Bad Brains - I Against I

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Free Music Review: Bad Brains slow it down and make a melodic metal masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars

As I've stated in my title, the songs on this album are much, much slower than what the Bad Brains had done on their past albums, with most of them lasting well over (*gasp!*) three minutes and taking time to unfold and advance. The guitar sound is also considerably different and bears a much closer resemblance to the sound of Metallica's guitars than to older Bad Brains'.

Despite these vast changes, this is still an album that any fan of the Bad Brains will want to get. All of the songs are perfect. Plain and simple. The album starts off with a short metal intro with some nice guitar work. It then moves on to "I against I" and "House of Suffering", both of which are more up-tempo, punkier pieces and are the ones that will easily grab your attention on the first listen. HR's vocals are just amazing on both these tracks. He can go from slow, soothing crooning to insane, barking yelps to shaman-like wails, all in the same song. These two songs are followed by the driving "Re-ignition" and the beautiful "Secret 77." Both of these songs are slower, more metallic, and represent what the rest of the album sounds like. "Re-ignition" has an amazing guitar solo and a pounding rhythm, while "Secret 77" is a very melodic, relaxing song with beautiful vocals by HR.

The second half of the album isn't as brilliant as the first, but is still amazing and has some great songs. "Let me help" is another up-tempo punky track with a nice chorus, "Sacred Love" is a somewhat eerie, chilling song with HR sounding like you're hearing him singing on the phone, and "She's calling you" has a pleasant, bouncy rhythm mixed with amazing guitar work and, once again, amazing vocals.

If you consider yourself a fan of punk, hardcore, or metal, I give this underrated masterpiece my highest recommendation.

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