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- Date Released: February 1, 1982
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Punk, Hardcore
- Label: ROIR / Virtual
You heard it here first: the birth of hardcore
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We Say...
This pulverizing (originally cassette-only) album proved what DC and NY denizens had already been marveling at for four years: not only were the all-black Bad Brains the greatest punk musicians ever (along with the Ruts), but these crazed Rastas also unleashed the most furious lightning/blitzkrieg assault imaginable. On positively jaw-dropping, astonishingly frenzied pulverizers such as "Sailing On," "Banned in D.C." and "Big Takeover," the group somehow married Motorhead's lethal, nasty chops to the Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath's power riffs and the Dickies and early Saints' speed-fueled attack. Then they added reggae, showing off singer H.R.'s uncanny pipes. It's a miracle disc.
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They Say...
For fans of hardcore, many would agree that the holy grail of the genre is Bad Brains' self-titled album, originally released back in 1982 as a cassette-only release on ROIR. The ensuing years after its initial release haven't dulled the album's fury and rage in the least, and it's still impressive how the band can switch gears from red-hot hardcore to cool reggae dubs in the blink of an eye. All the classics are here: "Sailin' On," "Banned in D.C.," "Pay to Cum," "Right Brigade," as well as one of their strongest reggae tunes, "I Luv I Jah." The back of the album boasts a quote from the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, which sums up the proceedings simply, "the best punk/hardcore album of all time." [Although Bad Brains was available on CD on the now-defunct In Effect label in the late '80s (then titled Attitude: The ROIR Sessions with a different album cover), it's since been remastered and re-released with its original cover, as well as an untitled bonus track added at the end.]
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| 01. |  |
Sailin' On |
1:55 |
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| 02. | |
Don't Need It |
1:07 |
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| 03. | |
Attitude |
1:19 |
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| 04. | |
The Regulator |
1:07 |
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| 05. | |
Banned in D.C. |
2:12 |
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| 06. | |
Jah Calling |
2:31 |
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| 07. | |
Supertouch / Shitfit |
2:31 |
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| 08. | |
Leaving Babylon |
4:10 |
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| 09. | |
F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers) |
1:07 |
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| 10. | |
I |
2:05 |
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| 11. | |
Big Takeover |
2:57 |
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| 12. | |
Pay to Cum |
1:25 |
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| 13. | |
Right Brigade |
2:27 |
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| 14. | |
I Luv I Jah |
6:22 |
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| 15. |
Intro |
0:45 |
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| 16. | |
Untitled |
2:10 |
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16 Total Tracks, 36:10 Total Length
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Credits
- Bad Brains - Main Performer // Bad Brains - Mixing // H.R. - Vocals // H.R. - Throat // Darryl - Bass // Darryl - Vocals (Background) // Earl Hudson - Drums // Earl Hudson - Vocals (Background) // Earl Hudson - Vocal Arrangement // Darryl Jenifer - Bass // Darryl Jenifer - Vocals (Background) // Ira Kaplan - Liner Notes // Jay Dublee - Engineer // Jay Dublee - Mixing // Laura Levine - Photography // Dave Hahn - Production Coordination // Stanley Moskowitz - Mastering // Stanley Moskowitz - Mastering Engineer // Wayne Vlcan - Mixing // Neil Cooper - Concept // John Hanti - Production Coordination // Dr. Know - Guitar // Dr. Know - Vocals (Background) // Dr. Know - Vocal Arrangement // Dr. Know - Gits // Donnell Gibson - Artwork // Donnell Gibson - Logo Art // Dave Id - ? // Jay Jones - Artwork // Jay Jones - Logo Art
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