BAD BRAINS- 'I Against I' Reaction 

I love watching people discover Bad Brains. Its kinda like a religious experience. 😆

This young lady needs waaay more PUNK ROCK in her life!!!! She's ready. I can see it!

I'm from DC. All us punks wanted to be Bad Brains. Great band.

Hardcore AND Reggae from the same band? Crazy right? Nope, just the badass Bad Brains!!!

Hardcore punk rock pioneers Bad Brains. Band birthed in 1977. Huge influence in American hardcore and punk rock circles . Bands such as Deftones ,Korn,and Living Color influenced heavily by them. Living Color performed songs by them all the time.

Back in the 90's I got so much hate being a black Sk8 Punker... Love seeing black people's minds opening up like this man. Brings a tear to my eye!!!

The genre is American Hardcore. So many great bands (Minor Threat, Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies). I'm forgetting some because my brains aren't so good no more.

It's hardcore punk, from an african-american perspective. As a white Aussie I love it.

Saw them in 86 and 87. One of the best live bands ever!

American Hardcore, they are one of the pioneers of it! You will never meet a more electrifying performer them HR! He was truly in his category! Very respected by many!

LOVE ME SOME BAD BRAINS!! 😍😍This is probably my favorite song by them❤️ Thank you!!

Do Cro Mags “We Gotta Know” video next or Bad Brains “Banned in D.C.” live at CBGB’s 1982

The two bands I really regret not seeing from my youth are Bad Brains and Husker Du.

Right now you are listening to the best studio album ever recorded in my opinion 35 years later still still cranking love these guys seen them live many times love your channel keep up the good work

May I suggest DEATH - Politicians In My Eye. Another African American Punk Band

Still my favorite band all these years later

Hi! It's good to see the younger generation exploring timeless and influential bands, like The Brains. The instrumental piece before I Against I is called Intro. If you liked this, check out a track called Voyage to Infinity, from their album called The Quickness. They reused the bones of Intro for this track. Maybe you've already heard it.

The look on your face when it kicks in. Priceless. You are punk at heart girl. Go with it.

I am a 59-year-old man, and back in 1989, I had the same reaction you just had - ‘What genre is this? This is like five songs in one! This is definitely rock. What’s he singing about?’ After I saw this video, I bought the brand of guitar Dr. Know was playing. Still have it. Bad Brains forever!

Bad Brains! Nice! Bad Brains are a hardcore punk band originally from Washington D.C. and formed in 1977. They have a very eclectic sound mixing hardcore punk with reggae, heavy metal, and pretty much everything else under the sun. They are one my personal favorites and I hope you continue to check them out. I recommend: How Low can a Punk Get? Leaving Babylon Hired Gun

Bad brains is my favorite group. I been listening to them since 1984 fearless vampire killers. Was a crazy song less than 30 seconds but ever since been a big fan. They played everything from punk rock, reggae, heavy metal, and everything else. They always had a positive message also

Please keep spreading the Glory that is Bad Brains..

"Woah! Here comes the words!" Yes, H.R's voice, like a piano, is also a percussion instrument! 🤯

My favorite punk band❤️😁🎶. These guys were jazz fusion musicians before forming a hardcore punk/funk/reggae band.👍

I love how you immediately start banging your head to it and gritting your teeth. It's exactly how it should be listening to this song.

Bad Brains where a HUGE influence on NYC hardcore. If you want to do black music that is "off the beaten path" then look up what they did.

This is what they call HARDCORE!

I think this song is about how we chase all of this materialistic bullsh*t and we try to live the "american dream", yet we keep hating on each other and destroying ourselves. We can become our own worst enemies. I against I ..

The cool thing about this is once you are familiar with the song and anticipation the transition it’s so satisfying when it drops in. They are definitely a band that’s an acquired taste for most.

Bad brains started as a jazz outfit and got into more aggressive punk. They are the text book definition of hardcore punk. They are also one of the most influential bands in metal/punk/rock today influencing every facet of the music. These guys have also been fighting for equality hardcore since the 70s and their lyrics are often directed at failures of authority and ones own moral standing.

The main genre for Bad Brains is punk rock based. Punk rock is like the rap attitude of rock music. lol

I think this titled Scribe like a pinball machine. Bad Brains is a fucking great band and should be honored in Black history forever for influencing the direction of punk into crossover with metal. Bad Brains along with DRI were instrumental in that. So many bands came in the wake of that (Korn, Pantera).

HARDCORE! They were the fathers of it !

