I think this is best album to come out of the late 70s, early 80s Los Angeles Hardcore Punk scene. The songwriting quality, the lyrical content, the melodies and the musicianship stands head and shoulders above any album put out by Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, Adolescents and etc. It's no coincidence that out of all those bands Bad Religion is the one that became a hugely successful band and are still going strong more than 30 years later. The talent was there from the very beginning.
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