That's too bad. The Bad Brains didn't come to NYC until 1981. And it wasn't until '82 that they started playing shows to a nearly empty CBGB's. Before long though, the place was filling up. They practically started the whole legendary matinee shows at CBs. As a kid, I lived at Chrystie and Stanton Streets, literally a five minute walk to that shithole, so I was basically ordained to wind up at those shows. The neighborhood was the dregs of humanity, but it was ours. I miss old NYC.
Seeing Bad Brains doing what they do best all the way back in the 70’s is a really pleasing sight. There probably weren’t any bands making any music that was harder than theirs, not even a lot of 70’s Speed Metal bands that were around at the same time.
real pioneers of punk rock right here, it aint about the outfit you spent 100 hours making yourself look broke with. and i know it sounds dumb but even in this video, the first time he screams BRIGADE. shit gives me goosebumps, thats real vocal intensity right there man
Jesus, this is good... sounds so mean at this slower tempo, a great and equally amazing version. They had such style, no one matches them in terms of originality.
The first time I saw the Bad Brains was in October 1981 with the Aesthetics. They played two sets and it was $5 to get into the door. You cannot ask for a more memorable show
I never listened to any of the bands that the punks had spray painted on their jackets back in high school (late 80's), but I am discovering them now. I never heard the bands because it wasn't on the radio where I lived. I didn't even know that I liked punk until the late 90's when I started to be exposed to some of it. Thanks to the internet we can hear just about ANYTHING! Damn, those kids were on to something!
@@callmeishmael5742 Haha, I was about to cuss you out, then I saw the last part of your comment. Have you heard The Chats or Amyl and the Sniffers? The latters first album is simply splendid!
It hits harder at this speed. There were plenty of bands who slowed down their shit as they progressed and it lost some of the impact. And a lot of Bad Brains songs benefited from the increase in tempo later on. But I think the melodies and riffs here pack more of a punch when delivered methodically, as they do here.
Im my decade of punk years.....long ago, saw you live many times....LOVED Bad Brains, part of my life. Big yellow bad brains, sleeveless t-shirts, long black biker boots with spikes, Mohawks. mannnnny pierced ears......I forgot lots of it.......Olympic auditorium riots...Ohhhh those were the days !
You can't disappear anymore I see your face lurking outside the window You say you're a trife, I'm a bore You touch yourself put your face in the pillow But the funny thing about you is You remembered to leave it behind The funny thing about me is I'm a member of the right brigade Makes no difference to me What side you choose, what side will lose All their is to perceive is what I want And I know how how to get it But the funny thing about you is You remember to leave it behind And the funny thing about me is I'm a member of the right brigade
Seeing them in Detroit was both dangerous and as primal an event as we can imagine from this time period. Life changing, HR was the nicest man and gave me the best advice I've heard.
“A child is influenced, by the make believe, to take advantage of that truth, is a cold hearted shame, so I say to the youth right now: ‘Don’t sway to the unjust”...no matter what they say...never give in never give in”. -HR
Damn, for some reason these guys popped into my head today and I decided to look em up. First time I heard these guys it was on a record back in the early 80's!
Not wanting to defend anyone that said, "OMG they're all black!" but imagine listening to this with no visual image of the band. When I was first turned on to Bad Brains in the mid 80's by a bootleg cassette tape, I had no idea and was amazed when I was told. Bad Brains represents what was so right about Punk Rock...color didn't matter, there was no black or white or anything, there was just music and attitude. Hey, we got that P.M.A.!
Shared a skunky "J" with HR way back in the day at The Channel...saw the Roseland Ballroom historic wild and crazy-ass show too...what amazing talent with fine burning angst...there's really nothing comparable now or at any time throughout history
Love the Bad Brains..heard about them back in the 80´s but could not find the roir tape. Now since 2007 I have the dvd and a few cd´s, so cheers and thanks for posting this.
I was only five in 80 but fortunately I had an older brother that listened to them. So I could literally say I've been a BB fan since 79-80. That's pretty freaking cool I might add 😎
People don't get that HR was/is legit insane. This wasn't an act or stage persona. But... As has been said, insanity is the only sane reaction to a world like this.
HR was absolutely wild on stage. The way he flung himself about and swung his head around makes me wonder if, at some point, he didn't cause himself some brain damage.
5one of the most influential punk bands ever. Honestly they should have been bigger, a badass talented black hardcore punk band that also does some chill rea gea. Today they would have been huge. At least they inspired many musicians, they really helped push rock forward.
should have been bigger? honestly come walk aroudn venice ca you will see at least a few bad brains shirts or flags and we're the opposite side of the continent
I think Darkashtar means internationally more successful and known in their time. As is what often happens with pioneer type bands their influence and cred far outweighs their success
Yeah and some carp hole band like greenday is worth like a billion...it's all totally controlled by the nasty slime mold music industry types...Bad Brains, Ramones...they slipped through the barriers set up to block their success and made a huge splash anyway. But touring and sales alone aren't really enough to support the band and ensuing staff...so they just barely scrape by
darkashtar u know they would've been but went Rastafari and changed their musical style said some racist shit and completely ostracised themselves from the hardcore scene
@SuperDeadhope Cool. It's so eye-opening in the movie the way those in the bands describe the death of hardcore punk, the reasons so many bands just quit, & how & why everything just completely changed & died almost overnight, never to be raised to life again. It doesn't mean there's not good punk & hardcore right now & always will be, it doesn't mean that this art & music can't live again in a different form, it just means that punk rock as punk was invented and intended, died then.....forever.
@alastairjr40 That's what made them so Punk dude..... Universally recognised as one of the, if not The Greatest Punk Band Ever. They showed up and blew everyone offstage....and they were years ahead of their time with their message.
I have never heard this slowed version before. I LOVE IT! I saw them live here in Nashville, TN at the Armory in the early 90's. Then I saw H.R. in Chalotte, NC around 5 years ago with his reggae ensemble at a small punk club. I love him. Thank you for posting this.
Seeking out and listening to a particular band's early musical influences appears to be a natural and ongoing phenomenon. In regard to the Beastie Boys, several band names are usually tossed out as having influenced them during their formative years: groups like the Clash, the Ramones, Black Flag, Minor Threat and even Kiss usually come up when the question is asked in magazine and television interviews. However in the June 1994 issue of Guitar World, Adam Yauch cited just how important the Bad Brains were to him. "He's (Bad Brains's bassist Daryl Jenifer) the musician who most influenced my playing. Though stuff I play now is in a different vein, if you listen to our hardcore tracks, I think you can hear his influence. On the knowledge tip, definitely go and see the Bad Brains every time they play. I've seen them like 50 times. I climb up on something where I can get a good view of Jennifer's hands, and just jones. He's an unbelievable bassist."
Man one of the local bands in my city covered this at a house show. We moved all the couches, tables, all that bullshit to the walls and set up all the equipment in the living room. This song comes on as the ender and everyone FUCKING LOSES it. Some of the most fun I've had, my apologies to the owners of that house.
I was born in 85, so I never got to feel the punk scene. Today I fully enjoy & understand what it was about. Non conformist, not racist, just kids, urban, suburban, low class middle class just letting out their frustration and anger. Politics, social inequality, abuse, addiction, everyone that was part of it was a family a brotherhood/sisterhood that stood together. Wish I could have lived it before it got commercialized. Anyone who reads this, watch documentary American Hardcore, great doc
A pure raw preformance. Love this one & the more recent one from 2010. I suggest you give it a peep if you like this one. It is a live preformance as well.
