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I never grew out of Bad Religion.
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Bad Religion is timeless, well they kinda ran thier course with the later albums but they are still pretty solid...Generator is my favorite song of all time! Some of my favorites are the ones no one ever talks about tho, like Better off Dead, Sanity, 2 Babies in the Dark, Cease (no song get me more emotioinal than this one)
DoYouEvenLift?
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That's true. Speaking of Blink, the first time I ever heard of them was when they opened for NoFX at the Masquerade in Atlanta sometime in the nineties. I remember thinking, "Holy shit, this band is fantastic." and like a year later they were all over everywhere.
Best Blink album.
Cease is a fucking great song! Too bad it came on one of their less-appreciated albums. I loved Gray Race, but what can you do.
APZonerunner
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Great solo piano cover of Cease by Greg on one of his solo albums, too. Really good track.
MrToughPants
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They're alright but Guttermouth is better.
DoYouEvenLift?
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Lol, Guttermouth is garbage. They had like two decent songs.
RobotNinjaHornets
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I was thinking more Dear Landlord, Off With Their Heads, Astpai, but ok.
Seriously Astpai are fucking awesome.
Lagwagon is great. Despite listening to all their albums far too much back in high school and college I can still listen to and enjoy just about any song of theirs.
The same can be said for a lot of stuff by nofx, bad religion, etc. but they also have more than a few songs that don't replay well over the years.
I'm pretty disappointed that I put The Decline in my playlist for the ~9 hours of driving I did over the last week and it never came on.
I don't see Bad Religion as a "growing out of" band. Bands that are fixated on adolescent experiences are the bands you grow out of. But just because a band is aggressive or angry, doesn't make it inherently juvenile. Bad Religion is a little preachy, but other than that, I love them. Against the Grain (the album) is so awesome: science-focused lyrics, and great melodies.
I won't argue with this. Thrash metal is fucking awesome. I'd put one of Metallica's early albums in that list though.
I won't argue with this. Thrash metal is fucking awesome. I'd put one of Metallica's early albums in that list though.
AgentOtaku
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What's wrong with that?
I still listen to Bad Religion
I still listen to Bad Religion
Pejo
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Bad Religion will always remind me of the best times (thus far) of my life. Being in high school on road trips at 2AM singing as loud as I could with friends, and trying to hit all the vocal harmonies. So good.
I'm back and forth on their new stuff, but it's definitely comfort music for me. And now due to this topic, I'll be on a binge of their music for the rest of the workday.
Also, i'm glad to see so many GAFfers with good taste in this thread!
I'm back and forth on their new stuff, but it's definitely comfort music for me. And now due to this topic, I'll be on a binge of their music for the rest of the workday.
Also, i'm glad to see so many GAFfers with good taste in this thread!
AgentOtaku
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This guy fucking gets it!
CrackPebbles
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I haven't grown out of punk in general, seeing as many like to pride themselves on not liking punk anymore I think It could apply, Mission of Burma and Wire are some of my favorites.
Never listened to Bad Religion actually, but I still like 2 Misfits albums if that better fits the "never grew out of" bill ( Static Age, Walk Among Us)
Never listened to Bad Religion actually, but I still like 2 Misfits albums if that better fits the "never grew out of" bill ( Static Age, Walk Among Us)
apocalidiot
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I don't get what the OP is trying to say.
If you were taking about the Casualties or Anti Flag then maybe
If you were taking about the Casualties or Anti Flag then maybe
Shit, when I hang out with my best friend from high school, we'll still crank up the BR and try to hit the harmonies. Good fucking times.
... how is this possible?
No one should have ever listened to Anti Flag in the first place tho
CrackPebbles
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Its one of those situations where I got into punk and everyone and their mothers told me that Bad Religion worked as a gateway for alot of people, and for some reason I just avoided them completely.
apocalidiot
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I agree
Well quit fuckin up and listen to them. They have so many different albums and their sound changes over time. Check out No Control, Stranger Than Fiction, or Empire something to get an idea of what you like. But I would start with No Control
Bad Religion, the Fat Wreck Chords' bands and other stuff from my teenage years won't go away. They still are my go to when I'm drunk and start annoyingly youtube-shuffling.
21st Century Digital Boy and I Want to Conquer The World are my most played from Bad Religion.
Other ones like this and what I can listen to the whole cd are stuff like the before mentioned Drunk in Public and Leche Con Carne.
21st Century Digital Boy and I Want to Conquer The World are my most played from Bad Religion.
