The Mindful Crusades of Bad Religion (Part 1)

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@patmccrotch5373 Ай бұрын

Holy shit, baby Greg Hetson at 20:35 .. met him at a show once and got the chance to tell him how much him and bad religion inspired me as a musician and songwriter.. especially the desire to have big, melodic, harmony filled choruses. He was SO sweet and SO appreciative.

@Maddhatter22694 8 ай бұрын

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.

@hannahkozlovic1715 8 ай бұрын

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

@samuelblinne6040 8 ай бұрын

Great book

@Maddhatter22694 8 ай бұрын

@@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.

@matthieurude7508 8 ай бұрын

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...

@hannahkozlovic1715 8 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Xellot 8 ай бұрын

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

@andrewprobst846 7 ай бұрын

In Montebello?

@nukkleargarlicbread 8 ай бұрын

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.

@nunestunes 7 ай бұрын

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

@williamz7011 2 ай бұрын

Yup same here. All Ages was the one that everyone was trading around in school when I was a kid. Then I had to go buy the actual albums so I could hear the rest of the songs. All Ages is one of the best comp albums ever

@travisjohnson622 Ай бұрын

I got stranger than fiction after seeing them on saturday night live when i was in the 6th grade. Probably the least accessable album to start with. So i forgot them for a while.. Until I took a trip to hawaii in the eighth grade and saw All Ages in a shop window. I got it just for the hell of it. Stranger than fiction wasnt bad. Might as well. I was blown away by this bands back catalogue. It was almost like two different bands. The old stuff, the new stuff. It was 1998 I believe. I was flabbergasted that this band went back to 1980 and there were many more albums I would have to catch up on. They became my favorite band from that moment. BR never dissappoints. As a 41 yr old man ive watched good bands disappear and fade away. They always come out strong, then fizzle out. Its really sad to watch. Its like the universe enjoys taking this joy from you, you love an acts sound and album, then you get to watch time wear them down and change them into something yoy have a hard time staying on board with. Bar Religion is the only true act that NEVER disappoints. I dont have to worry about these guys just losing their drive or their guts. They never have and never will. They are like the raging goliath that time cant touch and i do believe Gregg and the boys will be up on thay stage at 90+ lol and unlike other like the stones or kiss, they will still be worth seeing up there STILL. Its going to be a sad day when we lose one of the boys. Hopefully not anytime soon. But I would like to see them pick themselves up and keep the colossus rolling when that day comes, because lets face it, were alll getting old. Im happy though that they have managed to soundtrack my life for so long.

@williamshaw5388 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Bad Religion is the most significant band of my 49 years on the planet. Again thank you.

@AtZero138 7 ай бұрын

Agreed... Cheers from Orange County California 🇺🇸 51 this year..

@slfrules1 8 ай бұрын

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

@JH-hg1ok 6 ай бұрын

You didn't like the album Suffer?

@slfrules1 6 ай бұрын

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

@jimmy56100 2 ай бұрын

I've only just gotten into them and they got me way more into punk. What a band

@AtZero138 19 күн бұрын

Never stop finding new bands.. Cheers from "The Land of Competition.".. Orange County California..

@AtZero138 19 күн бұрын

9:51 Dude , thanks for mentioning Olde Rodney... As far as we know, he played everyone,, first out here.. Cheers from Westminster CA 🇺🇸

@MrJhchrist 8 ай бұрын

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

@marcreno893 8 ай бұрын

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’

@Cyril-1973 7 ай бұрын

Just what I like: a video on a music band without a single note of music.

@MMBassGirl 8 ай бұрын

So happy to see my favorite channel posting again

@tiffanyacuff9450 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this! Looking forward to the other videos.

8 ай бұрын

I'm seeing them on Friday so I'm really expecting pt. 2!

@libertarianpunk8558 8 ай бұрын

You should wear a crossed out star of David. See them seethe

@tommyalexxxander 8 ай бұрын

My favourite early BR songs are Doing time, Into the night, Frogger and Along the way

@jarretstone4336 7 ай бұрын

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!!

@Jonas104 6 ай бұрын

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.

@xtransxcorex 8 ай бұрын

bro! guess I'll see you in Cincinnati! also Bad Religion is my favorite *true* punk band, I'm so glad to see this

@jamesgrantham1930 8 ай бұрын

That Diesel Boy deck on the wall is fucking cool

@gumballrun9881 8 ай бұрын

I think you mean Sofa King Cool

@thepunkhistorian6397 8 ай бұрын

We’re about to drop another run with the Gets Old design

@420slayer3 8 ай бұрын

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.

