CD Import

Empire Strikes First

Bad Religion

User Review :5.0

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Catalogue Number
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86694
Number of Discs
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1
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CD
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Studio Recording,Import

Product Description

Bad Religion: Greg Graffin (vocals); Greg Hetson, Brett Gurewitz (guitar, background vocals); Brian Baker (guitar); Jay Bentley (bass, background vocals); Brooks Wackerman (drums).
Bad Religion: Greg Graffin (vocals); Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker (guitar, background vocals); Greg Hetson (guitar); Jay Bentley (bass instrument, background vocals); Brooks Wackerman (drums, percussion).
Recording information: Sound City, Van Nuys, Caliofrnia (11/2003 - 02/2004).
A sense of justice and moral outrage is frequently part of punk's ethos, and Bad Religion has willfully flown this flag since the early 1980s. The title of the band's 2004 release, THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST, and the songs "Let Them Eat War" and "Sinister Rouge" indicate that Bad Religion has a thing or two to say about United States foreign policy and the George W. Bush administration, among other things. Driving guitars, thundering bass, and jackhammer drums create a sonic assault that reinforces the group's ideological fervor and underscores the pitch of its rage.
Though Bad Religion borrows from the legacy of punk, its music does not fall strictly under that rubric. The pop melodicism of the band's song structures and sing-along choruses, along with heavy-metal time changes and blistering guitar solos, help broaden its appeal, as does the range of social and political issues addressed in the group's lyrics. THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST shows Bad Religion at the top of its game, mining the musical and topical principles that made its previous releases popular, while losing none of the fire or urgency that keeps its approach vital.

Track List   

  • 01. Overture (01:09)
  • 02. Sinister Rouge (01:53)
  • 03. Social Suicide (01:35)
  • 04. Atheist Peace (01:57)
  • 05. All There Is (02:57)
  • 06. Angeles Is Burning (03:23)
  • 07. Let Them Eat War (02:57)
  • 08. God's Love (02:32)
  • 09. To Another Abyss (04:07)
  • 10. Quickening (02:19)
  • 11. Empire Strikes First (03:23)
  • 12. Beyond Electric Dreams (04:02)
  • 13. Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever (03:49)
  • 14. Live Again (The Fall of Man) (03:35)

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これも2回目投稿ですが、ダークゾーンへ引...

投稿日:2010/11/19 (金)

これも2回目投稿ですが、ダークゾーンへ引き込む独特の演奏法・・・!普通の人が聴いたら途中で投げ出してしまうほど怖いアルバム。オチまで聴こう!!

ラビエル さん | 神奈川県 | 不明

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Bad Religionを代表する1枚。Process of Be...

投稿日:2009/09/30 (水)

Bad Religionを代表する1枚。Process of Beliefほどの完成度感じないが、勢い、そしてギターの重い音は最高です。

YUKI さん | 長野県 | 不明

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ブルースぽいパンクロック!ハイテンション...

投稿日:2007/10/05 (金)

ブルースぽいパンクロック!ハイテンションとローカルのクロスが最高!

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