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Youth Are Getting Restless - Live at the Paradiso

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The Bad Brains: four rastas, ex-jazz-fusion musicians, turned into one of the most powerful and creative punk bands of all time. Some claim that they were the inventors of the Hardcore genre.

This live album captures the Brains at what they did best, play mind-blowing shows. Being masters at both light-speed hardcore riffage and playing chilled out reggae and dub. This album combines both genres giving you a breather from the amazing and brutal hardcore assault with reggae interludes in between.

The Bad Brains' lineup was filled with talent in every instrument with Darryl and Earl providing a solid and groove filled rythm section, Dr. Know on lead guitar riffing and soloing at the same level or better than any metal guitar gods. Finally, HR on vocals which are correctly credited on liner notes as "throat". Indeed, HR uses his voice as another instrument: shaman-like chants, crooning, wailing, screaming, reggae stylin' and sometimes even barking. HR is on pair with Mike Patton and Maynard James Keenan when it comes to vocals.

Separeted like a three act play, the album is divided into sets of hardcore tracks separated by reggae interludes: Day Tripper / She's a Rainbow, The Youth are Getting Restless and Revolution. It is worth noting that Day Tripper / She's a Rainbow has one of the gooviest bass lines, better than anything put out by Marley or King Tubby.

All hardcore tracks are amazing, a few standouts: House of Suffering, Coptic Times, Banned in DC, Big Takeover.

Hardcore is an acquired taste, like a fine wine, the first time you sip it out of a glass the taste might be kind of nasty but with time it becomes a greate pleasure. The same thing happens with the Bad Brains.

It is a shame that the Brains don't tour anymore, it would be amazing if somebody would put live footage from this tour on DVD.

Enjoy.

Of the collection of live Bad Brains albums, this is head and shoulders above all else. The set has great sound, which for hardcore shows, is a rarity, and HR is absolutely at the top of his game. Their smoking version of "House of Suffering" gives me chills just thinking about it. Sonic blasts played at lightening speed and with staggering musicianship; the Brains were perhaps the tightest quartet in hardcore history, with Earl and Darryl providing the rumble and rhythm, and Dr. Know blowing contemporary "hair metal" axemen out of the water. And yeah, they can cool I down wid de roots riddims, me dready. "Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow" is a lovely excursion into King Tubby-esque dub and sing-jay stylee. Overall, this is the Brains at their best. Superb renditions of their early gems ("Banned in DC") as well as later classics ("At the Movies"). You just wish people could wake up from their MTV-induced love affairs with new wave "punk" bands like Sum 41 and Blink 182 and rediscover the geniuses of the genre (see Minor Threat, Black Flag, "Sold Out"-era Gang Green). The Brains were the real deal.

With the glut of 'live' Brains albums on their various labels, it's hard to know which one to buy, simply because while the performances are never less than good, the production varies.

This is the gem of the pack.

"Spirit Electricity" and "Live" are fine, but the crisp production of "Youth..." will make you stand up and take notice at how good the band really was in it's heyday. Greg Ginn gets so many well-deserved props for his guitar histrionics on some of the more classic Black Flag albums, but it's clear that Dr. Know was the master among masters of hardcore/speedcore.

Check out "I", "At the Movies", "Banned in DC" for a primer in how to kick a$$, and my personal favourites, the "Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow" medley and thumping "Re-Ignition", which is far better than the studio version.

The originators of Hardcore Punk in 1979, come together in Amsterdam for 1987's live album recording. The music is played as fast and furious as ever as HR and the crew play classic after classic. Comprimised of material between '79 and '87, classics such as "Right Brigade", "Re-Ignition", "Coptic Times", and "Pay to Cum" are all on the same disc, and live at that. Hardcore never sounded better.

This is the Bad Brains disc you want to put between your Ramones and Fugazi cd's at home. Awesome live disc recorded in Amsterdam, and roughly 17 of their best songs too. True, you cant always understand what HR is saying, but who cares. The music is fast and furious. Three of the tracks, 5, 10, and 15, are basically cool reggae jams. Everything else is played as fast as these guys can possibly play it. If rasta flavored punk sounds good to you, don't pass this up. If you want to check out one of their studio albums, go with "Bad Brains", or "I against I". If you want the reggae without the punk, check out one of HR's solo discs.

Love it!!I'm a true blue Brains fan and i could listen to this album all day.Ever hear of wearing out a cd? The band and music is tight, mixed in with the explosive voice of HR, make this a cd that you shouldn't be without.As usual you have to listen to the Brains real loud with no disturbances.If you're a Brains freak like i am buy this cd now, and when you listen to this cd you will become "restless" and want to thrash!!

Certainly Bad Brain's best album, with exploding raw energy rather like standing behind a 747 at takeoff. You couldn't find a finer live album, with all of their best songs showing up here, including some fantastic slow songs, like "Day Tripper" and "The Youth are Getting Restless". Throughout the disc, HR wails like never before (and never again?), and Dr. Know's guitars are as they should be - loud, fast and paralyzing.

Simply put, one of the greatest live albums of all time, certainly the most energized.

Please remove all breakable objects within 50 yards of your stereo before playing this disc. If you are a punk fan you will go absolutely nuts upon hearing this albumn. This might be Bad Brains best record. I can't say enough good things about this disc. My only beef is that it didn't include the track I against I.

Believe the hype, this truly is one of the two best Bad Brains albums/Cd's you can ever purchase. It's one of the best live recordings from any band, period. If you don't "get it" after listening to this, Bad Brains isn't for you.

brutal music with positive spiritual lyrics.strange mix? yeah but these guys started a sound so original.many have been influenced and have tried to copy but no way.Dr KNow has always been an overlooked guitar god.Bass and drums super tight.HR on vocals in his prime was a beast.