Bad Brains

. New lyrics gave the tune a basketball theme, and the spot featured Carlos Santana. The revised song had great success as a single, especially popular on the iTunes music download service. Moby covers their song "Sailin' On" for the Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains (1999, Century Media) tribute album to the band. The BEP's song "Let's Get Retarded" was restyled as "Let's Get it Started" for an NBA finals worldwide commerical. Both the Beastie Boys and Minor Threat opened for Bad Brains early in their careers and credit the band for helping inspire them early on. The Tagalog lyrics and backing melody were based on the the song Balita, an original composition of the 1970s Filipino folk rock group Asin. Other bands like 311, No Doubt, and Rage Against the Machine have stated Bad Brains as significant influences to their style and have covered Bad Brains songs. The Apl Song, with the chorus written in Tagalog, from their album Elephunk, tells the story of Apl.de.ap.

Bad Brains were among the first hardcore bands. During Black Eyed Peas' concert tour in Asia in 2004, Apl.de.ap's life story was featured in a weekly Filipino TV drama special called Maalaala Mo Kaya (Will You Remember), which explained his childhood with his poor family in Pampanga, Philippines, before sadly parting with them to live a better life in the US at the age of 14. Henry Rollins--one of H.R.'s temporary replacements as vocalist--considered Bad Brains among the most important rock bands, and Dave Grohl stated they were the "greatest live band ever.". The current line-up of the Black Eyed Peas as of 2004 (not including supporting band members) is: will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and newcomer Fergie­. The band hasn't toured since 2000, and is considered to be split yet again. The third single from the album, "Hey Mama" hit the Top 10 in the UK, Germany and several other European countries, and reached the Top 30 of the US Hot 100. Controversially, a reference to "dropping bombs like we in the Middle East" was edited out of some versions of "Hey Mama". In 2003, however, the band, now able to use the name Bad Brains, I and I Survived, an album devoted entirely to dub and reggae; many fans had been pushing for such an album for years. Indeed the band have enjoyed greater mainstream success in Europe than in the US with "Elephunk" going Top 10, gold and (sometimes multi-)platinum in the UK, Germany and many other European markets, yet ultimately failing to break the US Top 10, although it did go platinum there.

Unfortunately, the band hasn't toured since. The album subsequently spawned "Shut Up", which failed in the US but peaked at UK #2 (despite being referred to by one reviewer as "The single most vacuous, pointless, vile and generally loathsome song in a generation") and topped the charts in many other European countries including France and Germany. A live album, A Bad Brains Reunion Live From Maritime Hall was released in 2000. From "Elephunk" came the anti-war anthem "Where Is The Love?", which became their first major hit, peaking at #8 on the US Hot 100, but topping the charts practically everywhere else, including six weeks at #1 in the UK where it became the biggest-selling single of 2003. Four years later in 1999, the original lineup, due to legal issues, toured under the name Soul Brains. She is the replacement of background singer Kim Hill who departed the band during 2000. Bad Brains broke up after the tour. Their breakthrough album Elephunk was released in 2003, featuring a new female vocalist, called Fergie, born as Stacy Ferguson who used to be in a teen pop band named Wild Orchid.

attacked the group's manager and brother Earl before a show in Montreal with the Beastie Boys. Their other album is 2000's Bridging the Gap (2000 in music). Earlier that year, again allegedly high, H.R. After Eazy-E died of AIDS in 1995 (see 1995 in music), Atban Klann reformed as the Black Eyed Peas and released a debut, Behind the Front (1998, 1998 in music) that earned the group (and their accompanying live band) critical acclaim. At a show in Lawrence, Kansas in 1995, H.R.--while allegedly high on mushrooms--bashed a mic stand against the skull of a fan (some say a skinhead who was taunting him). The group is composed of Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie. Filled with more reggae than ever before, the album, despite lots of press and major promotion, failed to widen the band's audience. As Atban Klann, they signed to Ruthless Records (run by Eazy-E), but their album was never released because the positive and peaceful lyrics were too unusual for Ruthless.

