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That was disappointing. I'd never really listened to Bad Brains but pretty much everything I'd read had me thinking of something different to this album. I get its importance in the evolution of hardcore so great but as I say my imagination had greater things in mind.
I appreciate the blend of genres and it worked better for me in some places than others. I can see some of the roots of nu-metal here, which isn't my favorite genre, which I don't think did it any favors.
Spoko album dla mnie.
Tufft
Något som jag aldrig hört förut och som lät rätt bra, även om det inte lämnade något speciellt bestående intryck.
Ganska konstigt, och även om det är ganska fräscht så flyger det mesta förbi rätt intetsägande. Men kul grej att ha hört!
Inte så intressant att lyssna på
Okomplicerat bra.
Sounds like really generic 80's rock to me that I don't vibe with. It wasn't a horrible listen and at times caught my attention but I don't think I would return any time soon 4/10
Sounds like Dan Reed Network of the same era (but not as good), alright for a quick listen but holds very little value over time. Sounds dated and a little uninspired.
The Bad Brains album I was tge least familiar with, I think we're going to get better acquainted quite soon.
they are doing stuff and i don't care
It feels a bit all over the place. The riffs all feel a bit generic, and a bit random. Just felt like a bad impression of Metallica and Van Halen
reason number 1 why you should not let the boys cook unsupervised
Ok...derivative....novelty....whatever
I don't know much about this band but I think I might have seen them opening for Living Colour in Bristol in the 90s. Punk rock with elements of metal, reggae and funk. I wasn't holding out a lot of hope for this when it came up this morning, but it's not bad to be honest
Cool!
Rasta punks! I was never a huge fan of the vocals, but they do have a few catchy songs
This isn't hardcore, it's funk metal à la FNM and ST. It's ok but dated and carried by their name.
Es un punk raro. No me gusto tanto. Parece una mezcla de punk con hard rock.
ok. points for being punk
Not my style
OK album, listenable, but not inspiring
Not really listened to Bad Brains before. A bunch of sounds I enjoy but no songs that grabbed me. Would listen more to their other work though.
I love Bad Brains, but this is where I start to stray a bit. Not as fast and ferocious as their earlier work, and a little too metallic for my tastes. I understand that was the style of the time, but I just want every song to be 1000mph. Still, some good moments on here.
I listened to the twice and reading through the Wikipedia and other reviews it feels like it should be in my wheelhouse but it didn't really stick with me. I'm not familiar with Bad Brains at all but I think all the shred is a turn off.
45
I was hopeful but ultimately unfulfilled.
too old to be drunk enough to enjoy this anymore
7/10
Underwhelming production, average record...
I don't know how to feel about this album, really. It is not bad by any means, but I'd be lying if I said I'm blown away. There's no denying that these guys are seriously talented, especially the vocalist; however, I'm unsure whether I connect with this genre.
Bad Brains I Against I is such a great album. The talent of the players in the band is crazy evident to go from hardcore to heavy metal to reggae. But even with that being said H. R. Is the key. His lyrics and voice are amazing to create this great album.
It's been a while since I've listened to some Bad Brains. I remember enjoying the hell out of their self-titled debut years ago. They started as a jazz fusion act before amping up the tempos and becoming a cross-pollination between hardcore punk and reggae, though even that melting pot of sounds wouldn't be enough to satiate. Starting with I Against I, the band incorporated more genres like heavy metal, funk, and soul. The result is a very ambitious record, albeit not entirely without flaws. I think one of the most apparent highlights with Bad Brains compared to their contemporaries is their technical prowess. Dr. Know can absolutely shred on the guitar, and not far behind him were Darryl Jenifer's delectable bass lines and Earl Hudson's explosive drumwork. The intro into the title track alone is the type of commanding instrumental performance that this band is capable of. Of course, the member who got the most spotlight on this album is H.R., who expanded his vocal range from rapid-fire chatter to feral screeching and even some impressive baritone singing on cuts like "Re-Ignition" and "Secret 77". The group employed a good variety of styles, from the blistering fast-paced hardcore of the title track and "House of Suffering", to the soul-infused funk swagger of "Secret 77", to the heavy metal shuffle-beat of "She's Calling You", to some more glossy sheen on the guitar with the melodic sway of "Hired Gun". Now, while I respect the variety of styles employed on this record, it does lead to some tonal and production inconsistencies. Probably the most notable example is "Sacred Love", where, at producer Ron Saint Germain's suggestion, H.R.'s vocals were recorded over the phone while he was in prison. It's certainly a choice, one that I could see was done to thematically tie in to the lyrics of being physically distant from one's lover but still spiritually connected to them, even if I found it did not translate well in the execution. Also, for as much as I've been generally okay with the light religious undercurrents in the lyrics, given the group's Rastafarian background, it definitely reached an uncomfortable point with the closer "Return to Heaven", as H.R. calls people to come away from the packed rats down in hell back up to their holy place. There's this lingering, unclear insinuation that those who don't follow their religious practices are considered detestable beings that need saving. It's not as overtly intolerant as later records like Quickness turned out to be, but it did leave an odd taste in my mouth at the end, which says a lot as a Catholic. Aside from that ending, I still enjoyed I Against I overall. I recognize how widely influential Bad Brains was to several bands with their early output, and as such, they are worth checking out.
I had great expectations when this showed up, as I've heard very positive things about the debut album from them, which, surprisingly, is not in this list. I was anticipating to hear a fast and frenetic hardcore punk, and while the two first songs (not counting the intro) met my expectations, the rest didn't (except for "Let Me Help" which is also a hardcore punk). Once the album gets to the song "Re-Ignition", everything slows down, the riffs start to use a lot of palm muting, the rhythms embrace more accessible patterns and the vocals, while keeping a lot of the personality with its accent, focus more on being melodic rather than chaotic. My problem is not the album not being fast hardcore punk, it is that I think a lot of the ideas are not that interesting. There are some exceptions, like "Secret 77" sounding like a song taken from Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Juju" and "Hired Gun" having a very mysterious sounding chorus. However, in general, I wasn't very interested about this project, even though they are quite unique and some good moments.
Pretty good - will need to revisit for it to stick.
Не знаю, в чём оригинальность этой группы. Они такие же панки тех времён, как и и куча других. Только лишь то, что они чёрные и играли рок-музыку? Разве таких мало было?
another genre that's not my style... thanks for serving it up though.
