Bad Brains - Rock For Light
Vocals – H.R.
Bass, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Synthesizer – Darryl
Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Earl
Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano, Organ – Dr. Know
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Furnace Record Pressing
Label : ORG Music
Original Label : PVC Records
Recorded at Synchro Sound Studios
Engineered & mixed by Ian Taylor
Produced by Ric Ocasek
Remastered by Dave Gardner
Originally released in 1983
Reissued in 2021
Tracks:
Side A :
- Big Takeover
- Attitude
- Right Brigade
- Joshua's Song
- I And I Survive
- Banned In D.C.
- Supertouch
- Destroy Babylon
- F.V.K.
Side B:
- The Meek
- I
- Coptic Times
- Sailin' On
- Rock For Light
- Rally Round Jah Throne
- At The Movies
- Riot Squad
- How Low Can A Punk Get
- We Will Not
- Jam
Awards:
Stereophile Records To Die For - 2007
Reviews:
“After the tinny sound quality of the band's debut, the second Bad Brains album came as a real blast of sonic fresh air. Producer Ric Ocasek is largely responsible, but the increased tightness and focus are also a function of maturation. This band was a weird bundle of contradictions from day one: black Rastafarian instrumental virtuosos playing hardcore punk, formerly the exclusive domain of white, aggressively atheist musical amateurs. That last contradiction would come to full musical flower on I Against I, but Rock for Light shows the band at the height of its punk energy. "P.M.A.," "Joshua's Song," and "Coptic Times" are typical examples of Bad Brains' unique blend of punk velocity and Rasta ideology. When they suddenly swing into mellow reggae (on "I and I Survive," "The Meek," "Rally 'Round Jah Throne," and the dubwise instrumental "Jam"), the effect is like some kind of pleasant musical whiplash.” AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,51 / 5