Spirit Electricity
Encyclopedia
Spirit Electricity is an EP from hardcore punk
and reggae
pioneers Bad Brains
recorded live in concert in 1988 during the same tour that spawned the live albums The Youth Are Getting Restless
and Live
. The EP includes several live classics as well as the only officially available live version of the rare "Return to Heaven."
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
pioneers Bad Brains
Bad Brains
Bad Brains is an American hardcore punk band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1977. They are widely regarded as among the pioneers of hardcore punk, though the band's members objected to this term to describe their music. They are also an adept reggae band, while later recordings featured elements of...
recorded live in concert in 1988 during the same tour that spawned the live albums The Youth Are Getting Restless
The Youth Are Getting Restless
The Youth Are Getting Restless is a live album from hardcore punk and reggae pioneers Bad Brains, recorded live at the Paradiso Theater in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1987 by the VPRO. The show was part of the band's I Against I tour...
and Live
Live (Bad Brains album)
Live is a live album from hardcore punk & reggae pioneers Bad Brains. It was recorded in early 1988 and features a complete set of blistering punk rock as well as a few funk selections from their most recent album at the time, the influential I Against I...
. The EP includes several live classics as well as the only officially available live version of the rare "Return to Heaven."
Track listing
- Return to Heaven
- Let Me Help
- Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow
- Banned In D.C.
- Attitude
- Youth Are Getting Restless
Personnel
- H.R.H.R.H.R. is the stage name of Paul D. Hudson, the lead singer of the hardcore punk band Bad Brains. His vocals can be quite diverse, ranging from a rapid-fire nasal whine, to feral growling and screeches, to smooth near-crooning or staccato reggae rhymes...
— vocals - Dr. KnowDr. Know (guitarist)Dr. Know is the stage name of Gary Miller, guitarist for Bad Brains, regarded as one of punk rock's most innovative and important bands...
— guitar - Darryl Jenifer — bass
- Earl HudsonEarl HudsonEarl Hudson is the drummer for Bad Brains, regarded as one of punk rock's most influential and innovative bands. He is the younger brother of the band's lead singer H.R.. Although he has rarely recorded or performed outside of the band, he and fellow bandmates, guitarist Dr...
— drums