Average
Not the Self-Titled uh? This was quite good, I Against I and House of Suffering are so awesome. I mean this started super strong didn't it? I Against I might be my favorite song by them! I should have listened to this a second time before giving it a stupid ranking really but no time, next one plzzzz!
not a fan
at least it was short
I had heard bits of Bad Brains in the past and am the weight their name holds in the Hardcore world. This album had grit but wasn’t nearly as heavy as I had anticipated, seems they flexed their reggae, funk muscle and laid off the more aggressive punk, hardcore sounds. It still made for a good album, it was interesting had some dark haunting vibes at times. With all the genre melding their doing it’s clear to see how their influence branched out to nu-metal acts like Deftones and Korn or Pop-punk acts like Green Day or Offspring to the Beastie Boys. They had a wide reach and that is respectable in its own right. I’ll definitely get my ears on their debut release after this. 4 stars
i listened to this in the morning and i have already forgotten everything about it. i think i remember not enjoying the vocals. who knows
I didn't mind this, but I also forgot I was listening to it, so perhaps not the best review.
Not really my thing, but it's not terrible and it's at least short.
BAD BRAINS ARE COOL -DIA
I recognize that many may find this as an essential album, but it wasn’t something that I enjoyed. Doesn’t mean it’s bad, just not my choice.
Better than Coldplay
great experience
Saved: I Against I, House of Suffering, Re-ignition, Return to Heaven
A big fan of self-titled, think its cool how this album has a different sound. Bad brains has yet to disappoint.
It's nice to hear divergence from the punk sound that Bad Brains fans might've expected at this point in their career. This is a shift (not a big one, mind you) towards something like thrash or hair metal. In terms of energy and mood, it's a little better than the majority of the punk genre. And bands that take left turns during their career, no matter how slight, get bonus points in my book. Apparently this change in sound made for quite the influential development in the music world back in the 80s. And credit where credit's due: on most tracks on I Against I, this new genre-conglomerate is pretty nifty. Exciting intro track. I love a good 1-minute electric guitar track that hypes you up for what's to come. Unfortunately for Bad Brains, the first half of their name seems to take precedence over the second half. The music is low-quality – and confidently so – to the point where snippets of decent melody are rays of light in a big misguided puddle of guitar-torture. For that reason, Re-Ignition is a significant highlight. The singer meanders between several melodies that just barely qualify as "musical", but coupled with the strong guitar and rock-solid rhythm section, the sound is relatively cohesive. The way he enunciates the song title ("ree-ing-nee-shAwn") is... interesting. An homage to the Police, maybe. Some of the songs here are noticeably weaker than the others. And the streaming numbers tell the full story. The final duo, Hired Gun / Return To Heaven, feels insubstantial, almost like the different instruments composed and recorded their parts separately from the others before mixing/production. The performances also sound sleepy and lifeless. The same thing roughly applies to Let Me Help, albeit to a lesser extent. 3/5 Key tracks: Intro, Re-Ignition, She's Calling You
Some tracks had me questioning my life choices, others had me fully vibing. I Against I is high-energy, genre-bending chaos that works best when you surrender to it. Three stars for the audacity and the grooves.
Fav tracks: I against I , re-ignition, secret 77, sacred love This album is peak. I love their thrash shit and the lyricism is top notch. Every punk band you know is inspired by bad brains whether they know it or not
Not my favourite, but they get an extra mark for inspiring those who came later.
👍
Bad Brains got the new wave treatment on this album. It’s all too clean for me, it’s got that 80s production sheen to it that just doesn’t work for rock music. It’s part of why hair metal is so bad, there’s plenty of reasons, but the glossy production is a big part of it. The songs aren’t bad but they sound bad unfortunately.
volela bih da je ceo album bio kao prve dve-tri pesme, hevi metal! ali nije bas. nema veze, svakako je dobar album, nista ludo, ali uzivala sam.
Never really liked punk music and this one is no different. It’s a lot groovier than most punk music however and has an undeniable hook in it. It’s pretty impressive that a group of black musicians from DC in the 80s transcended racial boundaries and created a sound like this.
Such a legacy from the original albums. Hard to sustain that quality. Still, a good album.
Dit had ik veel beter verwacht... eerste songs gingen er nog mee door maar toen viel alles in elkaar als een pudding
Kannen perusteella ei pitäis tehdä päätelmiä. Erilainen mitä odotin. Tällaista metallin ja ehkä punkin sekoitusta. Välillä tulee niin Metallicaa kuin muutakin
I expected something harder and a little more raw. Solid album still but I wanted PUNK
Great raw punk record.
Another new artist for me. Vocals didn't really do much for me. Instrumentation was decent but didn't really elevate anything into the realm of, I absolutely want to hear this again.
I had always heard of Bad Brains as a punk band, and there are definitely a lot of punk elements here, but it's the kind that's actually *musical*, which I like. There's also a lot of variety in the music, which you don't always get in punk-influenced stuff. Not always crazy about the shouty vocals, but I like more of this album than I dislike. Favorites: "Re-Ignition" and "Secret '77"
Good brains
Whoa!
Não parece um álbum com 40 anos. Parece algo minimamente atual e é das primeiras vezes que ouço algo assim tão antigo mas que pareça moderno. É um bom álbum. Quando se trata de punk, a bateria precisa de se ouvir bem e que seja de qualidade e aqui é o caso. O baixo igual e os riffs da guitarra também. Certamente os Bad Brains são uma grande influência no mundo do punk.
Vanilla punk, not great, not terrible.
Some really amazing guitar over nonsense songwriting with a vocalist that feels out of Star Wars more than the 80s….
Not terrible, but this seems pretty basic and lacks very much in the way of interest. Just not enough wow factor here.
It was really good. Can see for its time that it was a forerunner of a lot of great music.
In the immortal lyrics of another alliterative British punk-ster, Adam Ant : can’t sing, can’t play, what can you do.
Had always heard of these guys but never took the time to listen. Really liked this album - title track was my favourite. and can hear its legacy in so many that came later.
Surprisingly I like it
Listened while driving to and from toddler soccer practice. Really fun album, full of that 80s stank that I love. Sounds a little too much like the Smiths for me to consider it a classic on its own merits. Liked it a lot!
Das fetzt
he call me a brat like my fav color green
I found it to be just ok.
short and sweet but ultimately a bit forgettable
Está bien Es un genero que no escucho frecuentemente, pero se percibe que marcan la linea del punk fuerte, por ahí incluso rasgando otros géneros Se podría reescuchar
Yeah! Or better yet: fuck yeah!
Punk and Reggae, and I hate it. Weird.
Never listened. Expectations: Mid - Verdict: Good - One of the highlights here is the minute long intro. It's just some power chords but it brought my expectations up a bit. After listening to the rest of the album it's what I expected. Good, energetic punk album but there are far better out there.
