I Against I
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| I Against I | ||
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| Missing image BadBrainsIAgainstI.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Bad Brains | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | ||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |
| Length | 31 min 53 s | |
| Record label | SST Records | |
| Producer | ||
| Professional reviews | ||
| Alternative Press (music magazine) review | Favorable | Jul 1995, p.77-78 (http://www.buy.com/retail/proreviews/product.asp?sku=60014307&loc=109&PageFormat=7) |
| Rolling Stone review | 3.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/cd/review.asp?aid=50132&cf=) |
| Allmusic.com review | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040402131808230451&sql=A2qotk6sx9krf) |
| Robert Christgau | Grade: B- | link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=99&name=Bad+Brains) |
| Bad Brains Chronology | ||
| Rock for Light (1983) | I Against I (1986) | Live (1988) |
I Against I is an alternative rock album by Bad Brains, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) as SST Records number 65. Widely regarded as the highest-quality album in Bad Brains' catalogue, I Against I is a critically praised album of American punk rock mixed with Jamaican reggae music. Both genres have frequently socially aware lyrics, and I Against I continues that tradition with diatribes against violence and other social evils.
The title I Against I presumably refers to a common Rastafarian phrase, I and I, which is used in place of the first-person plural (e.g. we) in order to signify the union of the speaker, audience and Jah (God) in love and peace.
Track listing
- "Intro" (Miller/Jenifer) - 1:02
- "I Against I" (Hudson/Miller/Jennifer) - 2:50
- "House of Suffering" (Hudson/Miller) - 2:28
- "Re-Ignition" (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 4:18
- "Secret 77" (Hudson/Miller/Jenifer) - 4:03
- "Let Me Help" (Hudson/Miller/Jenifer) - 2:15
- "She's Calling You" (Hudson/Jenifer) - 3:40
- "Sacred Love" (Hudson/Miller/Jenifer) - 3:40
- "Hired Gun" (Hudson/Miller/Jenifer) - 3:43
- "Return to Heaven" (Hudson/Miller/Jenifer) - 3:54
Recording details
- Doctor Know - Guitar
- H.R. - Vocals
- Earl Hudson - Drums
- Darryl Jenifer - Bass
- Ron St. Germain - Producer
- Phil Burnett - Engineer
- Patch - Mixing
- Anthony Countey - Management
- Jesse Henderson - Assistant Engineer at Longview Farm, Worchester, MA
- Bill Ryan - Assistant Engineer at Longview Farm, Worchester, MA
- Eddie Krupski - Assistant Engineer for mixing at Soundworks, N.Y.C.
- Dennis Mitchell - Assistant Engineer for mixing at Soundworks, N.Y.C.
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering at Masterdisc, N.Y.C.
- Marcia Resnick - Cover concept, Photography
- Paul Bacon Studio - Calligraphy and development