I saw these guys in 1992, they're punk/hardcore. Love them. Check out Fishbone and the song Sunless Saturday, maybe you might like.

Brains were Hardcore Punk, Then they incorporated Reggae, Then, Soul, Then Metal, Then Dub..... Bad Brains were ALL! They were GOD, They were... Peace, Love and Jah!

I love Bad Brains. They're neck and neck with Dead Kennedy's as my favorite punk band.

Unix and Gratulation you discovered this great band.🤪😝😂😂🥁

one of the greatest HC bands of all time. Listen the Banned in DC - my fav. You should watch the documentary American Hardcore - @

Great reaction. More Bad Brains !

Hardcore Punk Rock. Bad Brains are where it’s at Where it’s been and where it will ever be. Everyone else bow down

Saw them Bad Brains, many times , always on LSD ... they Destroy Eternity

You are Right. They have so many elements. They are so Underrated and very influential.

This is the birth of alternative metal babe

This genre is Hardcore

Bad Brains are a Punk/Reggae band. Also for black rock acts: Xavion Living Colour Funkadelic Fishbone 24-7 Spyz Death

Ready to ROCK AND ROLL!

Reignition and soul craft by bad brains

rap has a punk element to it

Truth is, they influenced the very FIRST wave of American Hardcore.. Back then it was about Song+ Energy+Dedication.. these guys RULE RULLEE .. because they are the BEST ... that's not EQUITY, OR EQUALITY... that's the BAD BRAINS bein better then everyone else... Many Examples... reach out .. 🙏👍

24-7 Spies, Living Colour, A Band Called Death, TV On The Radio, Game Rebellion, and Whole Wheat Bread....all great African-American bands.

I think the short answer to "What subgenre of Rock is this?" is "The set of all bands who have single songs that spawn entire subgenres." I wish "Re-Ignition" had gotten the radio play it deserved. To this day I play that song for people for the first time, just to watch the new neural pathways burn in. It's so rhythmically surprising, playful and light on its feet that its sheer heaviness doesn't hit you until Dr. No rams that amp right in your ear with that solo. "Oh sweet baby cheeses, I didn't realize that groove is carved in my brain for eternity! PLAY IT AGAIN!"

Bad Brains rock!!! One of the most influential bands within the punk scene, I am rather disappointed that I failed to see them the few times when I had a chance. However, I have seen the lead singer, H.R.'s subsequent band, H.R. (Human Rights), who were more of a reggae band, but when they played, they seem to play forever. I saw them perform at Reggae Sunsplash one year, headliner act, last band, and I think they played for almost three hours, and saw them again as the headliner at The Cubby Bear bar in Chicago, and they must have played for over two hours there. An incredibly talented, and rocking, band opened for them called Trenchmouth, whose lead singer, Damon Locks, I had a short conversation with after I caught them playing at a venue in St. Louis. I had mentioned seeing them when they opened up for H.R. in Chicago, along with the fact that they play incredibly long sets. The one thing about the band that Damon mentioned to me was that they smoked a retardedly insane amount of weed, and they could not keep; up with them . . . and he mentioned that that was the highest he had ever been for a live performance. If you are not already familiar, I would recommend checking out some older material by a band called Fishbone! Almost any track off of their album "In Your Face" would be decent. I would recommend: When Problems Arise ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9Cx4Wq_pgt8.html A Selection ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xka-QHy_kxI.html Cholly ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iKf78FSbJLU.html I Wish I Had A Date ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bw2yjGVsmc0.html "Simon Says" The Kingpin ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sA0xiWRIb4g.html

The singer HR would stand there and do flips while he sang.

Bad Brains is the perfect fashion of hardcore punk and reggae. Listen to the full albums "I Against I" and "Quickness."

No one has ever yawned while reading Bad Brains lyrics. Good job.

This is hardcore punk baby. I was a teen black punk skater boy when i was into this.

Bad Brains are their own genre. Jah Rock

One of the best...yet most violent...shows I ever went to was Bad Brains at Iguanas in Tijuana somewhere around '89. Daddy Long Legs opened for them which I think was HR's younger brothers band. I remember seeing some "preppy" looking girls on the 2nd belcony (when I left the pit to check on some friends) and they said they didn't like the music but were there to watch the fights. I am from the "punks shows are actually friendly and not violent crowd) but I make exceptions for the shows I went to at Iguanas in TJ.

