Into the Future

Into the Future is the ninth studio album by the American hardcore punk band Bad Brains, which was released on November 20, 2012 on Megaforce Records.[1] It is a tribute dedication to Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, a longtime friend of the band who died of cancer six months before its release, and produced their previous album Build a Nation.[2] "Popcorn" first appeared on the Bad Brains tribute album "Tribute To Bad Brains", when the band appeared under the name Soul Brains.[3]

Into the Future
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
RecordedMarch 2011 – September 2012
Genre
Length36:54
LabelMegaforce
ProducerDarryl Jenifer
Bad Brains chronology
Build a Nation
(2007)
Into the Future
(2012)

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Consequence of Sound[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Revolver Magazine[8]

Into the Future has received positive reviews. Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, saying that the album, like Build a Nation, "attempted a return to the ragged glory of the band's early speed-demon hardcore days, and probably came as close as possible given the years and whether they'd seen since ... turning out 13 new jams that volley between dub-styled reggae and the kind of loud-and-fast hardcore with funk and metal undertones that they've been perfecting for ages." However, he adds that "it's not quite as loud and just a little bit less fast than before."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Into the Future" - 2:43
  2. "Popcorn" - 3:12
  3. "We Belong Together" - 1:39
  4. "Youth of Today" - 3:25
  5. "Rub a Dub Love" - 2:35
  6. "Yes I" - 1:28
  7. "Suck Sess" - 1:53
  8. "Jah Love" - 3:35
  9. "Earnest Love" - 3:14
  10. "Come Down" - 1:25
  11. "Fun" - 3:47
  12. "Make a Joyful Noise" - 4:43
  13. "MCA Dub" - 3:47

Personnel

References

  1. "Bad Brains Announce New Album". Blabbermouth.net. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  2. "Bad Brains Honor Adam Yauch on First LP in Five Years". SPIN.com. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  3. "Tribute to Bad Brains (2000, CD)". Discogs.
  4. "Into the Future review". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  5. Thomas, Fred. "Into the Future - Bad Brains". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. "Album Review: Bad Brains - into the Future". 21 November 2012.
  7. Roberts, Randall (2012-11-20). "Review: Bad Brains goes 'Into the Future' with power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  8. Camisasca, Paige (2012-11-06). "Bad Brains - Into the Future". Revolver. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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