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''I Against I'' has influenced diverse rock artists. [[Ska punk]] band [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] and its follow-up project, [[Sublime with Rome]], frequently cover "House of Suffering" and bassist [[Eric Wilson (bassist)|Eric Wilson]] said that ''I Against I'' inspired them to blend different genres.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 1, 2020|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/blessings-rome-ramirez-of-sublime-with-rome-talks-new-album-gear-and-the-bands-legacy|title='Blessings': Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome Talks New Album, Gear and the Band's Legacy|first=Richard |last=Bienstock|date=June 6, 2019 |website=[[Guitar World]]|url-status=live|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607192637/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/blessings-rome-ramirez-of-sublime-with-rome-talks-new-album-gear-and-the-bands-legacy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.longlivevinyl.net/why-i-love-bad-brains-i-against-i-eric-wilson/|website=Longlivevinyl.net|title=Why I Love… Bad Brains' I Against I – Eric Wilson|first=Jennifer Otter|last=Bickerdike|author-link=Jennifer Otter Bickerdike|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131040520/https://www.longlivevinyl.net/why-i-love-bad-brains-i-against-i-eric-wilson/}}</ref> [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] singer [[Greg Puciato]] named it one of the four albums that changed his life, as well as "a critical step" in shaping his vocal style.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|title= A Match Thrown On A Gasoline Field: Greg Puciato On Trauma, Dillinger And The Black Queen|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-match-thrown-on-a-gasoline-field-greg-puciato-on-trauma-dillinger-and-the-black-queen/|date=September 28, 2018|first=Kiran|last=Acharya|website=[[Kerrang!]]|location=United Kingdom|url-status=live|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928233900/https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-match-thrown-on-a-gasoline-field-greg-puciato-on-trauma-dillinger-and-the-black-queen/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|type=audio|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p04tf60y|website=[[BBC Online]]|title=#MusicRuinedMyLife with Greg Puciato from The Dillinger Escape Plan|date=February 19, 2017|author-link=Daniel P. Carter|first=Daniel P. |last=Carter|time=5:22-5:44|url-status=live|archive-date= February 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223025240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tf60y}}</ref> [[Max Cavalera]] of [[Sepultura]] states that the beginning of 1996 song "Straighthate" was probably inspired by "I Against I" since his band admired the Bad Brains.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 1, 2020|website=Metalonloud.com|url=https://metalonloud.com/new/we-are-very-percussive-people/|title=We are very percussive people|first=Randy |last=Gerritse|date=December 24, 2016}}</ref> According to [[Harley Flanagan]] of the [[Cro-Mags]], the verse riff in 1986's "[[The Age of Quarrel]]" was based on the last part of "I Against I".<ref>{{cite web|first=Harley|last=Flanagan|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/harley-cro-mags-krishna-quarrel-nyhc-3421/|title=Biting Off Thumbs In The Age Of Quarrel With The Cro-Mags |website=[[Kerrang!]]|url-status=live|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818113638/https://www.kerrang.com/features/harley-cro-mags-krishna-quarrel-nyhc-3421/}}</ref> [[Tim Commerford]] of [[Rage Against the Machine]] mentioned the album as one of his biggest influences.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|title=Under the Influence: Tim Commerford|first=Dave|last=Kerr | date=July 28, 2016|website=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/playlists/under-the-influence-ratm-tim-commerford|url-status=live|archive-date=July 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731124710/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/playlists/under-the-influence-ratm-tim-commerford}}</ref> [[Danko Jones (musician)|Danko Jones]] called the title track "one of the greatest songs ever written as far as I'm concerned."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/danko-jones|first=Greg|last=Prato|title=Danko Jones|date=July 3, 2013|website=[[Songfacts]]|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Beppo of German punk band [[Spermbirds]] affirmed, "''I Against I'' had a huge impact on us, they taught us that you can also be hard by playing slow."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|title=Scream Back: An Interview With Spermbirds|url=https://occii.org/scream-back-interview-spermbirds/|first=Marko |last=Korac|date=June 21, 2014|publisher=[[OCCII]]|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200131040029/https://occii.org/scream-back-interview-spermbirds/}}</ref>
