All Ages - Bad Religion > Reviews > A great introduction

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Good
Value for Money

Advantages:	Many a great song
Disadvantages:	Pointless for the big fans

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

It is unbelievable that Bad Religion have been going so many years now. They formed in 1980 and have had numerous albums since.
This CD brings you the best songs from all those albums and gives you an insite into what BR are all about.

To be going that long they must be doing something right, and they have been constantly changing their style ever so slightly throughout the bands life.

In the whole BR's songs are punk rock, and to be quite honest they are the kings of punk rock, no
one else even comes close.

This CD is great value for money with 22 songs which even though short, makes quite a hefty album.

The track list is as follows:

1. I Want to Conquer the World
2. Do What You Want
3. You Are (The Government)
4. Modern Man
5. We're Only Gonna Die
6. Answer
7. Flat Earth Society
8. Against the Grain
9. Generator
10. Anesthesia
11. Suffer
12. Faith Alone
13. No Control
14. 21st Century (Digital Boy)
15. Atomic Garden
16. No Direction
17. Automatic Man
18. Change of Ideas
19. Sanity
20. Walk Away
21. Best for You
22. F**k Armageddon...This Is Hell

I wont waste your time by analysing each track, but i will highlight some that stand out.

I want to conquer the world is a very meaningful song for the band and in a way they have done just as they say here.
Other great songs are against the grain, 21st century (digital boy), f**k armageddon...this is hell and of course the mighty Generator.

The band are

Greg Graffin - Vocals
Brett Gurewitz - Guitar
Jay Bentley - Bass
Greg Hetson - Guitar
Brian Baker - Guitar
Brooks Wackerman - Drums

all these guys deserve a mention, they have done so much for music in these last 20 or so years, i hope they carry on as long as they feel they should.

If you own many or all of BR albums then you may not need to buy this, but if you are a relative newcomer to BR then this will give you just a taste of what they can offer, and they can offer a lot.