7/30/21 The second full-length album by Bad Brains, released in 1983. Produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars and presented here for the first time in decades, the original mix of the album, as the band originally intended.
As Fat Mike put it, this was "the album to change everything". This ushered in the "modern" style of punk, which deeply influenced modern bands like [insert almost any punk band from the 90's SoCal scene].
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess tracks Chappell’s cinematic journey of falling in queer love for the first time, while embracing all the messy and imperfect moments in-between. Penned by Amstutz alongside Dan Nigro