Bad Brains Rock For Light Original 1983 LP Hardcore Punk Reggae Vampire Killers
$
66
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Bad Brains : Rock For Light
Full-Length 12" Vinyl Record Album
Description: The vinyl record is in glossy clean excellent to near mint condition and in the original inner lyrics sleeve. The cover is in excellent condition, slight ring wear, tiny ding at top right corner, no seam splits. Please see pictures. All records cleaned with Ultrasonic vinyl cleaner. Check out our store listings for a wide variety of vinyl and CDs including many other albums from the punk/new wave era in the early 80's. We ship worldwide in secure packaging. Any questions, please contact us.
Tracklist:
1 Coptic Times
2 Attitude
3 We Will Not
4 Sailin' On
5 Rally Round Jah Throne
6 Right Brigade
7 F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)
8 Riot Squad
9 The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth
10 Joshua's Song
11 Banned In D.C.
12 How Low Can A Punk Get
13 Big Takeover
14 I And I Survive
15 Destroy Babylon
16 Rock For Light
17 At The Movies
Bad Brains are an American punk reggae band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1976. They are widely regarded as pioneers of hardcore punk. They are also a reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of other genres like funk, heavy metal, hip hop and soul. Rolling Stone magazine called them "the mother of all black hard-rock bands" and they have been cited as a seminal influence to numerous other subgenres in addition to hardcore punk, including various subgenres of heavy metal, such as thrash/speed metal, alternative metal, and funk metal. Bad Brains are followers of the Rastafari movement. Bad Brains have released nine studio albums. They have broken up and reformed several times over their career, sometimes with different singers or drummers. The band originally formed in 1976 as a jazz fusion act under the name Mind Power. Their classic lineup includes Dr. Know (guitar), Darryl Jenifer (bass), and brothers Earl (drums) and Paul "H.R." Hudson (vocals, guitar). This lineup was intact until 1987 and has reunited periodically in the years since. Many notable bands and artists cite Bad Brains as an artistic influence on their music. The band's origins date to 1976, when the members first came together as a jazz fusion band called Mind Power, in the mold of bands such as Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The group included lead guitarist Dr. Know (Gary Miller), bassist Darryl Jenifer, and brothers Paul Hudson (later known as H.R.) on rhythm guitar and Earl Hudson on drums. In 1977, the band's then-singer Sid McCray introduced them to punk rock. Mind Power decided to switch their sound to hardcore punk and changed their name to Bad Brains, after the Ramones song "Bad Brain." Despite their burgeoning punk sound, after seeing Bob Marley in concert, the band also became interested in reggae music and the Rastafari movement. McCray was briefly the singer for the new hardcore punk incarnation of the band, but he soon departed, and H.R. switched from guitar to lead vocals. The band gained a fan base in Washington D.C. due to their high-energy performances and occasional reggae songs. In 1979, they were blacklisted from many Washington area clubs due to their destructive fans; this was later addressed in their song "Banned in D.C.". Around 1980, the band relocated to New York City, where they would serve as a catalyst for that city's then-burgeoning hardcore scene. By 1982, they were a regular act at the New York venue CBGB. Their self-titled debut album was released on the ROIR label, originally on cassette only, in 1982 followed in 1983 by Rock for Light, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars. In 1985, the Bad Brains song "Pay to Cum" was featured in Martin Scorsese's film After Hours. (i)
Check out our store for a variety of vinyl, cool CD's & more...
price rating
