The Mindful Crusades of Bad Religion (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- Part one in my history series on LA legends and (in my opinion) the most important band to ever happen to punk rock: Bad Religion!
Along with some added trivia and thoughts from yours truly. Enjoy!
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Chapters:
00:00 - 02:01 Intro
02:01 - 02:33 Me, Grimlock! Single Promo
02:33 - 06:22 Initial Formation
06:22 - 08:35 Early Demos & First 7”
08:35 - 12:59 First Several Shows & Early Local Success
12:59 - 14:55 First Sessions for How Could Hell Be Any Worse
14:55 - 18:51 Pete Finestone & the Release of How Could Hell Be Any Worse
18:51 - 20:46 Greg Goes to College & HCHBAW Success
20:46 - 25:41 Into the Unknown
25:41 - 28:48 My Thoughts on BR’s Early Years
28:48 - 29:38 Outro
I heard 21st century digital boy on the radio, went to the Rasputin near my house then had to make a decision. Get Against the Grain? Or the All Ages compilation. I got All Ages and it introduced me to not only the back catalog but the artwork inside with all the concert posters introduced me to many other bands. All Ages was my gateway into punk as a kid
The book Do What You Want was one of the best reads I had on one of my favorite bands. I would recommend it to any who is a fan of bad religion.
I’d also heavily recommend Punk Paradox, Greg Graffin’s book. It’s pretty damn good too. I gotta get around to picking up Do What You Want too though
Great book
@@hannahkozlovic1715 Still haven't gotten around to that book. I am currently reading Please Kill Me The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. It has been really good so far.
Great book, but i do feel it's a bit soulless, like a 300-page wikipedia article... I connected more with punk paradox, and also anarchy evolution (greg's second book). I guess i'll never forgive Hetson's absence in DWYW...
@@Maddhatter22694 I haven’t heard of that one, might check it out if I can find it anywhere! I would definitely recommend Punk Paradox too though, from what I’ve heard the writing style is a lot more personal than Do What You Want, and it’s generally a super interesting read even if you know the history of the band decently well.
One of the best live bands I've ever seen, and that was at Rockfest back in 2016. They've aged with grace, and I look forward to this series
In Montebello?
Just what I like: a video on a music band without a single note of music.
Thank you for this. Bad Religion is the most significant band of my 49 years on the planet.
Again thank you.
Agreed...
Cheers from Orange County California 🇺🇸
51 this year..
The Punk Historian coming back with a series on not only my favourite punk band, but one of my top 3 bands of all time is everything I didn't know I needed, but got.
I'm constantly stopping, backing it up and pausing, so I can study the flyers and old pictures.
Excited for Part 2... I discovered them when I bought The Process of Belief from Circuit City. That CD didn't leave my CD player in the car for months.
Saw them for the first time at the “electric factory” in Philly back in 94 or 95, 29:27 definitely shaped my teens. I bought as many tapes as I could after that. Good times, rough times. They were a sound track to skating and chasing women as a teen.
My favourite early BR songs are Doing time, Into the night, Frogger and Along the way
Very well done! Appreciate you taking the time and effort to break this into parts.
Agree with the other recommendations for the 'Do What You Want' bio. It's an easy read and gives great perspective on the band and it's members.
Thanks very much for making this!!
Bad religion was one of the bands I knew of because of Tony Hawk soundtracks, growing up in the 90's. Loved all of it, and quickly became one of my favorites. But then, later, Sublime was introduced to my musical diet thru 40 oz. It took me forever to recognize "We're only gonna die" was a cover/reimagining ig. And I loved learning Epitaph's rise to being one of the predominant labels of the era. But now? I never knew that BR had a prog album? Of all things... Imma go listen to it now. Thank you oh Wise Jack for this enlightenment. I can't wait for the rest. Bad Religion is a group that will always stand the rest of time. 40 or more years, just like Rush. Thanks man ✌️
0:39 that laid out backflip off the speaker to swan stage dive is... that guy needs to be signed by a record label or something. And oh yeah, BR is a lil bit aight too
And he got chased off the stage by an angry bouncer as soon as he landed. I remember watching that performance of Generator over and over when I was a 11 or 12 year old kid. I believe the vhs was from warped tour 98’
So happy to see my favorite channel posting again
That first album was lightning in a bottle! Timeless. Couldn't get into much of their other work but How Could Hell Be Any Worse has been in regular rotation for me for 20+ years
You didn't like the album
Suffer?
felt bit too crisp or refined. Had fun songs but Only Gonna Die, F Armaggedon, n Voice of God got that energy makes hair stand up
That Diesel Boy deck on the wall is fucking cool
I think you mean Sofa King Cool
We’re about to drop another run with the Gets Old design
Cannot wait for part 2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My favorite band of all time, and forever grateful to my old friend, Nate, for introducing me to "Skyscraper" and the album 'Recipe for Hate' back at the turn of the century lol. Finally got my cross buster compass tattoo a few months ago ❤
I was always into the heavy metal and death metal.I've just been getting into Punk the last couple years but I absolutely love Recipe For Hate. I can listen to the whole thing on repeat continuously.