This record will have you believe that Bad Brains is way more thrash than hardcore, but H.R. is still a vocalist/lyricist from that tradition, & Hudson's drumming style cultivates a speed that's punk-not-metal. B/c it vaunts a collection of tracks rather than a set of rawly exploding ideas that make up their debut, I Against I is a smoothed-over enterprise, which is not perforce a bad thing, but I do prefer their self-titled, one of the great albums of the 80s. 'I came down to make you overstand / That this gross sphere is not Jah land.' Spiritually, the Rastafarian tones are embedded not accented - indeed, here their statement is inherent whereas on the first it’s punctuated. I miss that initial energy, and honestly I'm 'let down,' but I can still 'get down.'
Huh. I'd never heard of this band before, but I generally liked them even if it was a little disjointed. This feels like another band that I would have loved if I were a teenager rather than a baby when this album came out. 3.8
Slightly better produced and more stylistically diverse hardcore than their toweringly important and influencial debut. Is it an acquired taste? Yep. But it tastes pretty good, but not as good as their debut which isn't on here?... hold on, that metaphor is getting stretched a bit. You either like hardcore punk or you don't. If you like it you'll love this (but you already know that), if you don't like it, still give it a whirl, you may find out what you're missing out on. Best Tracks: I Against I; House of Suffering; Secret 77
A very 90s rock album with weird punk and reggae influences. I was not a fan.
Great vibes throughout and such an obvious influence on rock music to come. Solid grooves and riffs throughout.
Nice surprise here. Melodic 80s punk (post-punk?) with great musicianship. Re-Ignition was my favorite track.
One hell of an album. Influential yet underrated. Will listen to more of Bad Brains.
No
No, this was not enjoyable
The masters of hardcore. Turned it completely on its head with skilled musicianship when most bands could barely play.
So so
Meh
Nice to have something a little more modern for a change, but not particularly good.
Album 34 Top 3 favorites off the album: House of Suffering, Re-Ignition, Hired Gun I need to stop doing this at work, really, but the time after work isn't much of an option, so here we are. Another one I was a little apprehensive about reading reviews (another thing I need to stop doing). I'm still figuring out what *exactly* it is that I don't like about some albums that is my jam with others. This one is hard. Literally. It's in the genre name. Usually, albums that sound Like This are not my thing. But where I haven't enjoyed others, I enjoyed this one. Why? Beats me.
Trop rock mais ca va
Stop screaming sweetie, you're gonna hurt your throat
Not my bailiwick. I respect the band for their history and influence, but this ain’t my cup of tea.
Don't have this Bad Brains album. A lot to like here, but I do prefer the earlier albums. A more 80s and diverse sound, can sound kind of thin. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some ? Owned: No 47/186 (25%) Will I get: No
Not for me. 1/5
No Katate in the piy
I love Bad Brains, and their debut album is probably THE 80s US hardcore album that others wanted to be. And the fact they mixed this with reggae tunes added another dimension to their output. Which made this even more disappointing, They seem to have swapped that magnetic energy for overly-polished production by this point, removing most of what made them so good, for me. Right, off to clean my ears out with the first album.
Refused to listen.
Not what I was expecting, some good songs.
NON
I like this, BB’s best album. When viewed against the hair metal / hair rock of the time of its release it stands out as being a bit different, a bit of a blend of metal/ rock/ funk/ hardcore with an 80’s production sheen. 3.4
I thought I would like this but it doesn't click with me. I can hear the influence it's had on other bands that I do like. But I hate this style of production. Drums and guitar tone I don't like. Don't like the vocal style either. From what I hear this was a bit of a departure from their usual sound so I would be intrigued to listen to more from them.
i was prepared to give this a 3, but then i listened to it again (rare for me - you need to impress me basically right away) and thought - hm. there's something here. something appealingly sludgy and sleazy. it's weird and moody and i liked it a lot more than i thought i would. these brains might be bad but this album is good!!
cool album. never listened to these guys but they sound pretty awesome. also why does hired gun sound like a megadeth song favorites: intro, i against i, re-ignition, hired gun
3.5
1/26/2026. I'm enjoying the grunge. 7/10
I hadn't heard Bad Brains in quite some time. Didn't like it as much as I remember liking it. It was okay at best.
This was decent.
Damn fun, Totally a sort of bridge/ mix of a few things album, it rips tho. Sacred love recorded over the prison phone is wild/ amazing... What a sound, lots going on here, gets into a bit more of a hair metal vibe but I can see the door open to some good trash/ heavy metal. Track "I against I' is the slapper, most punk, then the rest of it kinda drifts away from that style, first 3 tracks fuck 4
It's not that it's bad, per say, it's just that listening to this type of music makes me not want to listen to this type of music. 2/5
Much beloved punk album known for it's splashes into other genres including metal, funk, reggae, only about half the album is really punk at all. The talent and versatility of the musicians (especially vocalist H.R. and guitarist Dr. Know) make it all work as much as it does. This is, alas, one of those albums that I want to like more than I actually do. There are definitely some moments I enjoy ("Re-Ignition" is probably my favorite song, with it's combination of reggae singing, punk riffs, and a ripping metal solo), but not enough that tickle my brain in a special way. Still love these dudes in general, and I've seen them in concert a few times and really enjoyed myself.
Pretty decent hard rock, with a bit of a blend of genres. Neat that this inspired our friends in Rage Against The Machine and Sublime.
Never heard them. But this was pretty good!
Oh, hello Living Color. I see where you came from. Very metal. Might have been better to include something ealier.
I was expecting a fast and furious hardcore punk. I wasn't expecting a weird mix of punk and hard rock with R&B, funk and pop. I can see where Turnstile got their sound from.
The guitar and drums were cool, but I did not love the vocals.
A cool album that sounds similar to something like Faith no more.
It was ok
Классика хардкора
Review - A good hardcore album. I'd only listened to their earlier stuff before, fun to hear the influence of more reggae music, and how their style became closer to what I think of as NYHC as their career progressed. Rating - 8/10 Need to hear? YES
poppier than expected.
Sounds experimental, the kind my wanna be edgy ex would tell me to listen
I have never heard of this band before but I saw they have a Live at CBGB album and I am excited to listen. Track 1 starts off reminding me kind of Alice in Chains. I am not sure how I feel about the vocals, it feels very experimental. However, the guitar parts are good. Honestly, I can't tell how I feel about it. I think it embodies punk rock pretty well, but I am not sure if I really enjoy it or not. I definitely do not hate it. Track 5 is pretty good, the guitar solo is absolutely heavenly. Track 8 was also really good, those two have been my favorites so far. Overall, this album has been pretty good but not great. Instinctively, I would give this album three stars, but because of the sick guitar solos, I will give it four.
