I know I'm most likely in the minority, but the remastered version of RFL remains a personal fave Bad Brains release for a few reasons. It was the first BB music I listened to, and at the time I had no idea it wasn't the original recording. It struck me as as the fastest punk ever and blew away any hardcore I'd heard before. And as an album opener, the build up of The Big Takeover is monumental. So, when I became aware of the original recording of RFL, my first thought was 'why would I want a slowed down version with a different order of songs?'😄
But, to be fair, the original is still ridiculously fast, still kicks ass, and as you say, captures the band's epic sound as it was meant to be. I'll settle for a tie ⚖
That poison idea record is so good.
All these records are so good but the poison idea one feels underrated and deserves some shine.
I know I'm most likely in the minority, but the remastered version of RFL remains a personal fave Bad Brains release for a few reasons. It was the first BB music I listened to, and at the time I had no idea it wasn't the original recording. It struck me as as the fastest punk ever and blew away any hardcore I'd heard before. And as an album opener, the build up of The Big Takeover is monumental. So, when I became aware of the original recording of RFL, my first thought was 'why would I want a slowed down version with a different order of songs?'😄
But, to be fair, the original is still ridiculously fast, still kicks ass, and as you say, captures the band's epic sound as it was meant to be. I'll settle for a tie ⚖
Yea that's fair. Our entry points are often our favorites.