In 1986, Bad Brains signed with SST Records and released I Against I . In addition to the band’s hardcore punk and reggae sounds, this album added elements from heavy metal and funk . H.R. provided the vocals for the song “Sacred Love” over the phone from the Lorton Reformatory while serving time for a cannabis charge. H.R. gained additional critical notice for his expanded vocal style on I Against I ; according to Rick Anderson of AllMusic , “[HR] digs deep into his bag of voices and pulls them all out, one by one: the frightening nasal falsetto that was his signature in the band’s hardcore days, an almost bel canto baritone , and a declamatory speed-rap chatter that spews lyrics with the mechanical precision of a machine gun”.
Signed with SST Records and released I Against I
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