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| 1. I Against I | |||
| 2. I Against I | |||
| 3. Don't Bother Me (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 4. I (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 5. Regulator (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. F.V.K. (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 7. Re-Ignition (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 8. Sailin' On (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 9. How Low Can A Punk Get? (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 10. At The Movies (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 11. With The Quickness (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 12. Sacred Love (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 13. Soul Craft (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 14. Voyage To Infinity (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 15. Banned In D.C. (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 16. Big Takeover (Live) (New Recording in 1990) (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 17. Joshua's Song (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 18. I And I Survive (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 19. The Meek (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 20. I Luv I Jah (2003 Digital Remaster) | |||
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Bad Brains were to punk what Public Enemy were to rap - though unlike the latter, they aren't frequently cited in Top 100 style lists as 'It Takes a Nation of Millions...' is. The U.S. punk-movement, which came after the pre-punk scenes that featured New York Dolls, The MC5 & The Stooges, and after the more well known British version which featured The Clash & The Sex Pistols (which drifted alongside that movement with The Ramones & lead towards later U.S. acts), was the most interesting of the lot. Bad Brains are up there with Black Flag, Mission of Burma, Dead Kennedys, The Replacements, Husker Du, Minor Threat, X, The Germs et al. Bad Brains being black, and having influences including Sun Ra, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, Trouble Funk, Ohio Players, Front Line, Earth Wind & Fire, The Beatles, Teddy Pendergrass, Stevie Wonder, the Mahavishu Orchestra as well as the more obvious Ramones, The Clash, The Dead Boys, The Dickies, Eater etc(all listed on the sleeve) shows they weren't as cyclopic as a lot of punk-acts were. By the end of this compilation, Bad Brains are playing dub-reggae (the 12" version of 'I and I Survive')- as unpunk as Black Flag playing jazz-inflected instrumentals with long-hair, or Husker Du covering The Beatles, The Byrds, or Donovan...
The 22 tracks here are great, and as material by Minor Threat, Black Flag, Embrace, Rites of Spring, Husker Du, Minutemen et al, wipe the floor with the corporate version of punk practiced by the likes of Green Day, Sum 141, Blink 182, The offspring et al these days. Bad Brains would influence many and were namechecked by dead icons such as Kurt Cobain and Jeff Buckley. There are loads of great tracks - the Iggy-esque 'Re-Ignition', 'Pay to Cum', 'I Against I', 'At the Movies', 'Big Takeover', 'Sailin' On' etc. There's even a bonus video of 'I Against I' on the disc - though this made it not possible to put the album on my computer- as well as great sleevenotes.
'Banned in DC: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs' does what it says on the cover and is a great primer and reminder of a great cult band who people should most definitely listen to. It shows exactly how great punk can be, and how punk-rock is more of an attitude than a genre...
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Any album by these guys is a good one. They are the most Hardcore and influential african american artists still around, and this greatest "riffs" album is probably the best thing to ever come out of EMI. Bad Brains epitomise hardcore, making this the greatest tribute ever paid to their peerless talent. ( I ripped off Henry Rollins for that bit)
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Quite simply one of the best hardcore bands ever. This album is their 'best of' and well worth the small price. They started hardcore in America, and bands such as Minor Threat or Black Flag owe so much to these guys. They gave the commerical punk of the 80s a well-needed kick and shake up.
Another factor that shows the talent and determination of these guys is the fact they were African-Americans, doing music that was normally only attempted by white men (and sometimes women). Not only did they come through discrimination and the likes, but they played music that damn well rocks, and has shaped music history. Great, great CD by great, great guys.
Another factor that shows the talent and determination of these guys is the fact they were African-Americans, doing music that was normally only attempted by white men (and sometimes women). Not only did they come through discrimination and the likes, but they played music that damn well rocks, and has shaped music history. Great, great CD by great, great guys.
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