To be perfectly honest, every Bad Brains release is never going to be the equal of their self-titled debut album. But that having been said… this is the one that could see the first album’s taillights very close. No reggae/dub jams to be found on here, and the rock is less frantic but no less powerful.
solid
This was ok, just a little too heavy for my liking. This has been a week full of stinkers.
Reggae metal is sort of insane. I like an album that is a little nuts and complex and this is certainly that. Touches of metal, funk, reggae and soul in a punk shell make this a pretty confusing listen but pretty damn fun. Seriously I heard bits of Misfits, Pantera and Anthrax and then suddenly bits of... Prince? I love how inky and sort of sludgy the bass sounds and the guitar tone is excellent. I get a lot of benefit that this touches in genres and sounds I like a lot but even on the outside looking in you have to respect the vision and ideas. Vocally this album is pretty substandard too, but again I like a lot of Prince so the random "screeches" do a lot for me, otherwise the vocals may not be something to hold at insane heights but they're good at absolute minimum. Sacred Love being recorded through a phone call is such an interesting and organ way to get that sort of static sound that massively benefits this genre like it would for not many others. On a sidenote the sound created on Secret 77's start is amazing, and pretty close to the sounds created on Dream Theater's Awake which stands as one of my favourite albums of all time. I could listen to that first 20 seconds for HOURS. Best songs: I Against I / Sacred Love Worst songs: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 25/51 (below Boston, above Fear of a Black Planet)
One of the most interesting albums I’ve heard on the list - early punk mixed with hard rock but has a bunch of not rock influence in it. It’s not to my taste one bit but the quality is there.
Even though it is a hard rock punk band, man, it just goes way too much into being noise. I'm sure if I saw them live, it would be just so cool, but I'm sure they aren't meant for the modern way people listen to music. I'm not against this albums inclusion on the list but it is not for me!
The band moves away from the hardcore sound into a more funk metal sound. I really don't really enjoy the music that this album inspired but a lot of great stuff here.
Punk, hard rock. Strange music.
de vocals irriteerde me heel hard in het begin maar hoe meer ik luisterde hoe leuker het werd kinda, nog steeds hebben de instrumentals gecarried
Was wel oké, paar liedjes waren goed
Yeay 🤟
wtf was deze
1 Da was em toch ni ze, wth
At first I thought why is this essential, and then then as the album I realized why. Regge punk is so cool and I had no idea it existed (probs for a rzn that is racism) but if this cane out today pitchfork would be ALL OVER IT. Def ahead of it’s time. Loved secret 77 the best.
Good for 1986 :-D. They certainly rock but not my jam.
Pretty good. Nice variety. I’d do 3.5 if I could. My wife said this album is too jazzy.
Eh. I like some Bad Brains, but this was way too polished. Fine, but needed more edge.
It grew on me a little bit towards the end. A bit too chaotic for me. Have a negative bias towards punk anyway – the instrumentals are a bit aggressive for my liking. That being said, I did listen to it on a Sunday with my morning coffee, and I did manage to listen to the whole thing!
Not my favorite
Très très sympa !!!!!!!!!!!
Sympa mais pas mémorable 6.5/10 Chanson pref : Re-Ignition
3.4 Was ok. Felt like a cross between 80s hardcore and chuck-led faith no more. Just lacked some killer songs, it was all above average but never really reaching great levels. All for more black representation in metal though. Criminally under represented.
Normally hate the genre but this was pretty melodic and fun. Singing was a bit shit, mostly because of the poor recording quality
It’s cool that they brush up against hardcore punk and post punk in the same album. Not a lot for me to grab onto here, I didn’t come away with a favorite song. But I like the variability in the styles.
alright
It alright. Definitely a unique punk album, but not my favorite punk album i’ve ever heard.
Loved it the first time, not so much on second listen when u paid more attention. There are some decent ideas in here but it’s let down by the 80s cheap sounding production . It’s also stylistically a bit all over the place. Never heard them before though so thanks generator
Loved the punk stuff, towards the end a lot started to blend but a real cool listen and something I had been overlooking
I’ll have to take your word for it on this alternative metal.
I wish these guys weren't so hard on themselves with their name... how could they make an album this good if they had bad brains??
album was awesome... love these guys!
This album cool as hell, secret 77 is a really groovy song but with The Cure vibes, neat. I enjoyed this lots 3.5 stars
I like the self titled more but this is a good album. Very unique take on punk/hardcore at the time in DC as one of the first and preeminent bands doing it. There’s a lot of hair metal shredding in this compared to like Fugazi but that’s definitely not a bad thing. I like what HR is doing vocally for the majority but sometimes he hits these strange melodies or growls that just don’t do it for me. Still, would recommend that anyone listens to this and hopefully this will be the first album Alfonso reviews.
Finally, I get a Bad Brains album. I’ve heard the name Bad Brains for a while, since the hair metal days at least. I’ve never listened to them, or at least nothing more than hearing a song or two. At the time I checked them out, I was way into hair metal and Bad Brains was known more as a punk band. In fact, some call them the pioneers of hardcore punk. I didn’t understand punk during the ages of 13-18. I was into Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Yngwie Malmsteen. You know, the holy trinity of guitar wankery. So if there weren't blazing solos, I didn't want to hear it. Though now I see what an idiot I was. Bad Brains, according to my friend Wikipedia, formed as a jazz fusion band. That kind of makes sense. Jazz can be chaotic and Bad Brains and their fans could be chaotic at times. In 1986, the band released I Against I, their third studio album, which was just everything. Metal, punk, reggae, funk, soul, whatever you wanted, you got on I Against I. I think it’s just weird enough to work. I Against I appears to be the band’s most influential album, if not its best. The album would go on to inspire bands from Sublime to Sepultura to Rage Against the Machine to Jeff Buckley and others. The album offered a different kind of sound at the time to those who weren’t into the whole hair metal scene. The album sounds like it was produced by the people who brought us Megadeth’s Peace Sells, But Who’s Buying and So Far, So Good, So What. As a Megadeth fan, I love both those albums. The guitar work is great with some very chunky riffs and great solos that would fit nicely into the hair metal scene. The vocalist H.R., is a great singer for this style of band. He sings, he raps, and he kind of uses an English voice like Donovan provides in Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies. There are times you can hear a bit of Glenn Danzig in his voice. He’s really refreshing and weird. This album is definitely going into my regular rotation. I love the sound and the spirit of the album. I think this would be a good one for fans of metal and hard rock to listen to. But I do think if you go in with an open mind, you’ll find a lot to like about I Against I.
