I Against I

I Against I is an alternative rock album by Bad Brains, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music) on SST Records. Widely regarded as the highest-quality album in Bad Brains' catalogue, I Against I is a critically praised album of American punk rock mixed with Jamaican reggae music. Both genres have frequently socially aware lyrics, and I Against I continues that tradition with diatribes against violence and other social evils.

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

Track listing

1. Intro (Jenifer/Miller) - 1:02
2. I Against I (Hudson/Miller) - 2:50
3. House of Suffering (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 2:28
4. Re-Ignition (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 4:18
5. Secret 77 (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 4:03
6. Let Me Help (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 2:15
7. She's Calling You (Hudson/Jenifer) - 3:40
8. Sacred Love (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 3:40
9. Hired Gun (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 3:43
10. Return to Heaven (Hudson/Jenifer/Miller) - 3:54

Personnel

• Doctor Know - Guitar
• H.R. - Vocals
• Darryl - Bass
• Earl - Drums
• Jesse Henderson - Assistant Engineer
• Earl Hudson - Drums
• Darryl Jenifer - Bass
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• Dennis Mitchell - Assistant Engineer
• Phil Burnett - Engineer
• Bill Ryan - Assistant Engineer
• Patch - Mixing
• Marcia Resnick - Photography, Cover Art Concept