Bad Brains   Rock For Light
4.2
excellent
Ranking: #5 for 1983

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3.0 goodDo I have somfing n my face? | March 13th 24

brains thinking AHRD tho the reggae is just incongruous and jilting

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3.6 greatErwann S. STAFF | May 26th 20

Straight-up hxc that knows how to riff, interluded (?) by some chill reggae cuts. The riffing is very cool ("Attitude" damn) but it could have been a 25-30 minute record with like one reggae track (I'd choose "I and I Survive") in the middle. Would have pleased me more in terms of sequencing. Not a huge fan of the vocals either, but after several listens they start to feel less grating.

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4.0 excellentJared Floryan | September 24th 14

Bad Brains' unique (at the time) mixing of both hardcore punk and reggae exclusive sounds enters the fray a second time with Rock for Light, another exciting release which bears slightly less energy than its self-entitled elder sibling, though when your band's made up of four Rastafarians in synch, it's still more than simply good.

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