Bad Brains

Black Dots, 1979 (rel. 1996) Pay To Cum 7", 1980 Attitude - The ROIR Sessions, 1982 (1989 We Bite reissue) Live At CBGB, 1982 (rel. 2006) Rock For Light, 1983 Rock For Light (dumb 1991 remix), 1983/1991 I Against I, 1986 The Youth Are Getting Restless (Live in Amsterdam), 1987 (rel. 1990) Live, 1988 Quickness, 1989 Spirit Electricity (Live), 1991 Rise, 1993 God Of Love, 1995 Build A Nation, 2007 Bootlegs: Live 1989 - Quickness tour, 1989 (tape rip) Live 1995 - God Of Love tour, 1995 (tape rip) Live on Dutch TV 1989, 1989 (VHS rip) Live At Iguanas 7", 1989 Live At The Marquee, 1991 (new & better rip than last year's!) Track 03 (UPDATE) Pay To Cum 1979/1981 12", ? Related zerness: HR - Tapes '84-'86 (It's About Luv + Keep Out Of Reach), 1988 Stealth - Zero To Mach 7, 1998 Never Give In - A Tribute To The Bad Brains, 1999 You saw it coming. After Henry Rollins' Bad Brains stories, I had to post some Bad Brains records, the best band in the world. Also, this post kicks out the Protector post from the front page, it HAD to be with something with CULT CLASSIC status. BAD BRAINS! I already mentioned the ETERNAL ZER TOP 10 in which Eisenvater, C.C.M., Rose Rose, The Accüsed and Acid Bath hold unmovable seats. Bad Brains is there too, above the previously cited. To me Bad Brains is the combined greatness of Black Sabbath and Motörhead in the hardcore punk rock department, they invented the whole thing, they released the best records and they are gods. That's it. My favorite albums? Probably "Rock For Light" and "Quickness", but actually everything up to and including the masterpiece "Rise". "Rise" is to Bad Brains what "Curse" is to the Accüsed, an amazing comeback with another singer that does as well as the original. Saw them 3 times on the Rise tour with Israel on vocals and it was as mesmerizing as the 3 shows we attended on the 1989 Quickness tour (when I proposed to my wife! Zer! Fucking flabbergasting Zürich show! NOSTALGIAAAAAAAAAAA!). Notes: - I tagged the 1991 reissue of "Rock For Light" as "the dumb remix" because the songs order changed, there is way to much reverb on the vocals to my liking and I always had the feeling some parts had been accelerated. Listen and compare. - the tribute CD posted here is pretty good, however the best Bad Brains covers I heard are not on this disc. Check out the incredible rendition of "We Will Not" by crossover kings Blunt Force Trauma. Other great covers by Sepultura, Cro-Mags, Living Colour, Kazjurol and a billion others. Don't forget the German cover versions by Kein Hass Da (ex Militant Mothers, the German Bad Brains). You might also be interested in the excellent Japanese Bad Brains: Fearless Vampire Killers. Mega zer. And don't use this Bad Brains orgy as an excuse to smoke a joint because drugs are bad, long live the war on drugs! CD rip except vinyl rip of Pay To Cum 7" (tagged) Pay To Cum 12" (tagged) Live At Iguanas 7": A1 Banned In D.C. A2 At The Movies B Pay To Cum Live At The Marquee: Black Dots: Don't Need It At The Atlantis Pay To Cum Supertouch / Shitfit Regulator You're A Migraine Don't Bother Me Banned In D.C Why'd You Have To Go? The Man Won't Annoy Ya Redbone In The City Black Dots How Low Can A Punk Get? Just Another Damn Song Attitude Send You No Flower + tapes & VHS rips where indicated and I was too lazy to tag, anyway you know all the songs. Each song is a classic. Know your classics. Bad Brains on Wikipedia