Bad Brains is an American punk-rock formation that in 1979 originated in New York. Between 1977 and 1979 they made under the name, Jazz-funk , Mind Power ". Inspired by the emerging punk radicalized their repertoire; by an unofficial ban in many clubs and venues they had to their hometown forced Washington, D.C. for New York. In december 1979, they released their first single: "Pay to Cum".
Although the group members reject the interpretation hardcore [1], they are widely regarded as the founding fathers of the hardcore punk. [2] [3]. by their alternation of fast explosive punk with reggae, is Bad Brains by (among other things) the Red Hot Chilli Peppers considered the real founders of the crossover.
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Discography[Edit][]
Studio albums[Edit][]
| Edition | Title | Tag | Billboard top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Bad Brains | ROIR Records | No note |
| 1983 | Rock for Light | Caroline Records | No note |
| November 1986 | I Against I | SST Records | No note |
| 14 september 1989 | Quickness | Caroline Records | No note |
| 17 August 1993 | Rise | Epic Records | # 14 (Heatseekers) |
| 9 May 1995 | God of Love | Maverick Records | # 20 (Heatseekers) |
| 1996 | Black Dots (recorded in 1979) | Caroline Records | No note |
| november 6, 2002 | I and I Survived | DC Records | No note |
| June 26, 2007 | Build a Nation | Megaforce Records | # 100 on the Billboard 200 |
| 20 november 2012 | Into the Future | Megaforce Records | No note |
Live albums[Edit][]
- Live at CBGB's 1982 (recorded live in 1982 -released in 2006, MVD Records)
- The Youth Are Getting Restless (recorded live in 1987, released in 1990, SST Records)
- Live (Bad Brains album) |Live (recorded live in?-released in 1988, SST Records)
- A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall (recorded live in 1999, released in 2001, 2B1 Records)
EPs[Edit][]
- The Omega Sessions (demo tracks recorded in 1980, Victory Records, released as 10 "record and 9" Picture Disk record. Also released on CD-EP in 1997)
- Spirit Electricity (1988, Bad Brains Records)
Video clips[Edit][]
- Live at CBGB's 1982 (2006, Music Video Distributors)
Singles[Edit][]
- "Pay to Cum" b/w "Stay Close to Me" (7 "45 rpm, Bad Brains Records 1980, BB001)
- "I Luv I Jah" b/w "I"/"Sailin' On"/"Big Take Over" (12 "Alternative Tenticles 1982, UK)
- "Destroy Babylon/Coptic Times/Joshua's Song//I and I Survive" (12 " 1982, Bad Brains Records)
Others[Edit][]
- Pump Up the Volume (film) Motion Picture Soundtrack (1990) (Song "Kick Out the Jams" with Henry Rollins)
- H.R. is featured in the song "Without Jah, Nothin'" by p.o.d., track 13 on the album Satellite (2001).
- H.R. is also featured in the song "New Sun" on Long Beach Dub all-stars ' 1999 debut album Right Back , the.
Trivia[Edit][]
- Moby covered the song "Sailin' On" for the Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains (1999, Century Media). Also the groups Living Colour, No Doubt, and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chile Peppers covered the song.
- The song "Pay to Cum" was used in a scene in the movie "After Hours" (Martin Scorsese, 1985)