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. It was recorded at the Paradiso Theater in

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. The show was part of the band's ''

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'' tour. It remains one of the group's best selling albums. The album captures

in concert at the height of their commercial and critical peak, featuring a diverse mix of

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's "Revolution," and a rearranged

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's "Day Tripper."

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'' wrote that the album is a "virtual greatest-hits collection, played with blistering intensity and engineered with its muscle intact."

Track listing

# "I" – 2:33 # "Rock for Light" – 1:40 # "Right Brigade" – 2:30 # "House of Suffering" (

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, Gary Miller) – 2:04 # "

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) – 4:53 # "Coptic Times" – 2:10 # "Sacred Love" (Hudson,

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, Miller) – 3:27 # "Re-Ignition" (Hudson, Jenifer, Miller) – 4:30 # "Let Me Help" (Hudson, Jenifer, Miller) – 1:54 # "The Youth Are Getting Restless" – 3:58 # "Banned in D.C." – 2:14 # "Sailin' On" – 1:52 # "Fearless Vampire Killers" – 1:12 # "At the Movies" – 2:50 # "Revolution" (

) – 4:27 # " Pay to Cum" – 1:41 # "Big Takeover" – 3:26 :''All songs composed by Bad Brains except where noted.''

Personnel

* H.R. – vocals * Dr. Know – guitar *

– bass * Earl Hudson – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Youth Are Getting Restless, The Bad Brains live albums 1987 live albums SST Records live albums