Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #951 in Digital Music Album
• Released on: 1996-03-19
• Running time: 2169 seconds

Customer Reviews

The best of Hardcore
From lunatic speed/thrash/metal/punk hardcore to low-tempo reggae, this album is a frenzied mix of two styles with more hits than misses. You won't get any faster riffs than 'Don't need it' or 'Sailin on' & the drumming is just insane. Lyrics are sung so fast as to be indecipherable and are more like sonic accompaniment than lead vocals. All sneers, yelps and high-pitched wailing sung like a machine gun at breakneck speed. But what really sets this album apart is the musicianship on display. Every crazed lick seems deliberately placed and there are some truly awesome slower numbers like 'The Regulator' which are almost traditional classic rock. The reggae songs make a welcome change of pace & give you a chance to catch your breath before the next maniacal crescendo of sound assaults your ears. Great album. Lots of fun, energy and old-school oomph!

And I thought I knew punk...
Well, to begin my story, I was a starry-eyed eighth grader who had recently discovered the Ramones. I thought they were so powerful, so fast, so destructive. Now, let's not get this mixed up. The Ramones are an excellent band, no doubt about it. But this...this was something more. I got this CD because I thought it was funny that four Rastas were in a punk band. I put the CD into my walkman, turned it on, and my ears began to bleed. This is the single greatest punk/hardcore album of all time, and I don't care what anyone says. People say "you can't understand what he's saying" and "all the songs sound the same" and "the recording quality's really bad", and I just wanna knock their teeth in. Bad Brains really invented everything that is hardcore and destructive about punk, and this album is the epitomy of hard rock. Give it a chance, and you will come to love this album.

The Forefathers of Hardcore!
Bad Brains is undoubtedly one of the major pioneers of straight-ahead, old-school hardcore as we know it today. Their self-titled debut is a madatory addition to anyone's music collection. It's edgy, diverse, and most of all, perfect. If you haven't already, also grab Minor Threat's "The Complete Discography," Agnostic Front's "Cause For Alarm/Victim In Pain," and The Misfits' "Misfits." You can't go wrong with this or any of the honorable mentions. Peace.