@DA-nk6gx 8 ай бұрын

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.

@Hj-dd1vb 6 ай бұрын

Cannot wait for part 2 ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@johnmares2095 2 ай бұрын

Love this video on one of my favorite bands. I was 12 years old in 1981 and got to see Bad Religion play with the Circle Jerks. Thanks for your research and excellent work!

@zombiepicnic9683 8 ай бұрын

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.

@josephhancook8287 8 ай бұрын

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.

@far2d28 8 ай бұрын

Seen them a couple times now I was fortunate to be at the show in San Diego with social D

@nobodyimportant8859 8 ай бұрын

This channel is sick. Your patreon members are the best in the world.

@suemiller2522 8 ай бұрын

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 ❤

@Yumster78 7 ай бұрын

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.

@johnmon1980 8 ай бұрын

Perfect timing going to see them this Friday in San Antonio along with Social Distortion

@AtZero138 7 ай бұрын

That had to be awesome... Cheers from Orange County California 🇺🇸

@ryanholt9747 7 ай бұрын

Please inform us about it The Adicts. I would greatly appreciate some dense information about them

@tigg1972 8 ай бұрын

You rock man. Don't ever stop.

@conijoestar 8 ай бұрын

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.

@dalpac10 2 ай бұрын

I learned half of my advanced vocabulary from listening to Bad Religion lyrics. I was blown away to find out that Graffin had a PhD from Cornell. It literally inspired me to go back to college and get a masters degree.

@st7728 6 ай бұрын

I'm constantly stopping, backing it up and pausing, so I can study the flyers and old pictures.

@wayfarer13 8 ай бұрын

You should do a video on SNFU’s history.

@md1674 8 ай бұрын

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

@patmccrotch5373 Ай бұрын

Greg graffin has such a commanding stage presence. He reminds me of a televangelist on stage, it's absolutely amazing.

@earlyburg 8 ай бұрын

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.

@JakeStrange66 7 ай бұрын

I occasionally dealt with that even in the 1990s in some areas I visited wearing that shirt.

@roachagandhi 6 ай бұрын

I almost got my ass kicked 2 years ago because some crackhead at a park didn't like my bad region cross buster hoodie....😂😂😂

@dariogeorge8680 8 ай бұрын

I feel like this story is going to have at least 10 parts.

@thepunkhistorian6397 8 ай бұрын

I’m hoping to condense it to just 4 lol

@loganpeters7543 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome

@colindavidson6483 8 ай бұрын

Very good history lesson. You’ve done your research. Subd

@DeusExCanis 8 ай бұрын

This is my favorite band of all time.

@samuelblinne6040 8 ай бұрын

Nice video

@floridapunkarchivist 8 ай бұрын

Great work as usual. How's Diesel Boy doing still playing shows?

@thepunkhistorian6397 8 ай бұрын

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

@nemiloszorka1162 4 ай бұрын

Bad Religion was THE band that drowe me to punk. Before that I was listening to all sorts of music. And then, in the midst of Nirvana craze in the 90s', a school friend of mine recomended Bad Religion. I went to the store and bought Generator tape. I started listening to the songs, and I was like: "these lyrics sound like I wrote them, and the sound is much better than other punk bands". I was listening to Pink Floyd at the time 😊. Thank you Bad Religion for making a punk out of me ❤

@mattday2656 8 ай бұрын

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.

@mikafuji2233 8 ай бұрын

Great video. Couldn't Agree more?

@BobNob-dk7wy 8 ай бұрын

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

@Black25284 3 ай бұрын

Fun facts abby jane and joe pancakes played on diesel boys first album. And abby played on their second album as well.

@LosingTouchWithLosingTouch 2 ай бұрын

Sorry for double comment but it’s about your band It’s in my “ Agro driving music for the clinically insane “ Spotify playlist. Push on ! Good stuff.

@terryboys9321 8 ай бұрын

Just got a suffer tattoo the day before th0is video dropped.