Other ones like this and what I can listen to the whole cd are stuff like the before mentioned Drunk in Public and Leche Con Carne.
gnarlyxcharlie
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Anti-Flag is fantastic live. I've listened to those dudes since I was probably 10 years old and I still love their music
DoYouEvenLift?
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they released a tribute to tony sly album and it was pretty good
DoYouEvenLift?
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I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the heads up.
NUFAN is great. I actually went to a concert of theirs in SF the year they recorded the live album, but I don't think it was the one they recorded.
DoYouEvenLift?
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Are you from California then? I got a chance to go to San Diego when I was 18 or 19 and it blew my mind how big the punk scene was there. I mean, you heard all the Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph bands on the RADIO. When I was a teenager in Atlanta we had to get our mom to drive us to Criminal Records in the city to buy a compilation CD for us to discover new bands.
Purple Cheeto
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Why would anyone grow out of Bad Religion? They're actually good musicians with lyrics that go beyond the usual cheese ball high school nonsense.
Also True North was a pretty awesome album, much better than the Dissent of Man which felt like them just phoning it in.
Also True North was a pretty awesome album, much better than the Dissent of Man which felt like them just phoning it in.
JustAnotherOtaku
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Loads of old 90's punk bands fit this description for me. Listened to them religiously up until the early 00's and stopped for some reason. Got back into them in the past few years though and love them as much as I used to.
Kaisersalsek
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Love them, flat earth society is my favourite song :-D love offspring too and nofx, descendants etc. earlier stuff is always better 's the rule!
My boyfriend bought this jacket and pair of gloves recently - rad - http://grenadegloves.com/Media/tabi...Artist-Series-Bad-Religion-Collaboration.aspx
My boyfriend bought this jacket and pair of gloves recently - rad - http://grenadegloves.com/Media/tabi...Artist-Series-Bad-Religion-Collaboration.aspx
I'M FINISHED!
Um exCUSE me Sakurai but CLEARLY the best choice for Smash Bros would be my fav niche character HOWEVER you are clearly INCOMPETENT and
I'm immature for liking fuzzy guitar distortion and fast drumbeats.
Nice thread, I had all but forgotten about this little band.
Their CDs were frequently in my little Aiwa boom box.
Time cannot diminish http://youtu.be/T-s5pP2aTiY
As one of my friends said - those dudes have way too many syllables to fit into their songs.
Their CDs were frequently in my little Aiwa boom box.
Time cannot diminish http://youtu.be/T-s5pP2aTiY
As one of my friends said - those dudes have way too many syllables to fit into their songs.
MonkeyKing
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That song, followed by Henchman and It Must Look Pretty Appealing. I put that on while driving to work, by the time I get there, I'm ready for the day.
PigSpeakers
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Maaan. I got a bunch of Lawrence Arms when I first inherited my brother's old ipod back in high school and I loved it. But somewhere around apathy and exhaustion I started to not like their stuff as much. "hey what time is pensacola wings of gold on" is my jam though.
RobotNinjaHornets
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I like this post.
I listen to a lot of really whiny punk and ska. Like, angsty songs about breaking up with girls and going to the beach. Wavves, Reel Big Fish....
I don't think there was a point in my life where I have ever related with any of this music, but I can't get enough of it. It's awesome.
I don't think there was a point in my life where I have ever related with any of this music, but I can't get enough of it. It's awesome.
PigSpeakers
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"Are You There Margaret? It's Me, God." was my favorite off of that album. And Apathy and Exhaustion wasn't that bad, I think there's just a few songs off there I don't like and they always sour the album for me. It's typically songs sung by the guy who doesn't have the gravelly voice.
AtomicShroom
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Dear Landlord will be one of those timeless bands to me. Shame they aren't producing more content, as what they have out right now is absolutely mindblowing!
Serpentine
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Nah man, BR is okay to like still.
I do kinda like Screeching Weasel and The Queers still, no matter how hard their manbaby frontmen try to get me to stop
Yeah, for sure. They may be like super duper preachy and whatever but they can put on a killer show
I do kinda like Screeching Weasel and The Queers still, no matter how hard their manbaby frontmen try to get me to stop
Yeah, for sure. They may be like super duper preachy and whatever but they can put on a killer show
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Odd choice of song considering that it's not one of Greg's.
You should YouTube "the guy from subway arrogant sons of bitches". It's certainly up your ally. I'd do it but I'm on phone
RobotNinjaHornets
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ASoB are one of the only ska-punk bands I like.
And it's 90% because Jeff Rosenstock's a total dood.
Their cover of My Iron Lung is awesome. All their Radiohead covers are way better than Radiohead proper.
NinjaBoiX
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Absolutely not. I have no idea what you mean.
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