''I Against I'' has influenced diverse rock artists. [[Ska punk]] band [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] and its follow-up project, [[Sublime with Rome]], frequently cover "House of Suffering" and bassist [[Eric Wilson (bassist)|Eric Wilson]] said that ''I Against I'' inspired them to blend different genres.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 1, 2020|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/blessings-rome-ramirez-of-sublime-with-rome-talks-new-album-gear-and-the-bands-legacy|title='Blessings': Rome Ramirez of Sublime with Rome Talks New Album, Gear and the Band's Legacy|first=Richard |last=Bienstock|date=June 6, 2019 |website=[[Guitar World]]|url-status=live|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607192637/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/blessings-rome-ramirez-of-sublime-with-rome-talks-new-album-gear-and-the-bands-legacy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.longlivevinyl.net/why-i-love-bad-brains-i-against-i-eric-wilson/|website=Longlivevinyl.net|title=Why I Love… Bad Brains' I Against I – Eric Wilson|first=Jennifer Otter|last=Bickerdike|author-link=Jennifer Otter Bickerdike|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131040520/https://www.longlivevinyl.net/why-i-love-bad-brains-i-against-i-eric-wilson/}}</ref> [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] singer [[Greg Puciato]] named it one of the four albums that changed his life, as well as "a critical step" in shaping his vocal style.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|title= A Match Thrown On A Gasoline Field: Greg Puciato On Trauma, Dillinger And The Black Queen|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-match-thrown-on-a-gasoline-field-greg-puciato-on-trauma-dillinger-and-the-black-queen/|date=September 28, 2018|first=Kiran|last=Acharya|website=[[Kerrang!]]|location=United Kingdom|url-status=live|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928233900/https://www.kerrang.com/features/a-match-thrown-on-a-gasoline-field-greg-puciato-on-trauma-dillinger-and-the-black-queen/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|type=audio|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p04tf60y|website=[[BBC Online]]|title=#MusicRuinedMyLife with Greg Puciato from The Dillinger Escape Plan|date=February 19, 2017|author-link=Daniel P. Carter|first=Daniel P. |last=Carter|time=5:22-5:44|url-status=live|archive-date= February 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223025240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04tf60y}}</ref> [[Max Cavalera]] of [[Sepultura]] states that the beginning of 1996 song "Straighthate" was probably inspired by "I Against I" since his band admired the Bad Brains.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 1, 2020|website=Metalonloud.com|url=https://metalonloud.com/new/we-are-very-percussive-people/|title=We are very percussive people|first=Randy |last=Gerritse|date=December 24, 2016}}</ref> According to [[Harley Flanagan]] of the [[Cro-Mags]], the verse riff in 1986's "[[The Age of Quarrel]]" was based on the last part of "I Against I".<ref>{{cite web|first=Harley|last=Flanagan|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/harley-cro-mags-krishna-quarrel-nyhc-3421/|title=Biting Off Thumbs In The Age Of Quarrel With The Cro-Mags |website=[[Kerrang!]]|url-status=live|archive-date=August 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818113638/https://www.kerrang.com/features/harley-cro-mags-krishna-quarrel-nyhc-3421/}}</ref> [[Tim Commerford]] of [[Rage Against the Machine]] mentioned the album as one of his biggest influences.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|title=Under the Influence: Tim Commerford|first=Dave|last=Kerr | date=July 28, 2016|website=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/playlists/under-the-influence-ratm-tim-commerford|url-status=live|archive-date=July 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731124710/https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/playlists/under-the-influence-ratm-tim-commerford}}</ref> [[Danko Jones (musician)|Danko Jones]] called the title track "one of the greatest songs ever written as far as I'm concerned."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/danko-jones|first=Greg|last=Prato|title=Danko Jones|date=July 3, 2013|website=[[Songfacts]]|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> Beppo of German punk band [[Spermbirds]] affirmed, "''I Against I'' had a huge impact on us, they taught us that you can also be hard by playing slow."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|title=Scream Back: An Interview With Spermbirds|url=https://occii.org/scream-back-interview-spermbirds/|first=Marko |last=Korac|date=June 21, 2014|publisher=[[OCCII]]|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200131040029/https://occii.org/scream-back-interview-spermbirds/}}</ref>


