BAD RELIGION
Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. They make extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies (which they refer to in their album liner notes as the “oozin’ aahs”) and guitar solos, and their lyrics cover many topics, including criticism of religion, political commentary, society in general, dark humor, anti-racism, drugs, freedom, death, personification, and equal rights. The current lineup of Bad Religion includes lead vocalist Greg Graffin; guitarists Brett Gurewitz, Brian Baker and Mike Dimkich; bassist Jay Bentley; and drummer Jamie Miller. They are considered to be one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time, having sold over five million albums worldwide. (More from Wikipedia)
But Green Day is easy; everybody knows about them. When I tried to come up with other punk revival bands to talk about in this post, I started coming up short. The Wikipedia article mentions: “Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands Sublime, Bad Religion, the Offspring, and Rancid, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States.” I really don’t know much about those four bands other than a few stray tracks, like the Offspring song “Self Esteem”.
(June 2017)
