Bad Brains
By melding punk with reggae, Bad Brains became one of the definitive American hardcore punk groups of the early '80s. Although the group released only a handful of records during its peak, including the legendary cassette-only debut, Bad Brains, they developed a dedicated following, many of whom would later form their own hardcore and alternative bands. As for Bad Brains themselves, they continued to record and tour in varying lineups led by guitarist Dr. Know into the late '90s yet never managed to break out of their cult status.
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This is a black Bad Brains shirt in a size EXTRA LARGE featuring a graphic of lightning hitting the capitol building.
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VINYL FORMAT. "Surfacing out of nowhere in 1996, Black Dots turned out to be an archival release of the best kind, something truly rare and unheard that also captured a band at its best. The liner notes explain the origins of the release: In 1979, fellow DC locals the Slickee Boys heard an even earlier rehearsal tape from the Brains and suggested hooking up with now-legendary DC producer Don Zientara, who had recently opened his Inner Ear Studios in his house. The group duly booked time, set up in th [ read more ]
LP $12.99
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Considering that the Beastie Boys were a fledgling punk group before they were rappers and MCA (Adam Yauch) was often seen slam-dancing front and center at Bad Brains' legendary early performances, he would seem the perfect candidate to produce and resurrect the newly reunited group. In truth, he does a fantastic job capturing Bad Brains on Build a Nation, and they rock nearly as hard as they did in their glory days before they switched to funk metal -- Yauch explained that his go [ read more ]
CD $14.23
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VINYL FORMAT. Their first proper studio full-length in over a decade featuring all original members of the group: HR, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know & Earl Hudson. Produced by longtime fan, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, this is a return to form for the band that helped define American punk & hardcore music.
LP $16.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Classic Bad Brains album now released for the first time in full color picture disc LP packaged in a heavy weight PVC sleeve with flap. An immediate collector's item.
LP $21.98
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Their first proper studio CD in over a decade featuring all original members of the group: HR, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know & Earl Hudson. Produced by longtime fan, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, this is a return to form for the band that helped define American punk & hardcore music.
MP3 $8.99
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It's common knowledge among punk and hardcore fans that the mighty Bad Brains were one of the greatest live acts of all time. But unless you were lucky enough to have witnessed the original lineup during the '80s, you were in danger of having missed the legend. Bad Brains performances after the late '80s were hit-or-miss affairs (due in large part to their unpredictable singer, H.R.). Now, there is finally proof that backs up the aforementioned claim -- the fantastic 2006 DVD {=Live: CBGB 198 [ read more ]
CD $13.25
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Bad Brains were a beautiful mess of a band, a crew of black D.C.-area hardcore fanatics with Rastafarian leanings and an astounding gift for taut, aggressive, snarling blasts of punk. Banned in D.C. spans their Eighties work: Early tracks such as "Pay to Cum," "I" and "Banned in D.C." display a band in unrestrained fury -- quick, sinister guitar lines, unhinged drumming, lyrics just this side of comprehensible. Even when the group veered toward metal, on later songs such as "Re-Ignition," it never gave in t [ read more ]
CD $10.99
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Now that the Bad Brains' earliest demos, circa 1979, have been dutifully documented on the Black Dots collection, this EP bridges that rougher, rawer, still-developing period with the furious, ungodly might, thrust, attack, and onslaught of their 1980-1983 period, the hottest hardcore ever. What's found here is the pioneering band's first excursion into a proper 24-track studio. The sound quality is much clearer than the real document of the truly "bad" -- as in super-rad -- Bad Brains, the foll [ read more ]
CD $10.43