Line #24 Music/BigAudioDynamite


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/big_audio_dynamite.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:"I ain't with the hundred crowd, I'm with the 99."]]
3	Big Audio Dynamite, also known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, as well as B.A.D for short, is a British AlternativeDance and PostPunk band formed in London in 1984 by former [[Music/TheClash Clash]] guitarist Mick Jones. The band is known for its eclectic mix of musical styles much like Music/TheClash before them, experimenting with PostPunk, HipHop, {{Reggae}}, {{Funk}} and PunkRock, becoming one of the TropeMakers for AlternativeDance in the process, along with acts such as Music/NewOrder. After releasing several albums, regularly touring and experiencing many lineup changes, B.A.D finally ceased activity in 1997, although the original 1984-1990 lineup reformed for a tour in 2011.
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5	Discography:
6	* ''This Is Big Audio Dynamite'' (1985)
7	* ''No. 10 Upping St.'' (1986)
8	* ''Tighten Up Vol. 88'' (1988)
9	* ''Megatop Phoenix'' (1989)
10	* ''Kool-Aid'' (1990) (UK-only release) (As Big Audio Dynamite II)
11	* ''The Globe'' (1991) (As Big Audio Dynamite II)
12	* ''Higher Power'' (1994) (As Big Audio)
13	* ''F-Punk'' (1995)
14	* ''Entering A New Ride'' (1997) (Internet-only free release)
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16	!!The following tropes are present in Big Audio Dynamite's work:
17	* AcidHouse: ''Megatop Phoenix'' dabbles pretty heavily in it.
18	* AlternativeDance: The TropeMakers, along with Music/NewOrder.
19	* BandOfRelatives: Mick Jones (guitar, vocals) and Dan Donovan (keyboards) are cousins.
20	* ContinuityNod: "The Globe" samples a bunch of elements from "Should I Stay or Should I Go?", one of the most popular songs Mick Jones sang with Music/TheClash.
21	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: the photos from ''This Is Big Audio Dynamite'', and the video for "Sightsee MC".
22	* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The cover for ''Tighten Up Vol. 88'', done by former [[Music/TheClash Clash]] bassist Paul Simonon.
23	** Arguably ''Megatop Phoenix'' as well.
24	%%* TheEighties
25	%%* EpicRocking: "Union, Jack", "Badrock City", "Medicine Show", "A Party", "BAD", "Innocent Child", "The Globe", "When The Time Comes", "I Don't Know", "Slender Loris", "Moon", "Lucan", "Hope", "Psycho Wing" and most of ''Kool-Aid'' and ''Entering A New Ride''.
26	* GenreBusting: A PostPunk-AlternativeDance-HipHop-{{Reggae}}-{{Funk}}-PunkRock-AlternativeRock band.
27	%%* GenreRoulette: Their M.O.
28	* {{Homage}}: In the video for "James Brown", Mick Jones and Don Letts homage Music/JamesBrown's famous "Cape Routine" from The TAMI Show.
29	* IAmTheBand: When Mick Jones sacked the entire band and put together a new lineup in 1990.
30	* NearDeathExperience: ''Megatop Phoenix'' got its name after Mick Jones nearly died of pneumonia in 1989 and spent months in the hospital.
31	* NewSoundAlbum: Frequently.
32	** ''Megatop Phoenix'' brings in AcidHouse and rave influences.
33	** ''Kool-Aid'' and ''The Globe'' have a different sound than the preceding albums due to the new lineup and changes in the style of dance music popular at the time.
34	* PunBasedTitle:
35	** ''No. 10 Upping Street'' is a pun on 10 Downing Street, the headquarters of the Government of the United Kingdom.
36	** ''Tighten Up Vol. 88'' is a nod to the ''Tighten Up'' series of {{Reggae}} compilations, which went up to Volume 6, but the "Vol. 88" is for 1988.
37	* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: when the 1984-90 line-up got back together to do some shows in 2011, including the Coachella Festival that year.
38	* RippedFromTheHeadlines: "James Brown" (song and video) is about Music/JamesBrown's 1988 arrest following a high-speed car chase.
39	* {{Sampling}}: All the time. During the 1984-90 lineup, this was Don Letts' main role in the band.
40	* SnakeOilSalesman: "Medicine Show" is sung from the POV of one, extolling the virtues of his product but never actually saying what the product is.
41	* StartMyOwn: The band was formed after Mick Jones was kicked out of his previous band, Music/TheClash.
42	* StepUpToTheMic: Mick Jones was the lead singer, but Don Letts frequently stepped up and shared vocals on some songs like "C'mon Every Beatbox" and "BAD".
43	* TeamPowerWalk: In the video for "Bottom Line", their first as a band. It starts with just Mick Jones, then the other band members join in.
44	* TemporaryNameChange: When they unveiled a new lineup in 1990 (featuring only leader Mick Jones from the previous "classic" lineup), they called themselves "Big Audio Dynamite II" for the releases of ''Kool-Aid'' and ''The Globe''. On the following record, ''Higher Power'', in 1994, they changed their name again to "Big Audio". On the record following that, ''F-Punk'', they changed back to "Big Audio Dynamite".
45	* ThisIsASong: "Looking for a Song" is literally about composing a song.
46	-->I'm looking for a song\
47	About 3:30 long\
48	A song that I can sing\
49	It don't need no complicated thing
50	* VFormationTeamShot: The video for "Sightsee MC".

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