"The sullen guitar intro to ‘Past is Dead’ underneath Graffin’s solid vocals is another moment where the band seems to have stepped out of their comfort zone, sounding distant and slow, the time bomb it is ticking away;"

The very last time bomb part is confusing - id either edit it or remove it

The third paragraph also fails to have a conclusive idea at the end. While what you have isn't bad, it'd be nice to see something a bit more general to wrap it up at the end.

"The riffs are as abundant as one could hope them to be, something Bad Religion has never had a problem with, each album being able to pull out some of the most enjoyable riffs in the genre like it’s nothing. Wackerman is just as fierce as ever, his tight drumming sounding as on-point as it could ever be, dropping tasty fills where he can."

these 2 sentences are instances in which you have a really good, perceptive sentence, and it's followed by an unnecessary aside. if you removed these and just kept it to the informative first halves, your review would benefit greatly.

"Lyrically it doesn’t stand out all that much amongst older releases, but that’s not to say it has deteriorated lyrically, Graffin/Gurewitz still providing easy to remember lyrical chorus hooks for fans to sing along to, all the while not dropping their literary integrity."

There's a bit too much material here for one sentence. I'd chop it up, or remove any unnecessary bits, like maybe the last part.

And your last sentence isn't a complete sentence. Maybe *Bad Religion has proved


Overall, this is a really good review. I go into these things because I see how good your average review is, and how much it helps to see these things from an outside perspective. You do a great job with descriptions. Just trim the fat, and you'll have even better reviews from here on out.

Hey, nice feature too.

Album Rating: 4.0

Great review, Snoxy. m/ Great album, too.

Album Rating: 3.0

Past is Dead is so damn amazing, really feels like a classic BR track.

Album Rating: 4.0

but where are all the "Ya-Hey!"s and "Sick Cow!"s????

Album Rating: 2.5

I had it on a 3 for one day.



I cannot get into this shit for some reason



I love a couple songs on here though.

Overall it just is not that amazing in my opinion

Album Rating: 4.5

Let's hope this album's rating doesn't go down after that fetid miscarriage of a review theneedledrop delivered.

Album Rating: 2.5

i don't see it

this was a mediocre punk release I thought

Album Rating: 3.0

"only a lot of fuckin' bumps in their discography."



fix'd

Album Rating: 3.0

I see most of their Atlantic streak (The Gray Race, Stranger than Fiction, No Substance) as really disappointing, although I have a soft spot for "The Gray Race" due to a few songs.



As a critic, I see "Empire" and "Process" as bumps because their entirety isn't as memorable as their older stuff. Don't get me wrong, because I do enjoy parts of them a lot and even more then most Atlantic stuff because they get down to their fast paced roots. Also, "Into the Unknown" and "New America" are arguable bumps due to their drastic change in style, although I like the latter because I feel that it has their best melodies since "Generator". "The Dissent Of Man" was truly sincere, but it just feels like "Generator" without the dark side...



That's 6 bumps in my book. But that's just my opinion, dude.

Album Rating: 2.5

Bad Religion rules

this album is not their best



listen to this album for a few weeks till it's lost in the sea of their releases, then go back to their early albums.

Album Rating: 3.0

"till it's lost in the sea of their releases, then go back to their early albums."



That's a perfect way to sum up their career for the last two decades.

Album Rating: 4.0

not counting EPs:



(Best)

Recipe For Hate

No Control

The Process Of Belief

Generator

The Empire Strikes First

Suffer

Stranger Than Fiction

The Gray Race

New Maps Of Hell

True North

Against The Grain

How Could Hell Be Any Worse?

New America

No Substance

The Dissent Of Man

Into The Unknown

(worst)

Album Rating: 4.0

haha why

Michael, finally got around to reading this. Gotta say I'll be shocked if you don't get contrib. Keep at it.

am i the only one that finds this to be kind of boring?

Must not be that bad if it's boring yet still warrants itself a 3.5/5.

Album Rating: 3.0

It's good



leave it at that

Album Rating: 3.0

I would also rate it as just being good, but Im ok with that, its their 16th effort after all.

So I just learned that they have three guitarists. Why?

Album Rating: 3.5

seeing these guys tonight m/