"I Against I" was covered by [[Jeff Buckley]] in 1992,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=http://martinaston.co.uk/?p=618|publication-date=June 30, 2014 | first=Martin |last=Aston|title=Jeff Buckley's first ever interview, 1992|date=Autumn 1992|location=New York|url-status=live|archive-date= February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201024225/http://martinaston.co.uk/?p=618}}</ref> [[BoySetsFire]] and [[Brother's Keeper (band)|Brother's Keeper]] in 1999,<ref name=tribute>{{cite web|access-date=February 4, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/never-give-in-a-tribute-to-bad-brains-mw0000669111|title= Various Artists {{!}} Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains |website=[[AllMusic]]|first=Jason|last=Hundey|url-status=live|archive-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604090541/https://www.allmusic.com/album/never-give-in-a-tribute-to-bad-brains-mw0000669111}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 4, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-never-ending-mw0000247904|title= Brother's Keeper {{!}} Forever Never Ending }}</ref> and [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] in 2018;<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.therockpit.net/2018/burn-the-priest-lamb-of-god-release-track-i-against-i-supporting-slayer-in-europe/|title=Burn The Priest (Lamb Of God) release track 'I Against I', supporting Slayer in Europe|date=May 11, 2018|website=[[The Rockpit]]|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131042847/https://www.therockpit.net/2018/burn-the-priest-lamb-of-god-release-track-i-against-i-supporting-slayer-in-europe/}}</ref> "House of Suffering" has been covered by Sublime in 1995,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2013/07/sublime-3-ring-circus-live-at-the-palace-october-21-1995/|title=Sublime 3 Ring Circus: Live at the Palace, October 21, 1995|date=July 2013|access-date=February 5, 2020|first=Alex |last=Fredkin|website=[[Modern Drummer]]}}</ref> [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] in 1999<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 4, 2020|website=Machinehead1.com|url=https://www.machinehead1.com/blogs/the-general-journals/happy-birthday-the-burning-red|date=August 7, 2017|first=Robb |last=Flynn|author-link=Robb Flynn|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY "THE BURNING RED"!}}</ref> and [[The Bled]] in 2005;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61691/my-chemical-romance-fall-out-boy-punk-hawk|title=My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy Punk 'Hawk'|date=August 23, 2005|website=[[Billboard.com]]|url-status=live|archive-date=September 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920133651/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61691/my-chemical-romance-fall-out-boy-punk-hawk}}</ref> "Let Me Help" was covered by [[Potshot (band)|Potshot]] in 2000;<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=https://item.fril.jp/d4d78c8812141acaae5256e888c6c31a|title=TRIBUTE TO BAD BRAINS|website=Fril.jp}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2020}} and "Sacred Love" was covered by [[Storm Large]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|website=[[Bay Area Reporter]]|url=https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/music//230829|title=Happiness is a chat with Storm Large|first=Gregg |last=Shapiro|date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> In 2019, Bad Brains rerecorded the title track with rapper [[Denzel Curry]] as a guest vocalist for a [[Spotify]] single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/denzel-curry-reimagines-i-against-i-alongside-hardcore-pioneers-bad-brains|access-date=February 5, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|title=Denzel Curry Reimagines "I Against I" Alongside Hardcore Pioneers Bad Brains|date=July 31, 2019|first=Chris|last=Mench|url-status=live|archive-date=August 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801132545/https://genius.com/a/denzel-curry-reimagines-i-against-i-alongside-hardcore-pioneers-bad-brains}}</ref>
