The band’s considerable musical technique, due in part to their jazz and progressive rock roots, set them apart from other Washington punk groups, who were typically earnest but often amateurish performers. Bad Brains’ emphasis on extreme speed, especially in their early records and performances, are often regarded as establishing hardcore punk.
Their music still contained hints of their progressive rock past, with quick time changes and H.R.’s fluctuating vocal dynamics. H.R. was a muscular and unpredictable stage performer with a very wide vocal range, who often leapt into the audience or onto amplifiers.
In 1979, Bad Brains found themselves the subject of an unofficial ban among many Washington D.C. area clubs and performance venues (later addressed in their song, “Banned in D.C.”). The band subsequently relocated to New York City.
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Band practice of the german altenative- rock Band “The Molecules” from Haldensleben and Flechtigen 3.1.09: Punk Version of Nevertheless’ “Stalker Spur” and “Doing A Favor For Nothing”.
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http://www.sundancechannel.com/spotlights/210257285 John Doe: Punk Rock Legend. It doesn’t get any more indie than that. The spotlight turns to John Doe, vocalist and bassist in the band X and present-day soloist. As a musician, Doe writes from the heart and exposes without exploiting. As an actor, Doe prefers to be in independent films. A forefather of punk, Doe forged the way for rebellion through music. He never changed his tunes for mass consumption and stays true to the DIY spirit.
This is a video a friend and I shot for our AP Geography class back in high school. We were told to make a documentary about a subculture and we decided to cover the bloated, overcommercialized corpse of the punk movement and its mindless, mtv-worshipping followers.
Part two of the Germs’ segment from the hard to find punk documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization.
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