02 November 2006

DVD Review:
BAD BRAINS: Live at CBGB 1982
(mvd visual)



Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

If you’re ready to graduate from the modern-hardcore crap that not only pollutes your brain but also makes you look about as menacing as a 12-year-old girl, you may want to head back to to the early 80s to check out Bad Brains, the seminal hard punk-edged reggae-core group that shook CBGBs club to its foundations on a semi-monthly basis. Bad Brains: Live CBGB 1982 chronicles what was arguably the band’s heyday through the shaky, grainy footage of a series of shows at the legendary club in all its sweaty, distorted glory. At the time, the band’s fusion of punk and reggae rocketed them to cult status on the East Coast despite their limited output of recordings and infrequent touring and to those not fortunate enough to catch the band live, this is as close as it gets.
– dániel perlaky

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