CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
Below find detailed explanations of why I like one Warner Bros. Minneapolis two-LP tour de force more than the other. But let me put it this way—the Prince has better lyrics. BAD BRAINS “I Against I" (SST) As a reggae band, they were a hardcore band with a change-up; as a metal band, they’re a hardcore band with a great windup and no follow-through.
CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
ROBERT CHRISTGAU
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Below find detailed explanations of why I like one Warner Bros. Minneapolis two-LP tour de force more than the other. But let me put it this way—the Prince has better lyrics.
BAD BRAINS “I Against I"
(SST)
As a reggae band, they were a hardcore band with a change-up; as a metal band, they’re a hardcore band with a great windup and no follow-through. The small problem is H.R.’s lyrics, which he’s still smart enough to blur with the speed and attitude that make the lead and title cut their strongest individual song since “Pay to Cum.” The big problem is Dr. Know, who’s got a hundred Hendrix moves and no killer riffs. B-
RUBEN BLADES Y SEIS DEL SOLAR “Agua de Luna”
(Elektra)