Rock for Light
The second album, produced by Ric Ocasek of the Cars: re-recorded debut songs and the last record to hold only hardcore and reggae.
Bad Brains, 1983
- Released
- 1983
- Producer
- Ric Ocasek
Produced by Ric Ocasek, Rock for Light re-records a number of songs from the debut and adds new hardcore and reggae tracks. It was the last Bad Brains album to use only those two styles. The band broke up after its release, and it was their last album for three years. A 1991 reissue was remixed by Ocasek and Darryl Jenifer, with extra tracks, a different track order and a speed increase that raised the pitch by half a step. The original mix returned in 2021.
Christgau wrote in the Village Voice in December 1983 that it was "definitive by virtue of its Ric Ocasek production and vinyl audio". Ian Cranna, reviewing the 1991 reissue for Q, said the original never quite captured the band's full, fierce excitement.
Track listing
- Coptic Times2:11
- Attitude1:12
- We Will Not1:39
- Sailin' On1:50
- Rally 'Round Jah Throne4:39
- Right Brigade2:13
- F.V.K.1:00
- Riot Squad2:07
- The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth3:35
- Joshua's Song0:33
- Banned In D.C.2:03
- How Low Can a Punk Get?1:55
- Big Takeover2:35
- I and I Survive5:17
- Destroy Babylon1:23
- Rock for Light1:40
- At the Movies2:18
Personnel
- H.R. lead vocals
- Darryl Jenifer bass, backing vocals, percussion, Prophet 5
- Earl Hudson drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Dr. Know guitar, backing vocals, piano, organ
- Dave Id backing vocals on Destroy Babylon and Coptic Times
- Ric Ocasek producer
More from Bad Brains
Bad Brains (1982), I Against I (1986), Quickness (1989), Black Dots (1996)
Sources
- Rock for Light, Wikipedia