beneathbelow Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I've listened to it about twenty times over and, I can only honestly stand maybe two of the songs total. A friend of mine said this "What the hell is wrong with BR?, steel guitars?, a few songs from this album could be played on a mainstream rock station next to kid rock songs, and nobody would know the difference." I think he's right, the album is pretty weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 i had high hopes but i don't find myself wanting to listen to it very often. so in short, i agree, weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoriley Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Isn't the BEST song on this album "Don't Turn Your Back On Me"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Its a Bad Religion album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmartinxx Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 "The Grey Race" was probably the last listenable BR record. "Stranger Than Fiction" is their last good record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 i haven't heard this yet, but that's the gist of what I've been hearing which is why I hadn't bothered picking it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I love this album, there's only 1 or 2 songs I dont really care for. It will definitely be in my top 10 for the year. ..and just to let you know...BR does get played on mainstream radio all the time. They have been at least since Stranger Than Fiction came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 "The Grey Race" was probably the last listenable BR record. "Stranger Than Fiction" is their last good record. Gray Race, No Substance, and The New America were weak, but they also weren't with Brett Gurewitz. Once he came back and they went back on Epitaph they really turned things around. You should listen to The Process of Belief, The Empire Strikes First, and New Maps of Hell and see that they are quite listenable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyIceyo Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 "The Grey Race" was probably the last listenable BR record. "Stranger Than Fiction" is their last good record. Gray Race, No Substance, and The New America were weak, but they also weren't with Brett Gurewitz. Once he came back and they went back on Epitaph they really turned things around. You should listen to The Process of Belief, The Empire Strikes First, and New Maps of Hell and see that they are quite listenable. Yeah 2001 the band was back to their old selves. While they arent suffer or no control, the last 4 BR records have been pretty solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 ^^ Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brettall Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 The Process of Belief is their best album, hands down (in my opinion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 anyone get that 30 year boxset from Epitaph? I'm kinda tempted to get it but I don't know how strongly I truly feel about Bad Religion. I've never given them quite the attention they deserve. is it worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwingstars Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 i haven't heard this yet, but that's the gist of what I've been hearing which is why I hadn't bothered picking it up You should definitely pick it up man. I think it is probably the closest they have come to a perfect Bad Religion album. Take out 1-2 songs and it is terrific. It has a great flow to it and some of the catchiest melodies they have written so far. Of course, I've been a huge BR fan since 1991 so I'm a little biased. For a band of mid 40 year olds, they really bring game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinxschwierx Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 i haven't heard this yet, but that's the gist of what I've been hearing which is why I hadn't bothered picking it up You should definitely pick it up man. I think it is probably the closest they have come to a perfect Bad Religion album. Take out 1-2 songs and it is terrific. It has a great flow to it and some of the catchiest melodies they have written so far. Of course, I've been a huge BR fan since 1991 so I'm a little biased. For a band of mid 40 year olds, they really bring game. I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually. I have every other album, so it's only a matter of time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scully Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 2-3 really great songs and the rest good but a bit flat sounding. Seems a bit trendy to me, like they're trying a little of the Springsteen thing. Straight rock is not their thing. Worst one since The New America, in fact it reminds me of that album in parts. It will be held higher by most people because Brett was involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeMoreGlass Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Recipe For Hate is a masterpiece...the rest are all just meh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beneathbelow Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Recipe For Hate is a masterpiece...the rest are all just meh... Totally agreed, my favorite album by B.R., so many good songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 BR has been my all time fav band for many of years now, and i can honestly say that this record is easily their weakest offering in the last 10 years. But hey, they average like 1 out every 5 albums being weak (give or take) over 30 years, so that is not bad in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrycola Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Only Rain, The Pride And The Pallor, and Wrong Way Kids are all great songs, the rest I'm kind of mixed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christhepiece Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Definitely not their best album. But I love The Gray Race by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damagdsole Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 yeah this album sucks, ive been able to listen to everything since process of belief and after on a pretty regular basis, i listened to this record once and i barely made it through and have never had any motivation to go back and listen again. they should call it quits about now or else its just gonna get bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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