I would expect nothing more from an album with a stupid name by a band with a stupid name.
No thanks!
Not aggressive enough to make up for how tuneless the songs are, even though the reverb-y shredding was pretty sick
See punk kuidagi kõlab, nagu oleks pärit 90ndatest, aga tegelt on see 1986. a väljalase. Plaat on kehvasti mixitud ja looda pole meeldejäävad ega mingi vokaali meloodiaga, ega ta parim kuulamiskogemus ole. Ta saab plusspunkte selle eest, et mulle tundub ta edasiviiv ning uuenduslik, mõni kitarrrikäik on ka päris asjalik. Aga see muusika ikka pole minu tassike teed. 2.5/5
On paper I should really like this album. I certainly don't mind it, but I fail to see why one must hear it before they die.
heavy metal, 1986 -> 2
"She's Calling You" was my favorite track, probably because it was more alternative and less punk metal-leaning. I have read several reviews where people said they loved the vocalist. Eh...are we listening to the same thing? Sometimes yes, his voice does sound cool and suit the song well but much of the time it's all over the place, screamy-whiny-shouty and just weird. Ok, and the song recorded over the phone while he was in jail – cool story and all if you're into that sort of thing, but I think the overall effect sounds amateurish. I really tried with this one, but the only impression I'm left with is that it's not for me and now I need some Tylenol.
"I Against I" is a surprisingly good and diverse rock/metal album. Lead singer Hudson's vocals vary in style from rapid fire to near crooning throughout the album, and is accompanied by a vibrant instrumental section.
I had heard of the name I guess, more 80s than I thought it would be.
This was okay
Looking now I realize that this is the only Bad Brains record on the list, which is insane because that means this made the cut and not the debut. One of the most important records in punk history and perhaps the defining record of hardcore on the Eastcoast. This is just the record that they started to get weird with their sounds. One of the worst snubs of this list. 6/10
Solid punk album with a few great riffs. Not too long.
A bit schizophrenic with 70’s punk, thrash metal, hard rock and 80’s pop! Didn’t hate it but probably wouldn’t revisit. 3
Not the best thing bad brains has done but pretty good stuff still
7/10 Surprised me - never heard of them and wasn't what I expected. A little bit too crunch crunch squeal guitars for my day to day taste, but it was fun. Extra star cos it's nearly Christmas
Leopard print. Ash trays. Cheap beer. Newspapers and garbage bins dented on the sides. Glitter.
Was it bad? Yes! Was it really bad? Yes! Was it 1-star bad? Not quite there.
I didn't know of this one, but sadly hard rock isn't for me anymore. If I had listened to it fifteen years ago, I'd have probably found it amazing. Today i can recognise some interesting patterns and a couple of entertaining songs, but I find it mostly tedious.
80's..
It's not their self titled but glad it's on the list. An extremely forward thinking sound, embraced the Reggae sound and the Rastafarian philosophies here.
That '80s guitar sound I don't like that reminds me of hair metal is all throughout the album; vocal style isn't my favorite
I had never heard of Bad Brains until I recently discovered Kurt Cobain was a fan of their debut album. I really enjoyed this and then promptly added another album to my collection.
Essential album from an essential band. The variety on this is pretty impressive, especially considering how tight (31 minutes) the record is. Obviously, this is mostly hardcore punk, but there's a lot of metal, funk, and reggae moments on this as well. The combination of these very different genres is well done and makes for a unique listening experience. 5.0/5.0: Iconic
a seminal album for anyone interested in punk music. great listen
Great great great.
Killer album. I felt every drum beat
Bad brains have been hugely influential on a lot of bands that I like, so I’d like to like them, but just can’t get into them. It’s ok, maybe after a couple more listens I’d dig it more, but mostly it’s just ok.
More like No brains, or brain dead. 1.
Early genre expanding work. Incredibly influential for all who came after.
Totally fine representation of the genre.
0 songs added to my favorites. Would avoid listening again.
Ugh bro my brains fucking suck bro they're so bad my brains are so bad god bro they're literally awful bro like literally dude (me mixing this album)
Love a good 30 minute punk album.
these dudes rock. some wild sounds and tricks for 1986. i dont usually fuck with hardcore vibes but i fuck with it, and the weird reggae tinged alt rock stuff. favorite song is She's Calling You, maybe Re-Ignition
Review Rating: 8/10 Bad Brains might be more known for their first two albums in the early 80’s, during which the band was maybe the most prominent emerging live act in hardcore punk in D.C. and out of the East Coast. But a few years later, Bad Brains swapped the raggae style of their early works for a funk + metal sound while keeping the elements of hardcore ethos that defined them. The result is something that influenced genres to come and is a damn fun time in its own right. As usual, the band brings an infectious energy, unique vocals, thrashy riffs and funky grooves. I'm actually happily surprised that this is the album in this book, even thought I think Bad Brains S/T also probably should be. But I Against I is maybe the first example we can find of an alternative metal and funk metal album, it is straight up influential alone because of this. These genres and the post-grunge and nu-metal waves that followed can't trace their influence back further than this. I mean, I feel like this thing is even begging for some rap verses to kick in, it seems like it just misses sharing a space with the also emerging hardcore hip-hop sound on the East Coast. I don't think Bad Brains gets the credit they deserve for pioneering alt and funk metal sounds, compared to some bands with a grungier hard rock style. Here they are in 1986 on I Against I literally doing it first. Extremely underrated and underappreciated now, and the only reason I don't rate it even higher is because I don't think it's perfect, just a very solid alt metal and post-hardcore classic. Absolute highlight for me is House of Suffering into Re-Ignition. If I actually could recommend a definitive Bad Brains release, it would be The Youth Are Getting Restless, a live album at the peak of their powers. And to add a recommendation for a mandatory listen if you like this style of music, check out the modern classic Diaspora Problems by Soul Glo. It might just be the ultimate evolution of the sonic ideas presented on this album.
Boring and unessential 3.9/10
I like the energy and feel it's got going for it. It just never hit a banger of a song. Something I would listen to again, but not going out of my way to do so. 6 hog calling contests out of 10 lizard wizards
I think the best appreciate this album. You need to be a long-term Bad Brains fan. Overall, the production qualities are great, which is unusual for a punk album. But much this album feels reminiscent of what Bad Brains was doing back in the 1980s. That one thing I have always appreciated about Bad Brains is the fact that they are a black punk band who is still going strong after nearly 30 years. That’s pretty rare in this industry. I’m not sure if they offered a whole lot that was new, though. Secret 77, my favorite song on the album, felt very early 1990s. She’s Calling You could’ve been produced in the Depeche Mode late 1980s. And Return to Heaven could’ve been a Mötley Crüe song. What I liked about this album was it was retro, but I’m not sure if that’s what it was intended to be, which is conflicting.