Seen them a couple times now I was fortunate to be at the show in San Diego with social D
This is my favorite band of all time, besides the fact that i know everything you said about them, it is always good to see good content about Bad Religion's story.
Saudações do Brasil! 🧡
Perfect timing going to see them this Friday in San Antonio along with Social Distortion
That had to be awesome...
Cheers from Orange County California 🇺🇸
Thanks for this! Looking forward to the other videos.
I was a freshman HS staying at my new friends house when I first heard the original ep. It'd just come out. Damn, that the Dickies white vinyl gigantor, and banana splits 10 inches and Code of Honor/ Sick pleasure we the weekends soundtrack. Oh, Id brought black market clash and a cassette of what would become walk among us. This was so fortunate as a farm boy from the boonies I was smart enough to get accepted to hs outside new hope pa. Which is weensville and Regressive aid territory. The think I loved about the bad religion was how rapid fire they were putting out material. It was so common back in the early 80's for bands to release 2 45's, an EP and a record or two in the same year. And it kept going until the early 90's. In the 50's an 60's band had muti record deals so no one blinked at the stones or Beatles hammering hit after hit out. The I remember digging on the RHCPs early stuff, reminded me of NY no wave approach but there were no singles and it took years for them to put out uplift after freaky. That became the norm. At least grunge bands kept the singles rolling. Bomber tried to get us on Epitaph in 91 when he did his Slang, RkL reactivate record. Brett was cool but too many Gilman street, bay area punk PC Nazis yelling at you to put your cigarette out while still in diapers. After 12 years of going to shows and rnr shows before these kids were even able to prax their Gilman PC boo hoo and celebrate themselves, the last thing I wanted was Tim from Rancid looking down his nose at me as I killed a 40 before playing with the Judy bloom, and NOFX. I was all over so many scenes but I'll give Epitaph credit and esp Brett. He had the balls to sign Thelonious monster when Jane's was still unsigned.
To this day I still sing frogger often. It's important to stay true and hang in. Loved watching shows where no two bands were alike. Even at the IBeam and Screaming Trees opened for Rollins. Two bands that shouldn't even be in the same room. Esp lanagan and Rollins egos were about to peak. I look at 90's" punk" as bubblegum pop but at least it put coin in several bands that had been there early on and could now cash in. Jesus I need to focus.
Killer job on this man. Been watching your stuff for a while now and your quality keeps improving. This had a lot of great information I had no idea about being a Bad Religion fan for years. Looking forward to your next installment. I hope this one blows up for you.
what's up ! I love your videos, and since I'm from Argentina I wanted to tell you about one of my favorite bands from here,their name is fun people, it's really interesting since they were the first positive hardcore band in Argentina, because of their independent way of management and their messages!!
sadly, they no longer play since the 2000s, but their latest members still remain in the singer's (nekro) solo project, which is called boom boom kid.
This channel is sick. Your patreon members are the best in the world.
You rock man. Don't ever stop.
The funny thing about that reissue of "How Could Hell Be Any Worse" is that it's also a reissue of the "80-85" comp from the early 90s.
bro! guess I'll see you in Cincinnati!
also Bad Religion is my favorite *true* punk band, I'm so glad to see this
You should do a video on SNFU’s history.
I feel like this story is going to have at least 10 parts.
I’m hoping to condense it to just 4 lol
Please inform us about it The Adicts. I would greatly appreciate some dense information about them
I highly recommend a book Greg Graffin co authored with Steve Olsen called Anarchy Evolution: Faith, Science, and Bad Religion in a world without God.
Its hard to convey the reaction people had to the logo t-shirts n '82. America was still by and large Christian so wearing this shirt was the equivalent of taking a crap on the alter. People were violently opposed. Kids used to get jumped which is why we used to go everywhere in a group at night. It could get very violent. Great video thank you.
I occasionally dealt with that even in the 1990s in some areas I visited wearing that shirt.
I almost got my ass kicked 2 years ago because some crackhead at a park didn't like my bad region cross buster hoodie....😂😂😂
I DO NOT CARE, Into The Unknown is one of my favorite records. I'd love to hear what they'd re-record if they redid that album.
I'm seeing them on Friday so I'm really expecting pt. 2!
You should wear a crossed out star of David. See them seethe
Very good history lesson. You’ve done your research. Subd
The most important band to happen to punk is either The Clash or The Ramones..can't deny that BR was a game changer tho
one of my favourite bands ever. I saw them in the Bobby Schreyer era. Bad Religion are a Ringo drummer band band with Keith Moons.
