Against the Grain (Bad Religion album)

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"Against the Grain (album)" redirects here. For the Snakefinger album, see Against the Grain (Snakefinger album).
Against the Grain
Against the Grain cover
Studio album by Bad Religion
Released November 27, 1990
Recorded May 1990 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
Length 34:27
Label Epitaph
Producer Bad Religion
Professional reviews
Bad Religion chronology
No Control
(1989)		 Against the Grain
(1990)		 '80-'85
(1991)

Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall) by punk rock band Bad Religion released on November 23, 1990.[1] This is the last album recorded with drummer Pete Finestone who left in 1991 to concentrate with his new project The Fishermen. Following his departure, the band's music would take a different direction on their next album, 1992's Generator.

Along with the last two albums (1988's Suffer and 1989's No Control), Against the Grain is considered by many to be the band's greatest album, and it contains many songs that are constantly cited as the band's best, including "21st Century (Digital Boy)", "Anesthesia," "Walk Away," and "Modern Man."citation needed More than just an influential album, Against The Grain gave many punk fans and many punk bands hope for the survival of punk in the 90s.citation needed

Like Bad Religion's albums up to Generator, Against the Grain was remastered on April 6, 2004. As of 2008, the original CD version of the album is out of print.

Against the Grain also marks the 10th anniversary of Bad Religion playing together after their formation.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Modern Man" (Greg Graffin) – 1:58
  2. "Turn on the Light" (Brett Gurewitz) – 1:24
  3. "Get Off" (Graffin) – 1:43
  4. "Blenderhead" (Gurewitz) – 1:12
  5. "The Positive Aspect of Negative Thinking" (Jay Bentley) – 0:57
  6. "Anesthesia" (Gurewitz) – 3:04
  7. "Flat Earth Society" (Gurewitz) – 2:23
  8. "Faith Alone" (Graffin) – 3:40
    • This song was also labeled "Faith Alone (Won't Sustain Us Any Longer)"
  9. "Entropy" (Graffin) – 2:24
  10. "Against the Grain" (Graffin) – 2:09
  11. "Operation Rescue" (Graffin) – 2:08
  12. "God Song" (Graffin) – 1:38
  13. "21st Century (Digital Boy)" (Gurewitz) – 2:50
    • Was re-recorded and appeared on their eighth full-length studio album Stranger Than Fiction, released in 1994; four years after the release of this album, and became a single.
    • Was actually recorded for the previous album, No Control, but did not make the final cut. It is believed that this song was left out because it sounded different from their faster sound. So "21st Century (Digital Boy)" would end up on this album.
    • This song was also labeled "Twenty First Century Digital Boy" on the cassette version.
  14. "Misery and Famine" (Graffin) – 2:35
  15. "Unacceptable" (Greg Hetson, Bentley) – 1:44
  16. "Quality or Quantity" (Graffin) – 1:34
    • Compares the opening riff of "Best for You" (from Suffer)
  17. "Walk Away" (Gurewitz) – 1:52

Release history

Label Release date Notes
Epitaph Records November 23, 1990 The tray card features an image of an arrow behind a corn in purple background. The back cover has the same image, but the background is white and the corn is yellow. The lyrics and the credits can be seen in the booklet as well as images of the band members.
Epitaph Records April 6, 2004 Remastered, along with How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, Suffer, No Control and Generator. Same as above, except this version feaures a different front cover and the track listing, which can be seen inside the tray card.

References

  1. ^ Although the album was released in November 1990, the re-released version in 2004 erroneously notes 1991 as the original release date, causing some confusion. Some sources also list 1991 as the release date (including some fan sites, lyrics sites, Tower.com, etc).

Personnel

v • d • e
Bad Religion
Greg Graffin • Brett Gurewitz • Greg Hetson • Brian Baker • Jay Bentley • Brooks Wackerman
Paul Dedona • Tim Gallegos • Jay Ziskrout • Davy Goldman • John Albert • Lucky Lehrer • Pete Finestone • Bobby Schayer
Studio albums
EPs
Other releases
Videos and DVDs
Singles
"Atomic Garden" • "American Jesus" • "Struck a Nerve" • "21st Century (Digital Boy)" • "Infected" • "Stranger Than Fiction" • "Incomplete" • "A Walk" • "Punk Rock Song" • "Dream of Unity" • "Raise Your Voice" • "Shades of Truth" • "The New America" • "Broken" • "Sorrow" • "The Defense" • "Los Angeles Is Burning" • "The Empire Strikes First" • "Honest Goodbye" • "New Dark Ages"
Related articles
Side projects

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