Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains

DoomandHeavy · #1 09-20-2010, 05:06 PM

From blistering hardcore punk to chilled out reggae, this guy can play it all! I don't think I've ever seen a thread or even a mention of Darryl. I can't help but feel inspired anytime I see him or the rest of the Brains go at it!! What do you fellow steel-string grinders think of this Rasta bass monster?

handofseven · #2 09-20-2010, 06:10 PM

Good stuff that Darryl Jennifer... He inspired me to try a graphite neck... I Against I is and always will be in my "top 10 desert island records"...

Datsgor · #3 09-20-2010, 11:37 PM

Darryl was one of the the cats that got me through all the 80's crap going on. I'll tell ya though....going to concerts will never again be like it was in the 80's.....wow.

zachoff · #4 09-20-2010, 11:53 PM

Dude's awesome... That's for sure and should probably be mentioned in all of those "underappreciated" threads we all love.

**peledog** · #5 09-21-2010, 12:28 AM

The entire band has some serious chops.

But yeah, +1 on 'I Against I' - that album shook my fillings out.

ERIC31 · #6 09-22-2010, 08:33 AM

Hell yeah! Let's hear it for Darryl!! A bass monster!!!

Mike19 · #7 09-22-2010, 11:31 PM

Bad Brains = James Brown and his Band of Renown on meth.
Ya gotta love it!

Waterpilot · #8 09-22-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ERIC31

Hell yeah! Let's hear it for Darryl!! A bass monster!!!

Yep! Dude is fantastic!

thomashawk · #9 09-22-2010, 11:50 PM

Great call! Darryl doesn't get nearly enough credit.

Quick story - I was working with a band, and felt Darryl would be the perfect guy to mix their record, so I reached out to him. He got back to me right away, and was super cool and hyper-insightful. Scheduling prevented the collaboration though. Bummer.

However, I was also lucky enough to catch Bad Brains' last show at CBGB's during their final week. Halfway through the set people started ripping the entire wooden bar to shreds and taking pieces home with them. I'm not sure how the place looked for Patti Smith the next night. ;-)

Deesack · #10 09-23-2010, 01:35 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEImpnq-Z5k

<-- Bad Ass

Slax · #11 09-23-2010, 01:50 AM

Darryl inspired my green bass project! I played it like that for about a year before moving on. Sometimes I still miss the green, but either way, it's all good.

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Originally Posted by thomashawk

Great call! Darryl doesn't get nearly enough credit.

Quick story - I was working with a band, and felt Darryl would be the perfect guy to mix their record, so I reached out to him. He got back to me right away, and was super cool and hyper-insightful. Scheduling prevented the collaboration though. Bummer.

However, I was also lucky enough to catch Bad Brains' last show at CBGB's during their final week. Halfway through the set people started ripping the entire wooden bar to shreds and taking pieces home with them. I'm not sure how the place looked for Patti Smith the next night. ;-)

Awesome! I couldn't even imagine. I went to CBGBs a bunch of times and a couple of times before it closed. (Still can't believe it's gone) I still remember just walking through it and being in complete awe of the history that was on the walls, the wood, everything. It was in dire shape then, but when was it ever not?

I heard the stage floor flexed as you walked on it. It seriously was a place of history.

fuzz_factor · #12 09-27-2010, 11:37 AM

I finally saw Bad Brains live last year after wanting to see them for, like, 20 years. Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know and Earl Hudson are incredibly tight. An amazing rhythm section.

At this point, HR looks a little bored by the whole thing, but it was still a great show. Wish I would've seen them in the 80s or 90s, however.

MixBass · #13 09-27-2010, 12:00 PM

I saw them in the early 80's and it was great. I really dug "Soulcraft" and have it on Vinyl somewhere. Good stuff.