"I Against I" was covered by [[Jeff Buckley]] in 1992,<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=http://martinaston.co.uk/?p=618|publication-date=June 30, 2014 | first=Martin |last=Aston|title=Jeff Buckley's first ever interview, 1992|date=Autumn 1992|location=New York|url-status=live|archive-date= February 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201024225/http://martinaston.co.uk/?p=618}}</ref> [[BoySetsFire]] and [[Brother's Keeper (band)|Brother's Keeper]] in 1999,<ref name=tribute>{{cite web|access-date=February 4, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/never-give-in-a-tribute-to-bad-brains-mw0000669111|title= Various Artists {{!}} Never Give In: A Tribute to Bad Brains |website=[[AllMusic]]|first=Jason|last=Hundey|url-status=live|archive-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604090541/https://www.allmusic.com/album/never-give-in-a-tribute-to-bad-brains-mw0000669111}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 4, 2020|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/forever-never-ending-mw0000247904|title= Brother's Keeper {{!}} Forever Never Ending }}</ref> and [[Lamb of God (band)|Lamb of God]] in 2018;<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 31, 2020|url=https://www.therockpit.net/2018/burn-the-priest-lamb-of-god-release-track-i-against-i-supporting-slayer-in-europe/|title=Burn The Priest (Lamb Of God) release track 'I Against I', supporting Slayer in Europe|date=May 11, 2018|website=[[The Rockpit]]|url-status=live|archive-date=January 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131042847/https://www.therockpit.net/2018/burn-the-priest-lamb-of-god-release-track-i-against-i-supporting-slayer-in-europe/}}</ref> "House of Suffering" has been covered by Sublime in 1995,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/2013/07/sublime-3-ring-circus-live-at-the-palace-october-21-1995/|title=Sublime 3 Ring Circus: Live at the Palace, October 21, 1995|date=July 2013|access-date=February 5, 2020|first=Alex |last=Fredkin|website=[[Modern Drummer]]}}</ref> [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]] in 1999<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 4, 2020|website=Machinehead1.com|url=https://www.machinehead1.com/blogs/the-general-journals/happy-birthday-the-burning-red|date=August 7, 2017|first=Robb |last=Flynn|author-link=Robb Flynn|title=HAPPY BIRTHDAY "THE BURNING RED"!}}</ref> and [[The Bled]] in 2005;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61691/my-chemical-romance-fall-out-boy-punk-hawk|title=My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy Punk 'Hawk'|date=August 23, 2005|website=[[Billboard.com]]|url-status=live|archive-date=September 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920133651/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61691/my-chemical-romance-fall-out-boy-punk-hawk}}</ref> "Let Me Help" was covered by [[Potshot (band)|Potshot]] in 2000;{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|website=[[Bay Area Reporter]]|url=https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/music//230829|title=Happiness is a chat with Storm Large|first=Gregg |last=Shapiro|date=October 15, 2014}}</ref> In 2019, Bad Brains rerecorded the title track with rapper [[Denzel Curry]] as a guest vocalist for a [[Spotify]] single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/denzel-curry-reimagines-i-against-i-alongside-hardcore-pioneers-bad-brains|access-date=February 5, 2020|website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]]|title=Denzel Curry Reimagines "I Against I" Alongside Hardcore Pioneers Bad Brains|date=July 31, 2019|first=Chris|last=Mench|url-status=live|archive-date=August 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801132545/https://genius.com/a/denzel-curry-reimagines-i-against-i-alongside-hardcore-pioneers-bad-brains}}</ref>