Random thoughts: * I never listened to any bands in n 80s hard core punk scene. I wasn’t a skater and I wasn’t cool. * I had no clue Bad Brains was a black band. Blew my mind. * The music is alright. Just not exactly my jam. * I liked She’s Calling You because it had a more funky bass line. * I can see how this ended up influencing Rage and others that I like better. * I wonder if this music was so beloved because of how hard it was to listen to it. I don’t think this music was very accessible and therefore seemed more special than it actually was. Just a thought.
The Good: Me against Me… Masturbation! The Bad: Finding out that the second me is the rest of the world… The Ugly: Getting assaulted by the rest of the world and Ja… Bad Brains, interesting name for sure, especially if you dig into the history of the band. More interesting is the fact that these are some awesome musicians who just one day decided to switch from fusion jazz to punk… Problem is that I am not the biggest punk fan, though I am, according to my yearly roundup from Spotify, a fan of proto-punk, post-punk and on and on. Needless to say that Spotify does not understand that I am on the 1001 journey, so my entire yearly roundup is massively influenced by the terrible taste of Mr Dimery. Which leaves me with the question, how many stars is this album worth? Though it wasn’t the most enjoyable listen, it wasn’t terrible either… how I wish we could rate these from 1 to 10*… this would be a 7 so that I know to listen to it again at one point… 4* just to keep it on my list of things to hear again in the future at some point...
Great for doing dishes to. A bit too fast/noisy/hard to understand for my taste right now though. Faves: I Against I, Re-ignition
i've heard the S/T album many years ago, but my memories pretty foggy when it comes to their music tbh Intro - no rating I Against I - 5/5 House of Suffering - 5/5 Re-Ignition - 4/5 Secret 77 - 4/5 Let Me Help - 3/5 She's Calling You - 3/5 Sacred Love - 2/5 Hired Gun - 3/5 Return to Heaven - 3/5 Average score: 3.6/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ this had a pretty strong start, but it's pretty hit-or-miss overall. a few of the later tracks weren't executed all that well in my opinion. S/T is far better in my opinion
It was ok
what an intro omg i am in love this is epic house of suffering- such cool vocals and the fast paced drum beat is awesome 'pain does not mean feel no joy' - re-ignition-- fucking epic melody and weird vocal chorus AND THE GUITAR SOLO "he that oppress reproach his maker, he that honor him have mercy on the poor"
на любителя...
Nja, en tvåa. Bättre punk finns. Bättre Bad Brains finns!!
Good overall album. Reminds me of the alternative music I’m used to listening to… definitely from the era of good alt rock from the late 80’s to early 90’s.
There was some decent guitar riffs and drums. But overall pretty boring. Just one listen for me on this one.
I don't have what it takes to enjoy punk music. I don't know what is missing from this album for me to really enjoy it thoroughly. That being said, its not annoying, or hard to get through. Just... Bland. Decent as background music. Gives a punk vibe, without having to think about anything to hard.
This album fucking rips. It’s so good and it has so much energy in it. There’s so much I wanna say about this album I’m probably not gunna remember it all. There’s just so many positives. The intro is sick, the guitar tone throughout the whole album is “chef’s kiss”, the lyrics still hold up to this day, and best of all they are wholly original. NO ONE sounds like bad brains. Which is good cause no one else could make this sound work. It’s just an all time great band and this is easily one of, if not, their best album. I could listen to this album on repeat for hours!
48/1001 First listen. Never heard them before but heard of them. Not what I expected. Good music. Not good singing. This one just rolled off of me. 3/10
One of the top 10 influential punk albums.
Great for a workout, really enjoyable 4/5
Decent. 2.8.
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5
Too American metal, not punk enough
Really liked this album. I wished I would have heard Bad Brains in the 80's. This was exactly the type of music I was into!
Punk/metal/?? Pitchfork: 9.3 Rolling Stone: n/a Best Songs
Pretty rough around the edges, but not without some decent tunes.
not something I would listen to on my own
Sometimes this project makes me feel stupid. Today is one of those times. Of course, I'm aware of the band Bad Brains. Everyone knows the iconic lightning bolt cover of their self-titled debut. I had a copy of that album on CD in the '90s. I enjoyed it, but the blistering energy of the early hardcore, along with H.R.'s fairly erratic vocals, kept me from loving the album. I might have even enjoyed the dub elements more than the hardcore. Basically, I appreciated the ROIR album as an influential recording but not an essential one. That's probably why I didn't pay much attention to their later recordings. In my defense, I was only nine or so when this album was released, so I wouldn't have had much of a chance to listen to it until it was already a decade old. At nineteen, I had a lot of classic music to learn about, in addition to the '90s alternative and golden-age rap coming out at the time. Even with those caveats, I really missed out by sleeping on this album. It appears that Bad Brains had a similar trajectory to punk bands that came just a few years earlier: they started out relying on pure energy, improved their playing over time, and matured as artists, leading to greater creative depth in the music. In retrospect, it's a total no-brainer that Bad Brains would follow this track, since ROIR had both high-speed hardcore and dub reggae. We'll call I Against I post-hardcore since that label is available, but it feels like it has that post-punk ethos to me. I Against I hits just right. It's still hard and energetic and entertaining, but the songs have much more creative structure and depth. There are no purely dub tracks here, but there are dub elements all over the record. The post-punk (even new wave!) influences shine through. Take the track "Secret 77." It starts out with a spacy instrumental reminiscent of the texture of The Cure's Pornography album, transitioning into guitar lines that sound as if "Hungry Like the Wolf" raw-dogged a shot of bottom-shelf whiskey. Awesome. H.R. has his vocals under control here, too. They still feel different and dangerous, but he has learned how to use his weapon rather than letting it get away from him. If this album has one flaw it's that it's too short. My ADHD having ass loves short records, but twice now I've experienced I Against I ending too early, before I had my fill of it. This is a record that I'll put in rotation and enjoy over and over again. Four stars.
Its like 80s punk. Its not bad but definitely not for everyone.
5/10 I like the part where he goes umehrtdjajbshipidi faaah jistjsitamatoorah and then adds a michael jackson imitation. Inspiring
I am against I against I
Rock.
