthem fast and aggressive, makes me want to smash evry other albulm in my collection, just when u thought your speakers were ganna explode they drop in a couple of reggea numbers to get your blood pressure down---a must in any ones collection
Submitted by mrbaron168 (East London)
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5 stars A throwbacks view!
As a person who had to look for his music wants in the "import section" back in the mid 80's , I'm happy to find the music that I still like , no love to listen to in a mainstream market. Keep up the good work at finding the hard to find "Hard rock" and "Metel" band albums.
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4 stars What can I say?
It's a good album, VERY good album. Bad Brains are one of my favorite bands out there. The style of punk and reggae just sounds so amazing. You will not go wrong buying this!
Submitted by brianross671 (Clio, Michigan, USA)
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5 stars good, fast hardcore/reggae
The bad brains (with the exceptions of black flag and some motorhead) are basically responsible for the hardcore movement. They manage to mix twangy, relaxing reggae with loud blitzspeed hardcore punk, and give you an album you'll never forget. If you like peter tosh and/or minor threat, i suggest you immedeatly buy this album. Great mosh and slam dancing music. 5 out of 5 stars ALL THE WAY!!!!!!
Submitted by drewsus (lafayette, CA)
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5 stars You won't ever hear anything like it
Only a few bands can claim the kind of importance Bad Brains hold. Like The Ramones before them, Bad Brains solidified and defined the sound of an entire wave of punk. Bad Brains created the speed, fury, and intensity of the American hardcore movement of the early eighties almost single-handedly. Bad Brains influence and importance is immeasurable and stretches from D.C. to New York to San Francisco to L.A., and can be seen in artists ranging from just about everything that has ever happened in hardcore and punk since, to Mos Def and the Beastie Boys, to Living Color and Fishbone and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Bad Brains self titled release is responsible for igniting the sound that became hardcore and deserve special attention as one of Americas most important bands ever despite the fact most people have never heard of them.
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