Build a Nation

Punk · 2007 · 14 tracks

Build a Nation

A high-fidelity return to form blending surgical hardcore precision with deep Rastafarian dub. Produced by Adam Yauch with a warm, punishing analog punch.

June 20, 2007 · Skint

A high-velocity collision of righteous spiritual conviction and aggressive physical energy.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Give Thanks and Praises

2:25

02

Jah People Make the World Go Round

2:10

03

Pure Love

0:56

04

Natty Dreadlocks ’Pon the Mountain Top

3:32

05

Build a Nation

1:45

06

Expand Your Soul

2:49

07

Jah Love

3:08

08

Let There Be Angels (Just Like You)

2:27

09

Universal Peace

3:04

10

Roll On

4:05

11

Until Kingdom Comes

3:20

12

In the Beginning

1:32

13

Send You No More Flowers

2:32

14

Peace Be Unto Thee

3:55

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden, jarring transition from the breakneck punk of the title track into the deep, cavernous dub of the following movement

H.R.'s vocals shifting from a terrifying, high-pitched shriek to a smooth, melodic croon within a single bar

The precision of the drum fills on 'Pure Love' that pack a career's worth of technicality into less than sixty seconds

Reviews

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Where This Album Departs

How does Build a Nation sound next to the rest of Bad Brains's catalogue?

Raspy+1.4σ

The vocals lean notably further into raspy than the rest of the catalogue.

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