2.4 2x didn't stand out
House of Suffering
I didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. I can see the influence and I probably need to do another listen to be sure.
Just noise
You can tell the influence they've had on Nirvana and the grunge movement. Very skilled guitar
Way more interesting than I thought based on apple listing them as alternative
Not like many groups I have heard outside of Faith No More and Living Colour. Pretty cool outside of the crunchy power chords and metal leads. A 3.5 for me, but bumping.
Hmm y a différentes vibes c'est dur à dire. A l'écoute des trois premiers sons j'étais en mode : c'est très technique et donc assez impressionnant à cet égard, de même que le mix rock virtuose / métal / rnb, mais ça me touche pas trop -> le tempo effréné et le caractère assez saturé et monotone ont raison de moi, même si la vibe alternative très maîtrisée me laisse pas tout à fait indifférente et aurait pu me séduire. Puis y a eu Re-Ignition et Secret 77 : ça me parlait un peu plus (surtout Re-Ignition) -> tempo plus posé, tableaux plus clairs, j'arrive à apprécier les solos et les parties chantées. Puis c'est resté comme ça assez mitigé pour moi, j'adhère pas à fond à la vibe mais y a des choses que j'apprécie, des éléments de la rythmique et de la mélodie qui me touchent plus sur les deux derniers tiers de l'album.
Je dois avouer que j’étais partie avec de gros a priori vis-à-vis de l’album, mais la guitare électrique amplifiée de l’intro couplée à un run batterie plutôt prenant a presque réussi à me faire passer outre. Par contre encore une fois la voix dès le second morceau (ya ya ya) c’est juste pas possible pour moi (sans parler du fait qu’on retrouve des aspects de “growl”/heavy metal que de manière générale j’aime pas forcément). Intéressant et problématique à la fois que les vocals de Sacred Love aient été enregistrés en prison btw. Ça sera un 1.5 pour moi, dans le sens où c’était pas un mauvais moment d’écoute mais je vois pas l’intérêt de le faire figurer ici (je vais quand même aller voir qu’est-ce qu’il fait dans cette sélection d’albums, parce qu’il faut dire que c’est pas évident à la première écoute, ni à la deuxième).
Lo he escuchado sin prestar mucha atención. No los conocía y me han sonado a una mezcla interesante entre Living Colour y Rage Against the Machine. Me he guardo "She is calling you". Tengo que escuchar más de ellos, no siempre en esta lista está lo mejor un grupo.
Een soort punkjengelversie van metal, en het klinkt niet bijzonder goed. Hoogstens wordt er af en toe een lekker stevig potje gitaar gespeeld, maar verder klinkt het alsof het in een diepe put is opgenomen. Wat moet je er verder van zeggen, het is kort, soms funky en soms niet, en het werkt niet al te veel op de zenuwen.
De wat ruige en snelle muziek is niet vervelend, maar kennen we op zich wel. De band onderscheidt zich meer met de zang. Soms huppelt het met de muziek mee. Soms wordt er los van de muziek wat geschreeuwd. En dan weer wordt de zang het dominante element, die door de muziek begeleid wordt. Deze afwisseling is het grote voordeel. Ik heb zelfs even gekeken of er meerdere leidende zangers waren. Nee dus.
Bad Brains ken ik vooral van naam en dan met name dat het een voorloper van hardcore bands uit de 90s was. Ik had dus een aardig potje teringherrie verwacht, maar ik vind het best wel 80s eigenlijk. Secret 77 had ook zo door Spandau Ballet uitgebracht kunnen worden, bij wijze van spreken dan. Het is een soort mix van Living Colour en Faith no More, en dat vind ik eigenlijk best tof. Er zitten stukken bij die meer 80s metal zijn, zeker door een paar van die schurende gitaarsolo's. Verder zitten er best veel funky elementen in, door de gitaarriffs en de bassloopjes. Ook hardcore punk herken ik er soms in, wat zich vaak kenmerkt door het meezingen van de overige bandleden of het publiek, zoals bij Let me Help. Ik herken in Hired Gun een oude versie van Turnstile, het lijkt me alsof die knapen goed leentjebuur hebben gespeeld hier. De genres op dit album zijn aardig gevarieerd, ik vind het verre van de herrie die ik vooraf had verwacht. Ik zou het totaal typeren als "funk metal". Misschien moet ik nog even wat andere albums van Bad Brains luisteren, want blijkbaar had ik een verkeerd beeld van ze. Ik heb het album ervoor gepakt, Rock for Light, want daarin zaten ook veel nrs van de debuutplaat, en dat klinkt al meer wat ik vooraf had verwacht. Veel razendsnelle korte nummers, met af en toe een reggae-intermezzo. Het album na I Against I, Quickness, is meer groove metal en daar hoor ik ook wel wat meer gelijkenissen met de hardcore uit die tijd. Wel vet om te horen dat ze best een aardige ontwikkeling doormaken. I Against I is denk ik het meest toegankelijke album wat ik heb geluisterd nu en blijkbaar ook het best verkochte album. Het ene heeft ongetwijfeld met het andere te maken. Misschien wel terecht om dit album dan uit te kiezen, laat ik het een keer met de snobs eens zijn. Qua cijfer zit ik op een ruime 4.
Man. I don't like this. TWO STARS
I really like how this develops over the course of the album. The music was always solid but the vocals really came into their own as the album went on.
Sounds good but not my type of music
2.7 Not my style, I'd say. I am hooked by the beats and its quite short and sweet.
Place and time
Such a unique presence in punk
"Against"... Against what? Cohesive sound? Music that one wants to listen to? Success? wow - Three albums in a row that together are 2 and under. The law of averages says it gotta get better.. no?
Not my cup of tea, But I find it an overall well played album. Secret 77 She's calling you We're the highlight of this album. Vote: 3.5/5
3.3 stars rounded down. Punk meets early hair metal.
Another one I quite liked, had echoes of Billy Idol.
Day 9: Best tracks: She's Calling You, I Against I, Sacred Love, Re-Ignition Balls to the wall hardcore. This genre has never sounded better to my ears. Danceable in several doses, and almost all 31 minutes are headbangin' worthy. I've saved six of the ten tracks, and I'd only heard one of them prior to today. 9/10! EDIT 11/17/2025: This is the first album I've purchased solely from my undertaking this challenge. This album has embedded itself into my (bad) brain, and is making me very hopeful to encounter more Bad Brains somewhere down the line. 10/10! NO SKIPS.
Thought this was going to be rap but was a metal, 80s hard rock record with some punk. Pretty mid, streaming lists the album as coming out in 2019.