With the original band back together for the first time in five years, an old fan from the band's punk days, Madonna, signed the Brains to her Maverick Records for the 1995 release God of Love. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop crew from Los Angeles, who have lately enjoyed massive international pop success. and Earl. 2004 "Let's Get It Started" #21 US, #11 UK. Sales were weak, however, and Israel and Mackie were sacked to make room for the return of H.R. 2004 "Hey Mama" #23 US, #6 UK. Mixing jazz, punk, reggae, pop, funk, and rock, Rise was by far the most diverse album the group had released. 2003 "Shut Up" #2 UK.

Rise was released in 1993 and remains one of the band's strongest albums. Justin Timberlake) #8 US, #1 UK. clone named Israel Joseph I (he sounded almost exactly like H.R.). 2003 "Where is the Love" (feat. Know and Daryl Jenifer replaced them with former Cro-Mags drummer Mackie Jayson, and a young H.R. Macy Gray) #31 UK. Dr. 2001 "Request + Line" (feat.

and Earl weren't interested, as they were concentrating strictly on reggae. 2005 "Monkey Business"; due for release on April 4th. However, H.R. 2003 "Elephunk"; #14 US, #3 UK. Know was approached by Sony Records in 1993 to offer the band a major label record deal. 2000 "Bridging the Gap"; #67 US. As bands influenced by Bad Brains enjoyed commercial success (like Living Colour and Fishbone), Dr. 1998 "Behind the Front"; #129 US.

Soon thereafter, Bad Brains broke up again. was replaced by former Faith No More vocalist Chuck Mosley. Therefore, during the Quickness tour, H.R. Charges of homophobia dogged the band,especially H.R.; his frequent unreliability cost the band a number of perfoming opportunities.

Know and Jennifer were increasingly interested in heavy metal music. He and his brother, drummer Earl Hudson, wanted to devote the band to reggae, while Dr. was mildly schizophrenic (even being hospitalized for a period [3] (http://www.crispinsartwell.com/hc.htm)) and was notoriously tempermental, sometimes refusing to perform at scheduled concerts. Bad Brains were plagued with internal tensions nearly from their beginning: H.R.

The band had their first MTV video with "Soul Craft." The album continued where I Against I left off, yet with a heavier sound and featuring the return of reggae with "The Prophet's Eye.". Finally, they signed to a major label in the late 1980s to release Quickness in 1989. Despite the success of I Against I, Bad Brains broke up again after spening most of 1987 on the road. Know sounded a bit like a punked-out Eddie Van Halen, and there was an outright love song in "She's Calling You." Also praised is H.R.'s performances: He "digs deep into his bag of voices and pulls them all out, one by one: the frightening nasal falsetto that was his signature in the band's hardcore days, an almost bel canto baritone, and a declamatory speed-rap chatter that spews lyrics with the mechanical precision of a machine gun."[2] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:x95g8qbtbtz4~T1).

Dr. As the title track demonstrated, Bad Brains could still play at jaw-droppingly fast tempos, but there was also a new variety: There was much more melody, slower grooves, and straight-ahead heavy metal (but, surprisingly, no reggae). SST Records released I Against I, sometimes seen as their finest recording. In 1986, Bad Brains were back.

H.R. began a solo career devoted to reggae music (with Hudson on drums), releasing two albums in 1984 and 1985. In 1984, the Bad Brains broke up; it was the first of many splits. seemed to reflect Bad Brains' music: one minute calm while espousing peace and love, and the next minute an aggressive, sometimes violent man. H.R.

The band fought constantly with volatile singer H.R., who is mildly schizophrenic. These two albums, containing only hardcore thrash punk or mellow reggae, were landmarks, influencing an entire generation of musicians, including the Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Living Colour, Rage Against the Machine, and arguably hundreds more. Their self-titled debut album was released on New York's ROIR Records in December 1981, followed in 1983 by Rock for Light, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars. [1] (http://www.breakmyface.com/bands/badbrains.html).

