Bad Brains (Album)
Occupation
- Paul " H.R. " Hudson: Singing
- Gary " Dr. Know " Miller: electric guitar
- Darryl Jenifer: E-Bass
- Earl Hudson: Drums
Bad Brains is the debut album of the same hardcore punk band, which was published in 1982 on Reach Out International Records. The album also appeared in 1989 under the name Attitude - The Roir Sessions at In - Effect Records.
Formation
The original version of the album was released in 1982 on cassette via Reach Out Records. The album was recorded in the 171- A Studios, New York City from August to October 1981, except for the songs Jah Calling, Big Takeover, Pay to Cum and I Luv I Jah that on May 16, 1981 live in the 171 - A Studios had been added. Was mixed album of Jay Dublee, Wayne Vlcan and the band itself in Song Shop Studio, while it was mastered by Stanley Moskowitz at ASR Recording Service. The album was produced by David Hahn and John Khanty.
Title list
Apart from numerous re-releases on vinyl and CD publication from the year 1996 on Reach Out International Records contained an untitled bonus song:
Attitude - The Roir Sessions
Attitude - The Roir sessions included the following songs:
Style of music and texts
The band played a mix of hardcore punk and reggae and knew it suddenly switch between very fast hardcore punk songs and slow reggae pieces. The texts are due to the poor recording quality and the high speed often not understood. The songs are usually very short and almost never exceed the two- minute mark. The reggae pieces are often about God, who is as usual for the Rastafari and reggae, Jah called.
Reviews
Greg Prato of Allmusic wrote that the album was the holy grail of hardcore punk well and especially praised the change between slow reggae songs and fast hardcore punk pieces. He forgave four and a half out of five. Steven McDonald of Allmusic noted the poor recording quality of Attitude - to The Roir sessions, but this would help to improve the atmosphere, as it eventually handle a punk band. The album is not everyone's thing, but an important moment in music history. He also awarded four and a half points. Robert Mueller of Metal Hammer was not impressed by the mix of hardcore punk and reggae. This "Reggae Swamp " will never open up well with him and was annoyed by the " preacher posturing " in the acting of Jah Reggae pieces. The album was " certainly a document of the importance of the Bad Brains for the development of the hardcore of the eighties, but if you need it therefore remains to be seen, given the flood of good new hardcore releases". Müller awarded no rating.