I could see this being used as part of art installations, dancing, or used to mix music in a club. Not my usual driving around hanging out music. But can hear how this influenced future artists.
Again I don't know where to land--obviously a hugely influential album, in particular to many subsequent bands that I grew up on and love. I think what surprised me the most was that I like some of tracks more than I expected. I'd always assumed Bad Brains was "just" punk, but the influences of funk and metal on this are interesting.
Another record/band that clearly inspired Pearl Jam's sound. It's so cool to learn about the component parts of what felt, as a teen, like a singular revolution. I don't think I'm necessarily going to come back to it, but I'm inspired to listen to some other Bad Brains records.
Kind of what I expected Primal Scream to sound like.
At least it was only 30 min long...
Every time the music was playing without the vocals, I was loving it. When the singer chimed in, it was just a strong like... The drums/bass/guitar were locked in and a total surprise. I thought Bad Brains was a sloppy punk brand, not tight neo-metal in the vein of Fishbone and early 24-7 Spyz.
Not bad, not great. I'm not a big hardcore or punk guy. I don't really enjoy punk much at all - but I enjoyed this album decently enough. It was more melodic and pleasuring to listen to than most other hardcore/punk-adjacent albums.
I might have liked this when I was 16 but I guess I'm getting old...really wasn't interested in this one until about halfway through. Two or three decent toons without the screamy vocals were actually not bad. Partly hard core punk and partly not.
Pretty good, gritty stuff.
Instrumental was great. Could have used just about any other vocals
Not a bad album but I can't imagine this being picked over the self-titled. This is more polished, sure, but you can also hear them laying the groundwork for the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and there's really no excuse for that.
I Against I is a short album that impressed me. I mean, that guitar wailed, like, the entire time! I kept hearing the guitar in the background and, damn, Bad Brains knew what they were doing with the guitar. They also knew what they were doing with this alternative metal sound because they're ahead of the curve in 1986. More than that, they used reggae and funk, which just made a good album better. And what was "Sacred Love"? That song was recorded over the phone while the lead vocalist was in prison?! Power move.
I had never heard of Bad Brains, and I'm not really sure what I was expecting from this album...but in the best way possible, this wasn't it. This is a unique combination of late-stage punk, 80s hard rock, and a touch of early-stage 90s alternative...all dancing across a bed of funk. There really wasn't anything else like this at the time. This album came and went quickly, and left me wanting more. This is probably a 3.5 for me, but a no brainer for a round-up. It's wild that the global score isn't even a 3 on this one.
How did this pass me by in '86? Probably dismissed them as just another punk band—but I Against I is so much more than hardcore. It's a genre-defying blast of energy, fusing punk aggression with metal precision, funk grooves, and even touches of soul. Imagine if Megadeth and Living Colour had a lovechild raised on DC hardcore and Rastafarian spirit—this would be it. The title track hits like a freight train, “Re-Ignition” is pure fire, and “Sacred Love” (recorded over the phone from jail!) adds a surreal edge. The musicianship is off the charts—tight, inventive, and fearless. It’s raw but refined, chaotic yet controlled. It’s great. And I’m glad I finally caught up with it.
There’s nobody quite like Bad Brains. Hardcore / punk infused with Rastafarian vibes. The album blasts off like cannon in the first half with some of my favorites from their catalog. House of Suffering is probably my favorite Bad Brains song and the title track is also way up there. While the second half slows it down a touch and they really explore where they can take their sound. Sacred Love is a track where this new groovier Bad Brains really comes together amazingly well. I don’t know that this album is universally palatable but it was a staple in my teenage years. Love this band.
I liked the instrumentation, but the songs aren’t really for me
Raw, straight forward and to the point. This is one of those albums I feel like I'm supposed to like more because of it's influence. I'm not quite in love with it yet but I can see it growing on me.
Very good! The immediately “hell yeah” guitar intro (on a song called “Intro”) was a fantastic way to kick off this project and a good way to start the day! Very fun and invigorating sound, and fun vocals on songs like “Re-ignition”.
Instrumentals were cool but vocals not my thing
Makes me wanna hit something with a skateboard.
Mid
Not my favourite Bad Brains but any album of theirs is better than most.
какой-то дурацкий альбом чесслово. можно было бы и троечку поставить, но слишком уж противный вокал
Not really my thing but I can respect it
One of my favorite albums from my youth.... Still holds up. Haven't listened to it in awhile - glad it came up today. Definitely perked me up.
That guitar sound spoke directly to my little Gen X heart. As a whole, It's all just kinda okay. I would've blasted the hell outta this from my Toyota Corolla back in the day.
To be honest, judging by the album art alone, I thought this was a hip-hop album. Then, I hit play. Oh boy. "Intro" had me like, "okay, this sounds interesting. I like it so far." Then track after track, I realized I probably should’ve stopped after the first one. Favorite track: Intro
I can clearly see this image in my head - teenagers in my surrounding childhood neighborhood skateboarding to this album on a boombox with the volume at full blast. That is how specific this album sounds to me. I dig this album. It’s short and it’s fierce.
Pretty good near metal punk album. Had i heard it back in the day I would have loved it.
The song I Against I was good. But the rest was quite forgettable.
Just not my thing
I was brewing for worse. Not really my style, however not bad.
How was it? It was alright but it did have influence on future important bands
Really solid. First heard them when I was watching the Foo Fighters Sonic Highways docuseries and thought they seem pretty cool. Now that I've heard an album from them I can confirm they're pretty cool. I don't love the vocalist but he's not terrible either. Other than that, everything was fire. They play so fast and hard, there's really no way to describe it. It's like an auditory flamethrower. It's incredible.
meh
Also bad
Une belle découverte! Du punk en avance sur son temps. Instrumental de qualité.
A bit off at times, but I really liked the fast paced high energy bits of it. Pretty good.
2 a 3 estrelas
Me entero por aoty/wiki que este parece no ser su mejor álbum, pero si el que mas vendió. Entiendo como a un fan del punk le puede gustar, pero a mi solo Secret 77, Sacred Love y Return To Heaven me gustaron y las disfrute. No es lo que más me fascino del punk, tendré que incursionar un poco más.
Mira que era corto y aun así tardé dos días en escucharlo entero. Seguramente eso dice más de mi relación con este género que con el disco en sí, pero justamente por eso noto tengo mucho más que añadir. Además tengo la sensación de que ya van 3/4 grupos en los que nos ponen un album que no es el más popular o claclamado suyo, está rarete eso.
Why was this included in the 1001 albums?
Cool drumming and singing. Not the energy I would normally listen to.