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* Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: Caroline
* Catalog Number: 1613
* ASIN: B000000HSU
* Also Available in: Audio Cassette
* Average Customer Review: based on 44 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,444 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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1. Big Takeover Listen Listen
2. Attitude Listen Listen
3. Right Brigade Listen Listen
4. Joshua's Song Listen Listen
5. I And I Survive Listen Listen
6. Banned In D.C. Listen Listen
7. Supertouch Listen Listen
8. Destroy Babylon Listen Listen
9. F.V.K. Listen Listen
10. The Meek Listen Listen
11. I Listen Listen
12. Coptic Times Listen Listen
13. Sailin' On Listen Listen
14. Rock For Light Listen Listen
15. Rally Round Jah Throne Listen Listen
16. At The Movies Listen Listen
17. Riot Squad Listen Listen
18. How Low Can A Punk Get Listen Listen
19. We Will Not Listen Listen
20. Jam Listen Listen
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Virtually everyone agrees that this group--made up of four Washington, D.C.-bred African American jazzbos--single-handedly invented hardcore. They radically quickened punk's tempos, added virtuoso instrumentation, and topped it all off with the mystic squeals of shaman-like frontman Paul "H.R." Hudson. This disc, produced (oddly enough) by ex-Cars leader Ric Ocasek, gives voice to the band's scathing sociopolitical judgment (see "Big Takeover") as well as its ability to simply put the hammer down and rock ("At the Movies"). It also allows the rhythm section of Darryl Jenifer and Earl Hudson to flex their muscle on a smattering of dub reggae interludes that help lull the unsuspecting into the right frame of mind for the next HC sucker punch. --David Sprague
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
The best of its kind., January 23, 2004
Reviewer: C. Roark "tri-zeta" (from under the floorboards and through the woods...) - See all my reviews
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Bad Brains define hardcore. They invented (Roir-release and Rock for Light) and then refined (I against I, Quickness) it, leaving everyone else sitting in the dirt and scratching their jowls. Listen to this and then try listening to some other punk or hardcore band... Yeah... I know. What else can I say?

It's just depressing how damn good they were.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
A HC classic, even with the inferior track sequencing, June 10, 2003
Reviewer: J. Righter "jrighter3" (Bethesda, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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Bad Brains is a classic, immensely talented, frenetic hardcore band (...), and "Rock For Light" is arguably their best release (although I probably prefer the more punkish "Black Dots" album a slight bit more). I know a lot of folks prefer the self-titled release to this, but I have never understood that. RFL is so much more diverse, with a handful of great reggae songs and some wonderful "pop-core" (the title track and "At the Movies," for instance). The song selection, for sure, is far superior to that of the self-titled release (including the already-mentioned "Rock for Light" and "At the Movies," as well as "Coptic Times," "How Low Can A Punk Get," "Joshua's Song," and "Riot Squad"). My one complaint is that I take great umbrage with Darryl's decision to resequence the track order on the Caroline CD. The new tracking blows and completely ruins the flow of the album. For those of you who really want to experience the greatness of this album, reprogram the tracking as follows:

Coptic Times (the perfect opener)/attitude/we will not/sailin' on/rally around jah throne/right brigade/f.v.k./riot squad/the meek shall inherit the earth/joshua's song/banned in d.c./how low can a punk get?/big takeover/i&i survive/destroy babylon/rock for light/at the movies (you can add the three bonus tracks at the end -- supertouch/I/jam)

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0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Invented Hardcore??I think not, November 14, 2005
Reviewer: punk rock OG (Florida) - See all my reviews
Bad brains did not invent hardcore,that is a Politically-correct inspired myth.hardcore began in California with bands like The germs,FEAR,Black Flag and others who started to play punk in a harder and faster style then the ramones or sex pistols.The first band to really take it up a notch and play in that jaw-dropping ultrafast style was a band called the Middle class,whose first single 'out of vogue'came out in 1978,more then two years before 'pay to cum'.as an old school punk I can assure you this Bad brains- created- hardcore crap didnt begin till the early 90s,and is more then likely influenced by the color of their skin then anything else.anyway I against I is far better then rock for light,so get that CD instead.

Bnadso

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Best HarDCore album ever., September 20, 2005
Reviewer: David Benjamin Castle (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
This CD gets stuck in my car for months at a time.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
the best punk HC album?, June 16, 2005
Reviewer: Bigot Mickal - See all my reviews
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surely one of the best punk hardcore records, and at this day the only all black punk band. they introduced reggae in the punk (which became "fashion" since then). this record is 22 year old, but kicks asses of bands like nofx and that kind of crap... A must have for all music addicts

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
why is this sped up?, April 28, 2005
Reviewer: M. Gallop (dc/md) - See all my reviews
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good album. great choice of songs. but why are the non-reggae songs sped up? if you want to hear the hardcore songs in all their glory, please get the self titled album. you won't be disappointed!