Bad Brains - Build a Nation (Audio CD - 2007)

These African-American Rastafarians didn't just originate DC hardcore in the late 1970s with their incredibly fast and brilliant "Pay to Cum" single; they set the bar impossibly high. That the group is not hugely millionaires-with-jets popular is one of the music industry's travesties. Much of the album employs the metal-tinged sound the group's been flirting with since they were on SST in the late '80s. A third of the tracks are reggae numbers, and while you're not going to sell off all your Culture LPs after hearing those, they are definitely serviceable. Build a Nation is not as great as the ROIR cassette, but it's the best album they've made in years, and shows the band in awesome form.
Condition: Brand New Factory Sealed

TRACK LISTING

1 Give Thanks and Praises 2:25
2 Jah People Make the World Go Round 2:09
3 Pure Love 0:56
4 Natty Dreadlocks 'Pon the Mountain Top 3:32
5 Build a Nation 1:44
6 Expand Your Soul 2:49
7 Jah Love 3:07
8 Let There Be Angels (Just Like You) 2:27
9 Universal Peace 3:04
10 Roll On 4:04
11 Until Kingdom Comes 3:19
12 In the Beginning 1:32
13 Send You No Flowers 2:32
14 Peace Be Unto Thee 3:54