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Bad Brains underwent a self described "spiritual change" and felt it was no longer appropriate to use the word "Bad" in his band's name. The other members agreed to the change and used the name Soul Brains from 1999-2001. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.