Bad Brains

The Bad Brains were an American all-black hardcore punk and heavy metal band, originally formed in Washington, DC in 1977.

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American - Black - Hardcore punk - Heavy metal - Band - Washington, DC - 1977

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Originally formed as a jazz fusion ensemble, the Bad Brains developed a veryfast and intense punk rock sound, which was both musically complex and more extreme than most of their punk rock contemporaries. The Bad Brains are arguably the first hardcore punk band. They were also an adept reggae band, in a sort of Jeckyll-and-Hyde arrangement (the band never mixed styles in any given song), while later recordings featured elements of funk and heavy metal. The Bad Brains were also notable as religious Rastafarians.

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Jazz fusion - Punk rock - Reggae - Funk - Rastafarians

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The Bad Brains broke up and reformed several times over the years (most recently as The Soul Brains), sometimes with different singers and/or drummers. But the group's classic line-up has been singer H.R., guitarist Dr. Know, bass guitarist Darryl Jennifer, and drummer Earl Hudson.

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H.R. - Dr. Know - Darryl Jennifer - Earl Hudson

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