"Re-Ignition" has been sampled on "Daddy's Home" by [[Chubb Rock]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/the-77-best-rock-samples-in-rap-history/|title=The 77 Best Rock Samples in Rap History|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|first=Jesse |last=Serwer|date=October 16, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019080321/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/the-77-best-rock-samples-in-rap-history/chubb-rock-daddys-home|archive-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> "Ice Man Cometh" by 2 Black 2 Strong MMG,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} "Ultrasonic Sound" by [[Hive (record producer)|Hive]] (which later appeared on [[The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture|''The Matrix'' soundtrack]]),{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} and on a remix of the 2004 song "[[Real Nigga Roll Call|Roll Call]]" by [[Lil Jon]] and [[Ice Cube]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=https://www.itromso.no/feedback/anmeldelser/2018/10/26/En-verkende-byll-p%C3%A5-crossover-begrepets-rumpe-17757392.ece|language=no|title=En verkende byll på crossover-begrepets rumpe|newspaper=[[ITromsø]]|first=Jørgen|last=Nordeng|date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124100058/https://www.itromso.no/feedback/anmeldelser/2018/10/26/En-verkende-byll-p%C3%A5-crossover-begrepets-rumpe-17757392.ece}}</ref> A live version of "Re-Ignition" was featured in ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|website=[[Engadget]]|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/full-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-track-list-revealed/|title=Full Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock track list revealed|date=August 17, 2010|author-link=Griffin McElroy|first=Griffin |last=McElroy|url-status=live|archive-date=August 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826183808/https://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/full-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-track-list-revealed/}}</ref> "Re-Ignition" appeared on a 2019 episode of ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=http://nayahscifi.com/2019/10/27/black-lightning-the-puppet-master/|title=Black Lightning: The Puppet Master|date=October 27, 2019|website=Nayahscifi.com|first=Anthony |last=Nichols}}</ref> The Canadian teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', which names each episode after a 1980s song, named an episode after the song "I Against I".{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
"Re-Ignition" has been sampled on "Daddy's Home" by [[Chubb Rock]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/the-77-best-rock-samples-in-rap-history/|title=The 77 Best Rock Samples in Rap History|website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|first=Jesse |last=Serwer|date=October 16, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019080321/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/the-77-best-rock-samples-in-rap-history/chubb-rock-daddys-home|archive-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> "Ice Man Cometh" by 2 Black 2 Strong MMG,{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} "Ultrasonic Sound" by [[Hive (record producer)|Hive]] (which later appeared on [[The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture|''The Matrix'' soundtrack]]),{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} and on a remix of the 2004 song "[[Real Nigga Roll Call|Roll Call]]" by [[Lil Jon]] and [[Ice Cube]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=https://www.itromso.no/feedback/anmeldelser/2018/10/26/En-verkende-byll-p%C3%A5-crossover-begrepets-rumpe-17757392.ece|language=no|title=En verkende byll på crossover-begrepets rumpe|newspaper=[[ITromsø]]|first=Jørgen|last=Nordeng|date=October 26, 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124100058/https://www.itromso.no/feedback/anmeldelser/2018/10/26/En-verkende-byll-p%C3%A5-crossover-begrepets-rumpe-17757392.ece}}</ref> A live version of "Re-Ignition" was featured in ''[[Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|website=[[Engadget]]|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/full-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-track-list-revealed/|title=Full Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock track list revealed|date=August 17, 2010|author-link=Griffin McElroy|first=Griffin |last=McElroy|url-status=live|archive-date=August 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826183808/https://www.engadget.com/2010/08/17/full-guitar-hero-warriors-of-rock-track-list-revealed/}}</ref> "Re-Ignition" appeared on a 2019 episode of ''[[Black Lightning (TV series)|Black Lightning]]''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 5, 2020|url=http://nayahscifi.com/2019/10/27/black-lightning-the-puppet-master/|title=Black Lightning: The Puppet Master|date=October 27, 2019|website=Nayahscifi.com|first=Anthony |last=Nichols}}</ref> The Canadian teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'', which names each episode after a 1980s song, named an episode after the song "I Against I".{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Revision as of 08:07, 4 June 2021