Another banger Mr Jack .. please do a retrospective on Avail Im sure u will nail it ..I'm a Richmond va boy .it would mean alot to me n my buds .. keep em coming mr jack
Just got a suffer tattoo the day before th0is video dropped.
This is my favorite band of all time.
Great video. Couldn't Agree more?
Nice video
I just dug out stranger than fiction the other day it totaly holds up n i have great memories cruzin around jamin to it n my homies lincoln
Bad Religion are a special band ❤
Ten points on the fooligan outro
To me, Bad Religion really starts with Suffer. Before that, they were just a punk band among others, not among the best, and would be quite forgotten today...let's say this era is the foundation.
My favorite band. Stranger than fiction is my fave album, something about is magical.
Seeing them Saturday night
Great work as usual. How's Diesel Boy doing still playing shows?
Yeah, we’ve got pouzza and red bridge fests in Canada over the next two months and then some US dates in July/august.
Mostly west coast but a few shows back east too along with camp punksylvania
Let’s gooooooo
Wow
Bad religion changed everything for me.
Inner circle punk bad for sure.
Into the Unknown is an amazing album. Its punk prog.
My first down thumb on this page... everything they play sounds exactly the same for 40 years
Your right pat
Have two Bad Religion Tats. Social Distortion, DK and the start of a Misfits Tat, yeah all my ink is punk
And I'm on the cover of Diving Back in The Dead Silence 45 Records
As a black bad religion fan this is a great video 🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿
As a white folk 🤚 🤚 I also think it’s a great video.
That song at the end of the vid ,who is that ?I’ve heard that on an old comp, survival of the fattest maybe?
Titty Twister by Diesel Boy
You should do more videos on grindcore and things of the sort. Don’t know how much you actually like the music. But it’d be cool for sure
It’s something I’ll get to covering eventually for sure. I will confess It’s definitely not a scene I’m particularly invested in though.
I got into crust punk for a good while and had some fun with some of the early Napalm Death and Brutal Truth records but to be honest that’s about as close to getting into grindcore as I ever got.
Do a gypsy/circus punk episode
Love bad religion
I have been a BR fan for the last 30 years (I'm 43 now) and I consider them to be my 2nd favorite band. BUT, dude, their 1st album..and the earlier recordings are absolutel awful. The seeds were there..but they still couldn't write or play and the production was atrocious. It just shows that skills continue to develop when the potential is there. Look at them now. You can't get any better. Getting Brian Baker was what really put them over the top, imo. They had the songwriting of Graffin and Brett, but the musicianship just wasn't there until Baker joined.
Recycling riffs since Brett left 😂😂.. jeesh... fanboi much
More and more I see rich spoiled kids (who were GONNA go to college anyway) just didn't like their alcoholic stepmoms and abusive stepdads...most of these kids didn't grow up poor at all. They have good heart but it's a bunch of spoiled brats venting
That being said I'm a SouthBay S.T. and Throwdown/Beyond Repair fan...trust me I know what I'm saying
I didn't have any of my friends that I grew up with, college bound..
In Westminster CA..
I agree with you completely...
50 now...
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@@AtZero138 it's no shade. The voice of the people has and always will be punk/hardcore and Underground hip-hop
@@blankkosocal5030 Absolutely agreed..
Have you seen Clockwork Orange County documentary...
If so, those were the kids we grew up with, fight for it, earn it, No Posers,,
Only From here seem to understand...
When I have traveled, Band support and just shows etc..
Apparently "they" could always tell I was from.. not Oregon, Not Washington, Not Nor-Cal etc.. I know you Get it...
Always find new music...
Persevere the Independent Mind...
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Bad Religion is cool but living in the inner cities of Los Angeles ; they’re no considered much of an inspiration.
I like their music but the preachy thing is just a show stopper. I don't need to be informed about hating God by a punk band.
oh and also it's ANYWAY not ANYWAYS....that's not a word....drives me insane....just come constructive criticism ;) don't get mad at me
vernacular brother...
Imagine if Bad Religon used the red slash though a Jewish Star or Muslim Crescent.
They'd be labelled a "Hate Speech" band and be banned or arrested.
Bad religion is not even in the top 30 most important punk bands. Just because you like them doesn’t mean they are that important
Are you the foremost expert on punk rock? It is his opinion. Just like yours.
If only they stuck to the formula and emotional aggressive style that makes How Could Hell Be Any Worse? such a phenomenal album, I wouldn't honestly feel that their first album is the only one I think is worth a fuck...
I wish there was another in that raw style but with better quality songs. Suffer is a much better album, 88- 95 or whatever just absolute banger after banger