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Released
  
November 1986

I Against I(1986)
  
Live(1988)

Release date
  
November 1986

Producer
  
Ron Saint Germain

Length
  
31:53

Artist
  
Bad Brains

Label
  
SST Records

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Genres
  
Hardcore punk, Alternative metal

Similar
  
Rock for Light, Banned in DC, Live, Quickness, I & I Survived

I Against I is the third studio album by the American hardcore punk band Bad Brains. It was released in November 1986 through SST Records with the catalog number SST 065. The best-selling album in the band's catalog, I Against I is a critically acclaimed album that mixes American hardcore punk with funk, soul, reggae and heavy metal. It is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album featured an MTV video for the title track directed by Paul Rachman who later went on to direct the documentary feature film American Hardcore.

Contents

The title I Against I presumably refers to a common Rastafarian phrase, I and I, which is used in place of the first-person plural (i.e. we) in order to signify the union of the speaker, audience, and Jah (God) in love and peace.

At the producer's suggestion, the vocals to "Sacred Love" were recorded over the phone from the prison where H.R. was serving time on a marijuana distribution charge.

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Track listing

All songs written by Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, and Gary Miller except where noted.

  1. "Intro" (Jenifer, Miller) – 1:02
  2. "I Against I" – 2:50
  3. "House of Suffering" (P. Hudson, Miller) – 2:29
  4. "Re-Ignition" – 4:16
  5. "Secret 77" – 4:04
  6. "Let Me Help" – 2:17
  7. "She's Calling You" (P. Hudson, Jenifer) – 3:42
  8. "Sacred Love" – 3:40
  9. "Hired Gun" – 3:45
  10. "Return to Heaven" – 3:19
  • In 1998, the main riff of "Re-Ignition" was sampled as the main hook in "Ultrasonic Sound" by Hive, which later appeared on The Matrix soundtrack.
  • The "Re-Ignition" riff in "Ultrasonic Sound" was also used by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz on a remix of their song "Roll Call", featuring Ice Cube.
  • A live version of "Re-Ignition" was featured in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
  • Ska punk band Sublime used to cover "House of Suffering" during some of their live performances (such as the "Las Palmas theatre" show in February 17, 1995) as a follow up to their version of "5446, That's My Number".
  • The popular Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which is known for naming each episode after a 1980s hit song, named an episode after the song "I Against I".

    • Other uses of the title

    I Against I has been used by other music acts.

  • A collaboration between Massive Attack and Mos Def which was a b-side on the former's Special Cases single.
  • A Jedi Mind Tricks track on their Violent by Design album.
  • The Dutch punk band I Against I named themselves after the album.

    • Personnel

    Bad Brains
  • H.R. – lead vocals
  • Dr. Know – guitar
  • Darryl Jenifer – bass
  • Earl Hudson – drums
    • Production
  • Ron Saint Germain – producer
  • Phil Burnett – engineer
  • Patch – mixing
  • Jesse Henderson; Bill Ryan – assistant engineers
  • Eddie Krupski; Dennis Mitchell – additional mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Marcia Resnick – photography, cover concept
  • Paul Bacon Studio – calligraphy and development

    • Songs

    1Intro1:02
    2I Against I2:51
    3House of Suffering2:30

    References

    I Against I Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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