This article is about the Bad Brains album. For the band, see I Against I (band). For the Massive Attack song, see Special Cases. For the Jedi Mind Tricks song, see Violent by Design.

I Against I
Studio album by
Bad Brains
ReleasedNovember 21, 1986[1]
GenreAlternative metal, hardcore punk, hard rock,[2] funk metal
Length31:53
LabelSST (065)
ProducerRon Saint Germain
Bad Brains chronology
Rock for Light
(1983) 		I Against I
(1986) 		Live
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork9.3/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[6]
The Village VoiceB−[7]

I Against I is the third studio album by the American rock band Bad Brains. It was released on November 21, 1986[1] through SST Records with the catalog number SST 065. The best-selling album in the band's catalog, I Against I is an album that mixes American hardcore punk with funk, soul, reggae and heavy metal. It is also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The title track was a Paul Rachman-directed video (Rachman would go on to direct the documentary film American Hardcore).

The title I Against I presumably refers to the common Rastafarian phrase I and I, which is used in place of the first-person plural (i.e. we) to signify the union of the speaker, audience, and Jah (God) in love and peace.

At the producer's suggestion, the vocals to "Sacred Love" were recorded over the phone from the prison where H.R. was serving time on a marijuana distribution charge.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, and Gary Miller except where noted.

  1. "Intro" (Jenifer, Miller) – 1:02
  2. "I Against I" – 2:50
  3. "House of Suffering" (P. Hudson, Miller) – 2:29
  4. "Re-Ignition" – 4:16
  5. "Secret 77" – 4:04
  6. "Let Me Help" – 2:17
  7. "She's Calling You" (P. Hudson, Jenifer) – 3:42
  8. "Sacred Love" – 3:40
  9. "Hired Gun" – 3:45
  10. "Return to Heaven" – 3:19

Legacy

I Against I has influenced diverse rock artists. Ska punk band Sublime and its follow-up project, Sublime with Rome, frequently cover "House of Suffering" and bassist Eric Wilson said that I Against I inspired them to blend different genres.[8][9] The Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato named it one of the four albums that changed his life, as well as "a critical step" in shaping his vocal style.[10][11] Max Cavalera of Sepultura states that the beginning of 1996 song "Straighthate" was probably inspired by "I Against I" since his band admired the Bad Brains.[12] According to Harley Flanagan of the Cro-Mags, the verse riff in 1986's "The Age of Quarrel" was based on the last part of "I Against I".[13] Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine mentioned the album as one of his biggest influences.[14] Danko Jones called the title track "one of the greatest songs ever written as far as I'm concerned."[15] Beppo of German punk band Spermbirds affirmed, "I Against I had a huge impact on us, they taught us that you can also be hard by playing slow."[16]

"I Against I" was covered by Jeff Buckley in 1992,[17] BoySetsFire and Brother's Keeper in 1999,[18][19] and Lamb of God in 2018;[20] "House of Suffering" has been covered by Sublime in 1995,[21] Machine Head in 1999[22] and The Bled in 2005;[23] "Let Me Help" was covered by Potshot in 2000;Shapiro, Gregg (October 15, 2014). "Happiness is a chat with Storm Large". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved February 5, 2020.</ref> In 2019, Bad Brains rerecorded the title track with rapper Denzel Curry as a guest vocalist for a Spotify single.[24]

"Re-Ignition" has been sampled on "Daddy's Home" by Chubb Rock,[25] "Ice Man Cometh" by 2 Black 2 Strong MMG,[citation needed] "Ultrasonic Sound" by Hive (which later appeared on The Matrix soundtrack),[citation needed] and on a remix of the 2004 song "Roll Call" by Lil Jon and Ice Cube.[26] A live version of "Re-Ignition" was featured in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.[27] "Re-Ignition" appeared on a 2019 episode of Black Lightning.[28] The Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, which names each episode after a 1980s song, named an episode after the song "I Against I".[citation needed]

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1989 OOR Netherlands "The Best Albums of the 80s" 29 [29]
1995 Alternative Press United States "Top 99 Of '85 to '95" 9 [30]
1995 BigO Singapore "The 100 Best Albums from 1975 to 1995" 99 [31]
1999 Tylko Rock Poland "100 Albums that Shook Polish Rock" 39 [32]
2000 Terrorizer United Kingdom "100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties" — [33]
2002 Revolver United States "The 69 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time" 32 [34]
2003 Blender United States "500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die" — [35]
2004 Les Inrockuptibles France "50 Years of Rock'n'Roll" — [36]
2005 Robert Dimery United States 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die — [37]
2006 Gary Mulholland United Kingdom "261 Greatest Albums Since Punk and Disco" — [38]
2008 VOLUME France "200 Records that Changed the World" — [39]
2008 Tom Moon United States "1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die" — [40]
2016 Loudwire United States "Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s" 49 [41]
2016 Classic Rock United Kingdom "The 10 Essential Funk Rock Albums" — [2]
"—" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Bad Brains
Production

Release history

Region Date
United States November 21, 1986
United Kingdom February 1987

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