The Evolution Of The Bad Brains: and how they shaped punk rock

[@therockbrigade]

anyone have any personal stories? leave it in the comments🤘🏼

[@therockbrigade]

@@fredarsenault8987 I didn't talk about that in this video. But that was probably 40 years ago Bad Brains and HR himself has changed since then. He was in his 20s and it was definitely different times then. Not saying it was right then either but people's minds were in a different place. I know because I lived in those times.

[@Fleig.]

This video's script sounds like it was generated using chatGPT, what the fuck

[@Bigyawner]

Actually they began as a jazz fusion band.

[@colmcgillveray1010]

Thats why that are as tight as fuck.

[@chrismckenzie403]

What? There is no opening piano track in the I against I intro ! That is absurd!

[@rrbh]

Magnificent musicians who produced THE most outstanding hardcore punk release - the ROIR cassette, which bizarrely doesn't get mentioned here. Punk was always anti-establishment, yet the Bad Bains did photoshoots in 1983 holding the bible and would start their live shows with nonsensical rants about Haile Sellassie being the 'King of Kings and Lord of Lords' . Instead of promoting the idea of abolishing royalty and elitist positions, the Bad Brains invited their audiences to bow down in deference to ' His Imperial Majesty ' - yet another privileged ruler. I always found this to be a massive contradiction in their message - and I never understood how the punk community blindly tolerated this claptrap. Haile Sellassie wasn't a living god, he wasn't 'Jesus Christ - second coming' - he was just a wealthy emperor who was forced to flee his throne and live in exile in the UK. This doesn't sound like an all-powerful deity to me. " Got a right to live my life, with no burdens over me, so I choose to read the holy bible... " . Such a massive contradiction. The meek shall inherit absolutely nothing - they never have done.

[@andypostema4269]

Taj Singleton was only a touring vocalist, Israel Joseph was the vocalist on Rise. I don't know much about Taj but I'm a huge fan of what Israel did on Rise and with his other band Fireburn. He might not have laid the foundation of the Bad Brains but he was reliable, did the classic songs justice and was absolutely the right guy to front the band during the Rise period. HR was great back in the day but he was too unpredictable and suffered from too many mental health issues. Bad Brains really shot themselves in the foot when they dismissed Israel.

[@ibethebandu.a.morrison653]

I saw them probably a dozen times, I was at the CBGBs shows shown in this video. They were good from 84 to 87, after that HR bugged out. Now theyre kind of dated

[@sethcohen4119]

Chuck Treece was one of the most prominent musicians in Philly throughout the '80s. Check out his band McRad - I still listen to them now. That guy could do anything.

[@orthodoxreuben1974]

Chuck is dope! I saw him drumming for the Brains on the Rise tour at The Fastlanes in Asbury Park, NJ in ‘94. I saw his other projects as well: One called Black Beans and another one called Supergrub (with Ben Kenney from Incubus long before Ben was in The Roots and Incubus).

[@stevenmccarthy534]

McSHRED MTHRFKRS!!!!! one of the best bands outta Philly in the 80s!!! Saw them Numerous times,Rob DiJoseph was and STILL IS a Monster of a bass player!!!

[@chrisculpen9205]

Im 57 I grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia. What a great time to be alive and free. Seen these cat many times . Too many to count. (All the diff band member also) A friends band in Florida opened up for Them. Dr. Know said they where one of the best local band to open for them . FHM. Fleshy Headed Mutants. With Chuck T (toro) Ripping on Guitar. Originally from NY Chuckas band and style of Thrash Rap. "Was before Biohazard". Chuck is a voice over actor now. car adds and everything. Well for a few years Bad Brains would come to play and always hang at Chuckas rehearsal studio/hang out. So yeah. Ive burned fatties with the Bad Brains. a few times. RAASSSTA!❤‍🔥🤙🏼

[@therockbrigade]

Bad Brains are legendary that's awesome that you got to see them 🤘🏼 Thanks for sharing !

[@suryoardi7109]

Bad brain is actually hardcore band, yes they are come from punk scene

[@stefanoaquino5158]

hardcore punk (the full name) is a punk subsgenre, sir.

[@suryoardi7109]

@@stefanoaquino5158 yes, but they arent punk rock band, hardcore is more angry, noises and darker

[@stefanoaquino5158]

@@suryoardi7109 When we say, for instance, "Metallica is a metal band", we ain't denying they're a THRASH metal band. 🙂👍

[@suryoardi7109]

@@stefanoaquino5158 it written "punk rock" not "punk" Hardcore is big family of punks, and punk rock is their brother, but hardcore is not punk rock

[@acrodave9287]

"Punky Reggae" from Bob Marleys 'Punky Reggae Party", BB were a band I came to from a compilation tape in the early 80s, as brutal and aggressive as the DKs with the subtle lyrical style of the more challenging socially conscious reggae, 'Jah War' with a little less Jah and more War! I've been a fan from the UK since 'Pay to Cum', the track I originally heard. A band truly ahead of their time.✊

[@careful...Icarus]

Its ironic how H.R.'s brain quite literally has gone bad.

[@paulmason6127]

Thanks for the video but slight correction…HR was not the original singer, Sid McRay was.

[@michaellorenzen8200]

I saw them twice 1st S F '86 hardcore it RAWKED 2nd time Denver '01 reggae and dub it was hard , heavy , and reaked of ganga both shows HR was a BEAST

[@samuelstoner1838]

Love them

[@NothingMatterz]

Their early years were jazz

[@PRIDEATH]

9/10 video but maybe I missed it but I didn't hear anything about the banned in DC album🤔

[@therockbrigade]

That album is definitely worth a mention .. will do

[@ga121169]

Love the BB’s, but Bob Marley coined the term “punky reggae”….

[@XanaduGraphics]

No props to Sid!!!? Sid McCray was actually the Bad Brains first singer that turned Daryl, Gary and Earl onto the heavy metal and punk sound in which they speed up their music with precision raising the bar for punk rock musicians who at the time were only playing Ramones like 3 cord punk creating the "Thrash" & "Hardcore Punk" genres. HR replaced Sid because he had a wider range in vocals however he was not a fan of punk rock - especially the with the associated moshing where kids began stomping the shit out of each other - that's why in the later years HR would stop singing while the band was killin it as the pit grew more intense. Up until recently, HR has been randomly touring with his Human Rights reggae band

[@acb9896]

Every band you hear called "punk" would not exist woth out BB. And realistically, most rock bands, too.

[@smurxxx0910]

Legendary as usual.