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Rock for Light
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Album: Rock for Light
Artist: Bad Brains
Genre: Rock/Pop
After the tinny sound quality of the band's debut, the second {$Bad Brains} album came as a real blast of sonic fresh air. Producer {$Ric Ocasek} is largely responsible, but the increased tightness and focus are also a function of maturation. This band was a weird bundle of contradictions from day one: black, Rastafarian instrumental virtuosos playing hard-core punk, formerly the exclusive domain of white, aggressively atheist musical amateurs. That last contradiction would come to full musical flower on {^I Against I}, but {^Rock for Light} shows the band at the height of its punk energy. {&"P.M.A.,"} {&"Joshua's Song,"} and {&"Coptic Times"} are typical examples of {$Bad Brains}' unique blend of punk velocity and Rasta ideology. When they suddenly swing into mellow reggae (on {&"I and I Survive,"} {&"The Meek,"} {&"Rally 'Round Jah Throne,"} and the dubwise instrumental {&"Jam"}) the effect is like some kind of pleasant musical whiplash. The 1990 CD reissue of this album was remixed by {$Ocasek} and bassist {$Darryl Jennifer}, and it includes several bonus tracks. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Track Name plays | downloads
Big Takeover 0 1    
Attitude 0 2    
Right Brigade 0 1    
Joshua's Song 0 1    
I and I Survive 0 1    
Banned in D.C. 0 1    
Supertouch 0 1    
Destroy Babylon 0 1    
F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers) 0 1    
Meek 0 1    
I 0 1    
Coptic Times 0 1    
Sailin' On 0 1    
Rock for Light 0 1    
Rally Round Jah Throne 0 1    
At the Movies 0 1    
Riot Squad 0 1    
How Low Can a Punk Get? 0 1    
We Will Not 0 1    
Jam 0 1    

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