The Youth Are Getting Restless

The Youth Are Getting Restless
Live album by Bad Brains
Released	1990
Recorded	1987, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Genre	Hardcore punk, heavy metal, reggae, funk metal
Label	SST Records
Bad Brains chronology
Quickness (1989) The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990) Spirit Electricity (1991)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]

The Youth Are Getting Restless is a live album from hardcore punk and reggae pioneers Bad Brains, recorded live at the Paradiso Theater in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1987 by the VPRO. The show was part of the band's I Against I tour. It remains one of the group's best selling albums.

The album captures Bad Brains in concert at the height of their commercial and critical peak, featuring a diverse mix of violent hardcore punk, mellow reggae, funk, and heavy metal. Two of the reggae tracks are cover songs: Dennis Brown's "Revolution," and a rearranged medley of the Rolling Stones's "She's a Rainbow" and The Beatles's "Day Tripper".

Track listing

1. "I" - 2:33
2. "Rock for Light" - 1:40
3. "Right Brigade" - 2:30
4. "House of Suffering" - 2:04
5. "Day Tripper/She's a Rainbow" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)/(Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) - 4:53
6. "Coptic Times" - 2:10
7. "Sacred Love" - 3:27
8. "Re-Ignition" - 4:30
9. "Let Me Help" - 1:54
10. "The Youth Are Getting Restless" - 3:58
11. "Banned in D.C." - 2:14
12. "Sailin' On" - 1:52
13. "Fearless Vampire Killers" - 1:12
14. "At the Movies" - 2:50
15. "Revolution" (Dennis Brown) - 4:27
16. "Pay to Cum" - 1:41
17. "Big Takeover" - 3:26

All songs composed by Bad Brains except where noted.

Personnel

• H.R. - vocals
• Dr. Know - guitar
• Darryl Jenifer - bass
• Earl Hudson - drums

References

1. The Youth Are Getting Restless at AllMusic
2. Robert Christgau review