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Self-Titled Summer | Bad Brains (1982, US)

Our next Self-Titled Summer spotlight is on number 540 on The List, submitted by myself (buffyleigh). Here’s a quick rundown:

  • Point(s) of origin: This group first formed in 1976 in Washington D.C. as a jazz fusion band called Mind Power, with Dr. Know on lead guitar, Darryl Jenifer on bass, Paul Hudson aka H.R. on rhythm guitar, H.R.’s brother Earl on drums, and Sid McCray as the singer. When the band members got into punk rock, they switched both their sound and their name, referencing the Ramones’ song, “Bad Brain“. The band then incorporated reggae sounds into their new hardcore punk direction after seeing Bob Marley live, McCray left, and H.R. became the singer. By 1979/80, the band was banned from the major local clubs, and so, around 1980/81, they relocated to NYC. By the time this, their debut studio album, was released (on cassette only, hence also referred to as The Yellow Tape), the band was an important part of the NYC hardcore scene, and regularly played CBGB.
  • Tasting notes: Hardcore punk, reggae fusion, Rastafari dub
  • Standout track: “Banned in D.C.”, which is about them being banned in D.C., and the band’s debut single “Pay to Cum“, originally released in 1980.
  • Where are they now?: Many of the tracks from this debut were re-recorded for their following LP, Rock for Light (1983). Bad Brains would then break up for the first time, and then would reform (and break up, and reform…) and go on to release seven more studio albums (the last one, Into the Future, in 2012), incorporating more styles into their sound including funk, soul, and heavy metal. The band has changed their line-up many times (particularly swapping out the Hudson brothers), but they are currently listed as still being active and with the same line-up as the debut s/t.
  • Websites: Band website, Wikipedia

Happy listening!

#1980s#BadBrains#hardcore
Roman ALAN

A "Funky Music" party on Jukebox Friday Night, and I'm going to risk what a lot people think of as a punk-reggae band with bad politics. But, these guys influenced a lot of the funk-rock sounds that came later.

Bad Brains, "She's Calling You" (1986)

From "I Against I", when the band moved from a punk-rock style to a lo-fi mash-up of reggae, funk, soul, and heavy metal.

You'll need Max Volume to get over the poor recording values.

youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHcZXtNHd

YouTubeBad Brains - i against i - 07 - She's Calling YouBy Bad Brains
#JukeboxFridayNight#FunkyMusic#BadBrains
IXI

June 1980 saw the release of the Bad Brains' debut single, which changed the face of hardcore punk forever.

"Realising that they couldn’t rely on a record company to back them, [they] released their first single, the explosive Pay To Cum, DIY-style."

Dr. Know: "We pressed it, licked ’em, sticked ’em.
There were no labels signing this, it wasn’t like that."

01. Pay To Cum

#BadBrains#HardcorePunk
Kyle Meredith

P.O.D.’s Satellite dropped on 9/11. It had a song called Alive that sounded like a prayer and Youth of the Nation that sounded like a warning.

Over 20 years later, #SonnySandoval tells me what it was like to write two blocks from a school shooting, why hope was their accidental superpower, and how HR from #BadBrains showed up to the studio with two parakeets.

lpm.org/music/2021-11-22/p-o-d

LPM · P.O.D.'s Sonny Sandoval: "We're a band of love and hope."By Kyle Meredith
#Music
Headlines Africa

Africa: Blackness in Punk Rock Beyond the Bad Brains: [Afropop] What sort of imagery does the word punk inspire? Spiky, colorful hair, studs and anarchy signs; hordes of people crammed into mosh pits, jumping and pushing their sweaty selves against each other in dimly lit spaces. However, it might seem unusual to picture a group like the Bad Brains, to this day regarded among undisputed pioneers of hardcore punk. newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ5m #PunkRock #BlackHistory #BadBrains #HardcorePunk #Afropunk

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DoomsdaysCW

#BlackHistoryMonth at #WMPG

Posted February 2, 2023 by Annella Linton

"Our University of Southern Maine (USM) students and DJ’s are honoring Black History Month at WMPG. This year’s theme is #BlackResistance. You will hear specially curated playlists from DJ’s. Our students are producing audio which will highlight achievements and contributions, including #PreColonial history plus profiles of contemporary figures recognizing people from politics, education, pop culture, sports and other areas. Featuring stories about #ATribeCalledQuest, #Beyonce, #OtisRedding, #JamesBaldwin, #ToniMorrison, #BadBrains, and #RobertLewis."

Link to embedded audio:
wmpg.org/black-history-month-a
#BlackHistory #BlackMusicians #BlackHistoricalFigures #WMPGFM #CommunityRadio

wmpg · Black History Month at WMPG with daily audio features - wmpgBlack History Month at WMPG. Black Resistance. University of Southern Maine students and DJ's curate playlists, produce audio to honor Black History Month
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