The band subsequently relocated to New York City. area clubs and performance venues (later addressed in their song, Banned in D.C.). In 1979, Bad Brains found themselves the subject of an unnoficial ban among many Washington D.C. was a muscular and unpredictable stage performer with a very wide vocal range who often leaped into the audience or onto amplifiers.

H.R. Their music still contained hints of their progressive rock past, with quick time changes and H.R.'s fluctuating vocal dynamics. Bad Brains' emphasis on extreme speed--especially in their early records and performances--are often regarded as influencing or perhaps even establishing hardcore punk. Their considerable musical technique--due in part to their jazz and progressive rock roots--set them apart from other Washington DC punk groups, who were typically earnest, but often amateurish performers.

The band developed an early reputation in Washington, DC due in part to the relative novelty of an entirely Black band playing punk rock (though other all-Black punk bands existed at the time, punk was largely a white phenomenon), but also due to their high-energy performances and their undeniable talent. The band also soon converted to Rastafarianism, becoming devout followers of late Ethiopian emperor Hallie Selasie I and reggae legend Bob Marley. Despite their burgeoning punk sound, the early Bad Brains also delved deep into reggae music. Hudson, brother of the drummer Earl Hudson. Via McCray, Mind Power became obsessed with punk rock, and changed their name to The Bad Brains, after a Ramones song of the same name -- but with the word, 'bad,' in the sense of 'powerful.' Before the band recorded, McCray was replaced by singer H.R.

Mind Power's members were talented musicians. In 1978, McCray introduced the rest of the band -- who were already interested in bands such as Black Sabbath -- to punk rock, including the Dickies, the Dead Boys, and the Sex Pistols. The band was first founded as a fairly ordinary jazz-fusion ensemble called Mind Power, with singer Sid McCray, in the mold of bands such as Return to Forever and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Know, bass guitarist Darryl Jennifer, and drummer Earl Hudson. Hudson, guitarist Dr.

But the group's classic line-up has been singer H.R. The Bad Brains broke up and reformed several times over the years (most recently as The Soul Brains), sometimes with different singers and/or drummers. The Bad Brains were also notable as religious Rastafarians. They were also an adept reggae band, in a sort of Jeckyll-and-Hyde arrangement (the band never mixed styles in any given song), while later recordings featured elements of funk and heavy metal.

The Bad Brains are arguably the first hardcore punk band, although many exceptions and questions remain as to this claim. Originally formed as a jazz-fusion ensemble, they developed an often startlingly fast and intense punk rock sound, which was both musically complex and more extreme that most of their punk rock contemporaries. Though the band found little mainstream success, they are often regarded as one of the most adept and influential groups of their time. The Bad Brains were an all-Black hardcore punk and heavy metal band, originally formed in Washington, DC in 1977.

I and I Survived (2003, DC Records). A Bad Brains Reunion Live From Maritime Hall (1999, SST Records). God of Love (1995, Maverick Records). Rise (1993, Epic Records).

Quickness (1989, Caroline Records). Live (1988, SST Records). Youth Are Getting Restless: Live in Amsterdam (1987, Caroline Records). I Against I (1986, SST Records).

Rock for Light (1983, Caroline Records). Bad Brains (1982, ROIR Records). The Omega Sessions (demo tracks recorded in 1980). Black Dots (demo tracks recorded in 1978).

Mackie Jayson - drums (1993-1994). Israel Joseph I - vocals (1993-1994). Chuck Mosely - vocals (1990). Earl Hudson - drums (1978-1990, 1995 - ?).

Daryl Jenifer - bass (1978 - ?). Know - guitar (1978 - ?). Dr. - vocals (1978-1990, 1995 - ?).

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