Bad Religion came from Woodland Hills, California, and started in 1980 in high school. They were already well established in the punk community when I first heard of them in seventh grade.
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I've always liked Bad Religion, ever since I got my first taste with Generator, and what made them stand out from other California punk bands is they write some really good songs. Greg Graffin's a lyrical genius and backed by a really great guitarist, Brett Gurewitz, it's really a winning formula.
According to legends, the two got into a big huge fight in 1983 and again in 1994 that caused Gurewitz to leave the band twice. He came back in 2001 and has been with them since. Their latest album, The Dissent of Man (released September 28th via Epitaph Records), is pretty much what you'd expect from Bad Religion: catchy, melodic, punky, and full of anti-religious lyrics. Not to mention that Bad Religion's always sounded very produced and perfect, but that's what I like about them. If you're into more raw punk recordings, look elsewhere.
Half the album was written by Graffin, which you can usually tell by the subject matter (just looking at "Ad Hominem", latin for "to the man", you can tell it's Graffin's work). The other half is, of course, by Gurewitz, his traits seems to be more aggressive guitar work, and lyric-wise is questioning society.
The best song on The Dissent of Man is actually was written during their last album, New Maps of Hell: "Won't Somebody". The song isn't as repetitive as "This is Where the Fun Is", but it does drive that "Won't somebody please come up with something".
So, sure, Bad Religion has not change their music in over 30 years, and I say, so what? That's why I like them.
PS, if you're still not sick and tired of Christmas music, you can download Bad Religion on their KROQ live webcast here. Note: the file is over 200 mb and it is listing that the download will take seven hours to download! I'm going to leave the computer on all night, because Bad Religion is worth it to me.
According to legends, the two got into a big huge fight in 1983 and again in 1994 that caused Gurewitz to leave the band twice. He came back in 2001 and has been with them since. Their latest album, The Dissent of Man (released September 28th via Epitaph Records), is pretty much what you'd expect from Bad Religion: catchy, melodic, punky, and full of anti-religious lyrics. Not to mention that Bad Religion's always sounded very produced and perfect, but that's what I like about them. If you're into more raw punk recordings, look elsewhere.
Half the album was written by Graffin, which you can usually tell by the subject matter (just looking at "Ad Hominem", latin for "to the man", you can tell it's Graffin's work). The other half is, of course, by Gurewitz, his traits seems to be more aggressive guitar work, and lyric-wise is questioning society.
The best song on The Dissent of Man is actually was written during their last album, New Maps of Hell: "Won't Somebody". The song isn't as repetitive as "This is Where the Fun Is", but it does drive that "Won't somebody please come up with something".
So, sure, Bad Religion has not change their music in over 30 years, and I say, so what? That's why I like them.
PS, if you're still not sick and tired of Christmas music, you can download Bad Religion on their KROQ live webcast here. Note: the file is over 200 mb and it is listing that the download will take seven hours to download! I'm going to leave the computer on all night, because Bad Religion is worth it to me.
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