This is what happens when Artists have creative control over their music!!! Today hip hop and rock are owned by the music industry they don't have creative control and the music industry only wants music that will sell music,

They were a hardcore punk rock band, but this album I against I was first time they started playing metal. They were the first band to mix punk rock and reggae together and make it work. The lead singer H.R. human rights is the greatest vocalist that ever lived Watch the documentary a band in DC, American Hardcore, finding Joseph I. The genre would probably be considered Hardcore punk rock, but most of the sings on album are metal. Dr. Know on guitar

Haha..love it..great years the 80s!

Hardcore Punk, Bad Brains are one of the most important bands from 80s Hardcore, maybe even THE most important band. Minor Threat, Cromags, Agnostic Front and basically all of the greats worshipped the Bad Brains.

You sweet thing! You swing out of nowhere with this! I'm your age. This is out. I'm in leather, thrashing about in clubs to this wonderful anthem. I almost have that time machine made; you're on the list.

This takes me back to playing this for my friends for the first time back in 89.

Punk!!! Awesome!!

2:12 - and then you realize the song is just a steady stream of transitions, almost from start to end. It works though - he's singing about a jarring topic so it would make sense that it has a real unstable feel to it.

People are calling them one of the Pioneers of American Hardcore Punk but they are more than that. They are the CREATORS of Hardcore. They didnt just create the sound, they laid the foundation of the ethos of Hardcore. Vegan/Vegetarianism and Straight Edge were pioneered by other bands but it all started with that PMA! They were Jazz Musicians who heard the Dead Boys and fell in love with Punk Rock but decided they would play it louder, faster and instead of being nihilistic they would promote a higher level of consciousness and positive mental attitude. They are one of the most important Punk Bands of all time, being one of the first Black Punk bands is an achievement that's overshadowed by their other accomplishment of creating a new subgenre (Hardcore) and changing the sound and mentality associated with Punk. They are to Hardcore what Chuck Berry is to Rock and Roll. Nobody ever says Chuck Berry was the first Black Rock and Roll musician because he's the FIRST EVER Rock and Roll musician! Chuck Berry invented Rock and Roll, he is the real King.

she has me laughing.yessssss love bad brains

Wait till you hear Reaggae songs by BB :))

OG Hardcore Punk from D.C.!

This was my favorite song in 7th grade..... awesome young ppl are listening to it.... it's restaurant punk

There were a punk band out of DC. 1977 to the Early 80s. The best black punk band ever. Seen them back in the day. Incredible

I against I against I against I against ... WOOOOOHOWOOOOOOOOHOWOOOOOOHOOHOHOOOOOOOOO Pure freepunk DOPE !! I'm impressed of how you got it instantly and made those punk silly faces , for when it came out we were like ... eeer what's that rastapunk ufo ?

Girl this is hardcore !!! and they invented!!! PERIOD

2021 still makes me want to rip shit up! PMA!!!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

These guys started as a jazz fusion band

Great pick 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌❤❤

Bad Brains are AMAZING

Candiria - blood ... great hardcore jazz fusion band with a black dude that does vocals

This song is early metallic hardcore.

Sevendust name of the song is Licking Cream.

Fishbone Servitude. Loves it :)

Thin Lizzy's frontman was Black Check out Ricanstruction for a group like Bad Brains. Also Fishbone, Living Colour, 24 7 Spyz, Rage Against the Machine, King's X.

Love your reactions hun.Theres so many change-ups in this song.Bad Brains was very a unique Hardcore band. I just subscribed cause you "get it". Check out their song."Soul Craft". You'll love it.Its a way of life.😎👍

Sweet pick! Bad Brains are hardcore punk. Should try some D.R.I. 5 yr plan now that's some serious hardcore there for you..peace✌✌✌✌✌

on to the BODY COUNT!

Definitely punk, back in the 90s this was played at all the parties, skaters galore.

4:29 Love the way you are sing it!

One of the best punk bands

Hardcore!!!!!!!

Punk @scribecash out of Washington DC. Early/mid eighties, Rastafarians doing punk, it's never been repeated. Tight as shit on their instruments!

Fucking legends.

Hardcore Punk with some metal thrown in for good measure

Punk/Reggae😊

"Is this metal? Is this punk?" Answer: yes. Add to that; reggae, soul, psychedelic and everything else they felt. Welcome to Bad Brains.

Okay, first things first, before this starts... 1. You AIN'T ready for this!!! The first time I heard it I was 15 and pissed at the world, and I wasn't ready for it!!! 2. Do NOT treat this like it doesn't matter!!!!

If you want African-American rock that I KNOW you will love... Living Colour (not the TV show). Pick a song, any song.

The band Death, its late 70's proto punk.

It’s Punk Hardcore Crossover.

Punk rock!!!