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Gavin B. · 11-03-2009, 04:40 PM

Bad Brains

I and I Survive- The Bad Brains- I and I Survive was the first music I ever heard from Washington D.C.'s Bad Brains and liked the song on a 12" single of the song way back in 1983.

The Bad Brains came out of a jazz/funk background and had only been playing reggae music for a couple of years when they recorded I and I Survive. I was a bit baffled by their decision to devote most of their enegry to playing hard core which was primarily the musical domain of white suburban males. The Bad Brains could play circles around the best of the hardcore bands like the Dead Kennedys, Gang Green, Black Flag, or Flipper. I and I Survive is a solid roots reggae song that sounded as good as any the reggae music coming out of Jamaica in 1983.

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Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	Bad Brains I and I Survive- The Bad Brains- I and I Survive was the first music I ever heard from Washington D.C.'s Bad Brains and liked the song on a 12" single of the song way back in 1983. The Bad Brains came out of a jazz/funk background and had only been playing reggae music for a couple of years when they recorded I and I Survive. I was a bit baffled by their decision to devote most of their enegry to playing hard core which was primarily the musical domain of white suburban males. The Bad Brains could play circles around the best of the hardcore bands like the Dead Kennedys, Gang Green, Black Flag, or Flipper. I and I Survive is a solid roots reggae song that sounded as good as any the reggae music coming out of Jamaica in 1983.