''Into the Future'' is the ninth
studio album
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by the American
rock
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band
Bad Brains
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, released on November 20, 2012 through
Megaforce Records
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. The album is dedicated to
Adam Yauch
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of the
Beastie Boys
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, a longtime friend of the band who died of cancer six months before its release, and produced their previous album ''
Build a Nation''. "Popcorn" first appeared on the Bad Brains tribute album "Tribute To Bad Brains", when the band appeared under the name Soul Brains.
Reception
''Into the Future'' has received positive reviews. Fred Thomas of
AllMusic
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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."
Track listing
# "Into the Future" - 2:43
# "Popcorn" - 3:12
# "We Belong Together" - 1:39
# "Youth of Today" - 3:25
# "Rub a Dub Love" - 2:35
# "Yes I" - 1:28
# "Suck Sess" - 1:53
# "Jah Love" - 3:35
# "Earnest Love" - 3:14
# "Come Down" - 1:25
# "Fun" - 3:47
# "Make a Joyful Noise" - 4:43
# "MCA Dub" - 3:47
Personnel
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H.R. – vocals
*
Dr. Know – guitars
*
Darryl Jenifer
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– bass
*
Earl Hudson – drums
*
Jamie Saft
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– keyboards
References
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2012 albums
Bad Brains albums