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Into the Future is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Bad Brains, released on November 20, 2012, through Megaforce Records.[1] The album is dedicated 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, where the band appeared under the name Soul Brains.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Consequence of SoundStarStarStar[5]
Los Angeles TimesStarStarStar[6]
RevolverStarStarStarHalf star[7]

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.”[4]

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. September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  2. ^ “Bad Brains Honor Adam Yauch on First LP in Five Years”. SPIN.com. September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  3. ^ “Into the Future review”. Metacritic. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. “Into the Future – Bad Brains”. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  5. ^ “Album Review: Bad Brains – into the Future”. November 21, 2012.
  6. ^ Roberts, Randall (November 20, 2012). “Review: Bad Brains goes ‘Into the Future’ with power”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  7. ^ Camisasca, Paige (November 6, 2012). “Bad Brains – Into the Future”. Revolver. Retrieved November 23, 2012.