For fans of hardcore, many would agree that the holy grail of the genre is Bad Brains' self-titled album, originally released back in 1982 as a cassette-only release on ROIR.
The ensuing years after its initial release haven't dulled the album's fury and rage in the least, and it's still impressive how the band can switch gears from red-hot hardcore to cool reggae dubs in the blink of an eye.
All the classics are here: "Sailin' On," "Banned in D.C.," "Pay to Cum," "Right Brigade," as well as one of their strongest reggae tunes, "I Luv I Jah." The back of the album boasts a quote from the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, which sums up the proceedings simply, "the best punk/hardcore album of all time." [Although Bad Brains was available on CD on the now-defunct In Effect label in the late '80s (then titled Attitude: The ROIR Sessions with a different album cover), it's since been remastered and re-released with its original cover, as well as an untitled bonus track added at the end.].
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailin' OnPhil Hudson, Darryl Jenifer | Bad Brains | Play | 01:55 | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | Don't Need ItBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 01:07 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 3 | AttitudeBad Brains | Bad Brains | Play | 01:19 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 4 | The RegulatorBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 01:07 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 5 | Banned in D.C.Bad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 6 | Jah CallingEarl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 02:31 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 7 | Supertouch/ShitfitBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Leaving BabylonBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | IBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Phil Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 02:05 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 10 | Big Take OverBad Brains, Phil Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know | Bad Brains | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Pay to CumBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Phil Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 01:25 | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| 12 | Right BrigadeBad Brains, Earl Hudson, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, G. W. Miller | Bad Brains | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 13 | I Luv I JahBad Brains, Phil Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know | Bad Brains | Play | 06:22 | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| 14 | IntroDarryl Jenifer, Dr. Know | Bad Brains | Play | 00:45 | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| 15 | Fearless Vampire Killers | Bad Brains | Play | 01:07 | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| 16 | Extro | Bad Brains | Play | 02:10 | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 225 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Brains | Composer, Mixing, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Neil Cooper | Concept |
| 3 | Darryl | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Dr. Know | Composer, Gits, Guitar, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 5 | Jay Dublee | Engineer, Mixing |
| 6 | G. W. Miller | Composer |
| 7 | Donnell Gibson | Artwork, Logo Art |
| 8 | H.R. | Throat, Vocals |
| 9 | Dave Hahn | Production Coordination |
| 10 | John Hanti | Production Coordination |
| 11 | Earl Hudson | Composer, Drums, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Paul Hudson | Composer |
| 13 | Phil Hudson | Composer |
| 14 | Darryl Jenifer | Bass, Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Jay Jones | Artwork, Logo Art |
| 16 | Ira Kaplan | Liner Notes |
| 17 | Laura Levine | Photography |
| 18 | Stanley Moskowitz | Mastering, Mastering Engineer |
| 19 | Wayne Vlcan | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |