Shaki Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Nice to see a few doffs of the hat to BR in the top 10 bands! They fluctuate between number 1 and number 2 for me depending on my mood. I am absolutely delighted with my recent purchase of the Live at the Palladium DVD. Cracking live stuff and also the story of the band. Amazing lyrics/themes, massive sound, soaring melodies and great harmonies. Opinons? Favourite album?I actually think that The Empire Strikes First is their finest work to date. Top 4 outside that - Process of Belief, Stranger than Fiction, Generator, No Control. The New America is pretty shit by their extremely high standards. Can't wait for their new one this summer..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Awesome. You knew I was going to reply quick to this eh? I got into Bad Religion with Process of Belief and I still reckon it's their best. Short, fast, catchy songs rich in wonderful harmonies. Some of the most perfect punk ever! A very consistent band with all their albums although Stranger than Fiction has a few dodgy moments to me. Generator is my favourite song.A fantastic live band too, I forgot how good they are until I saw them and rather glad I decided to watch them over the Foo Fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 i kinda liked 'the new american' in places :Ofave for me gotta be recipe for hatetie in second place between no control and against the grainbrilliant band though. show at the barrowlands few years back was beyond belief would really like to see them again actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 i kinda liked 'the new american' in places :Ofave for me gotta be recipe for hatetie in second place between no control and against the grainbrilliant band though. show at the barrowlands few years back was beyond belief would really like to see them again actuallyI had a ticket for that show but snapped my knee ligaments the day before and couldn't go They're doing a massive tour of America at the moment and I guess they'll tour Europe for this new album.The New America is OK in places, "Believe it" and "I love my Computer" are good songs but overall there seems to be a lot of filler. "No Substance" is slated quite a bit but that was the first one they released after I got into them so it is special to me. Bought it the same day as End Hits by Fugazi. A very chuffed 17 year old that day. Kirk, you have a wonderful taste in music! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brymon Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yeah Bad Religion Rule!!!I got into them in the early to mid 90's especially with All Ages which is probably the best as it showcases all the best stuff they had done previous but to pick out an best album would probably be Suffer or The Grey Race.The New America in my mind is absolute balls though and as has already been stated Stranger Than Fiction did have some rather dodgy moments.Never seen them live though, but with the Along the Way and Live at the Palladium dvds im dying to see em live. Im sure they will always be in my top 5 favs!!Also i love Greg Graffin's solo Album Cold as the Clay. Good old mellow folk songs. Anyone else heard it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yeah Bad Religion Rule!!!I got into them in the early to mid 90's especially with All Ages which is probably the best as it showcases all the best stuff they had done previous but to pick out an best album would probably be Suffer or The Grey Race.The New America in my mind is absolute balls though and as has already been stated Stranger Than Fiction did have some rather dodgy moments.Never seen them live though, but with the Along the Way and Live at the Palladium dvds im dying to see em live. Im sure they will always be in my top 5 favs!!Also i love Greg Graffin's solo Album Cold as the Clay. Good old mellow folk songs. Anyone else heard it?I haven't yet but will get it soon. I have American Lesion, Graffin's first solo album, it's alright, does a great "cover" of "Cease" a la Live at the Palladium. I also have a signed copy of his thesis "Evolution, Monism, Atheism, and the Naturalist World View". That's a touch sad I guess...Where are the dodgy moments on Stranger than Fiction?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brymon Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I haven't yet but will get it soon. I have American Lesion, Graffin's first solo album, it's alright, does a great "cover" of "Cease" a la Live at the Palladium. I also have a signed copy of his thesis "Evolution, Monism, Atheism, and the Naturalist World View". That's a touch sad I guess...Where are the dodgy moments on Stranger than Fiction?!!Cool by my standards!! Not Sad!With Stranger than Fiction it just didnt grab me as most of their other albums cant really put my finger on it as such, im just not that keen, which i think is quite good, two shite albums out of 13 + 1 live and two best of's (80 - 85 and All Ages) Also i quite like No Substance, I love the start of it where it sounds like Robbie Williams then Blasts into some good ole fast punky shit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 The first song of theres I heard was "21st Century Digital Boy" way back in the mid 90s, but I didn-t really get into them until I heard "You" while playing Tony Hawks Pre Skater 2, and I went out and bought No Control cos I loved the song. It's a supreme album. Stranger than Fiction is also pretty excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medichi Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yeah, love 'em. "All Ages" was my first purchase, and saw 'em headline the Warped tent at Reading YEARS ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 All Ages is the perfect introduction, was my first album after hearing "I want to Conquer The world". I know 2 other folk who got into them through the Tony Hawk game. Computer games are good for something I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 New song "Honest Goodbye" on their myspace www.myspace.com/badreligionDampened my enthusiasm for the new album a little actually, don't really like it after 2 listens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emergency72 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Anyone heard the "Into The Unknown" LP? Class staff!! 80s synth madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_trendkill Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 only heard the album with "supersonic" on it, but i really liked it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emergency72 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Best album for me is The Gray Race (although it starts to wear a bit thinner than Greg Gaffin's hair after the first few tracks) solely because it features one of my all time fave guitarists playing on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickE Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 erm, their best album for me is process of belief, EVERY song, apart from broken is amazing.the gray race also has my favourite bad religion song, come join us.i've seen them three times, and they were amazing all times. even though they're a bit of a big venue rock band, which i kinda don't like, i'll always love bad religion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emergency72 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 erm, their best album for me is process of belief, EVERY song, apart from broken is amazing.the gray race also has my favourite bad religion song, come join us.i've seen them three times, and they were amazing all times. even though they're a bit of a big venue rock band, which i kinda don't like, i'll always love bad religion.Heh I thought "come join us" was one of the more duff songs on the album...."Them and us" "A walk" and indeed "The Gray Race" are way up there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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