Big Audio Dynamite
Underappreciated and misunderstood by many (myself included), BAD brought elements of The Clash to the fore in a new way. The trouble was, those elements (repurposed anthems, beatbox rhythms) weren't what was best about The Clash, and so BAD was seen as an indulgent extension of the band's dub experimentation. In fact, the band's unique mix of rock, reggae and multimedia (Don Letts stuffed each album with a virtual library full of film dialog) is a daring and forward-thinking direction fully deserving of Jones' visionary status. Their albums take some time to appreciate, but the first few are recommended to those who refuse to wave the white flag after Combat Rock. NOTE: This is the old BAD site. Click here to see the new Big Audio Dynamite pages
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1985 September | The Bottom Line |
| 1985 October | THIS IS BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE |
| 1985 | PLANET BAD (EP) |
| 1986 March | E=MC2 |
| 1986 May | Medicine Show |
| 1986 October | C'mon Every Beatbox |
| 1986 October | NO. 10, UPPING STREET |
| 1986 | Badrock City |
| 1986 | Hollywood Boulevard |
| 1987 February | V. Thirteen |
| 1987 July | Sightsee M.C.! |
| 1988 May | Just Play Music! |
| 1988 June | TIGHTEN UP VOL. '88 |
| 1988 July | Other 99 |
| 1988 | B.A.D. Overture |
| 1989 | James Brown |
| 1989 September 5 | MEGATOP PHOENIX |
| 1989 October | Contact |
| 1990 October | KOOL-AID |
| 1990 November | Kool-Aid |
| 1990 | Free |
| 1991 July | THE GLOBE |
| 1991 July | The Globe |
| 1991 September | Rush |
| 1991 | ALLY PALLY PARADISO |
| 1992 | Innocent Child |
| 1994 November | Looking For A Song |
| 1994 November 8 | HIGHER POWER |
| 1995 June | I Turned Out A Punk |
| 1995 June 20 | F-PUNK |
| 1995 | Psycho Wing |
| 1995 September 12 | PLANET B.A.D. |
| 1999 May 4 | SUPER HITS |
| 2000 March 30 | BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE I & II |
| 2009 | THE BEST OF BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE |
SEE ALSO...
THE CLASH discography
© 2012 Connolly & Company. All rights reserved.