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| 4.5 superb | Masochist | September 4th 08 |
This was the very first Bad Religion album I got to be excited for. After their powerhouse comeback 'The Process of Belief', Graffin, Gurewitz and gang were looking to continue riding the momentum wave brought on by Brett's huge splash back into the band. The result was this opus: 40 minutes of what is perhaps Bad Religion's most diverse, focused and cohesive record since 'Against the Grain', and my personal favorite of theirs.rAnyone who thinks that all BR songs sound the same need only to listen to this album to figure out how wrong they are. There's the intense dual-track opener ('Overture' and 'Sinister Rouge'), the poppy leanings of 'Los Angeles Is Burning', the mid-tempo romp of a title track, and the epic Orwellian 'Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever'. Brett's side project Error even makes a guest spot on 'Beyond Electric Dreams', providing various electronic samples and spacey tones.rAll in all, this ranks as one of Bad Religion's best albums, staying true to the classic sounds they helped pioneer 20 years prior while branching out and experimenting beyond the expected. Make sure to give it a proper listen.
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| 4.5 superb | Mitch | June 2nd 25 |
This is the only Bad Religion album I truly fuck with from start to finish.
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| 4.5 superb | sithofheaven | July 17th 11 |
Proving you don't have to sound like shit to play good punk rock. Either that, or I'm just part of the machine, man.
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| 4.5 superb | Highlander79 | August 22nd 10 |
Easily my favorite BR album (at least right now) for two reasons: they unleashed Brookes Wackerman's full attack (see the jackhammer pounding of Sinister Rouge) and they somehow made their music even more catchy without losing their sound.
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| 3.0 good | RadTwi | October 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gumboot | October 16th 24 |
| 3.0 good | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 3.5 great | haley | June 16th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bren80 | July 24th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | Kameo | October 26th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | nbats | October 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tworons | April 12th 21 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Lanteri | March 26th 19 |
| 3.5 great | latpac | December 21st 18 |
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| 4.0 excellent | pjraven | March 9th 18 |
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| 2.5 average | jambi93 | November 29th 10 |
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| 3.5 great | Kuukkis | September 5th 07 |
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