@HyperUserGoesHyperer 8 ай бұрын

Bad Religion are a special band ❤

@LosingTouchWithLosingTouch 2 ай бұрын

I forgot about Rodney on The RoQ. I was like 12 yrs old. Use to downhill skate to “ Suffer “ and “ No Control “ in Southern Cali. My friend’s older brother invited us to see B.R. in Tijuana in 1988. My mom was like: ‘ Nope… you’re 12 ! You’re not going to a mosh pit in Mexico with drugged out punk rockers ‘ Me- ‘Mom, we can jump the fence to get back into America We don’t need no stinking passports ‘🤣 Grimlock🤘🏽Heck yeah. I’ll check it out lil doodle. Thanks for the cool video.👍

@LosingTouchWithLosingTouch 2 ай бұрын

Bad math 1990-92. Not 88

@heydudedolfan13 7 ай бұрын

Seeing them Saturday night

@coyotestarship7412 8 ай бұрын

That song at the end of the vid ,who is that ?I’ve heard that on an old comp, survival of the fattest maybe?

@thepunkhistorian6397 8 ай бұрын

Titty Twister by Diesel Boy

@unkelkreepy8529 8 ай бұрын

Ten points on the fooligan outro

@XpappaedgeX 8 ай бұрын

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.

@justinoswald1643 8 ай бұрын

Bad religion changed everything for me.

@enginesdown 8 ай бұрын

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.

@samuelblinne6040 8 ай бұрын

Wow

@chickrepelant 26 күн бұрын

why does that outro song sound familiar?

@mwright3471 8 ай бұрын

Let’s gooooooo

@gameboi20 8 ай бұрын

As a black bad religion fan this is a great video 🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿🤟🏿

@marcreno893 8 ай бұрын

As a white folk 🤚 🤚 I also think it’s a great video.

@patswayze7359 8 ай бұрын

My first down thumb on this page... everything they play sounds exactly the same for 40 years

@patswayze7359 6 ай бұрын

Your right pat

@spdepew 8 ай бұрын

Into the Unknown is an amazing album. Its punk prog.

@blankkosocal5030 8 ай бұрын

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

@AtZero138 7 ай бұрын

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... @∅

@blankkosocal5030 7 ай бұрын

@@AtZero138 it's no shade. The voice of the people has and always will be punk/hardcore and Underground hip-hop

@AtZero138 7 ай бұрын

@@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... @∅

@mylesayres6060 7 ай бұрын

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 ✌️

@Kim-e4j4i 3 ай бұрын

Again why pretend you know 🛼⛸️🛼⛸️ and mention 🐂 doo Sublime nosubutext fer ur steroid injectables y'all should have researched it a bit. Not an attractive look.

@Kim-e4j4i 3 ай бұрын

Rush, um Space Invaders or Tom Sawyer...not Careless Whispers at 1984 7th grade dance at Pleasant Valley Jr. High the PV Panthers in Parma, OH. That's Tom Connor with my Madonna like a non Boy toy belt on the Like a Virgin Album n Program inspired attire to the Valentine's Day dance. Ur first 🩰🪩🩰 prolly Emma's reception Frank Sinatra n then all was lost bc of Gypsy King of the Fake Facebooks check kitin for his crack whored out to Jim Monostra prolly bisexual n an confidential informant bc he was getting ransacked by Fella named fella I think but Jim was the peek-a-boo tanning beds and creepy like Jackie Rinehores Lovell n Jamie Smith Osunas future bunky in prison the female version of Osuna or Nicco Jones preferably.

@weirdpath5481 8 ай бұрын

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

@thepunkhistorian6397 8 ай бұрын

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.

@samuelblinne6040 8 ай бұрын

Love bad religion

@patswayze7359 6 ай бұрын

Do a gypsy/circus punk episode

@Shawnd8085 8 ай бұрын

Have two Bad Religion Tats. Social Distortion, DK and the start of a Misfits Tat, yeah all my ink is punk

@Shawnd8085 8 ай бұрын

And I'm on the cover of Diving Back in The Dead Silence 45 Records

@Black25284 3 ай бұрын

Fun facts Bad religion influenced Randy. Randy is a political punk and garage punk and punk band from Sweden.

@jakebrake3000 8 ай бұрын

Inner circle punk bad for sure.

@faberz76 8 ай бұрын

Bad Religion is cool but living in the inner cities of Los Angeles ; they’re no considered much of an inspiration.

@AtZero138 19 күн бұрын

Just asking.. who would be.. ?. Inspiration to (inner city) LA kids... Besides the early years.. No disrespect.. Intended for asking, I'm an old Head.. at 51 now.. Oi Oi Oi from Westminster CA

@ludovicgraham6234 3 ай бұрын

Now I haven't done the same level of research as our presenter here, but following the chronology they present I suspect we can place Hetson on stage with the band as early as their New Wave Theatre appearance, I assume it's the second one. When they play Part III, "Threese" as the the announcer introduces it, they are joined by a second guitar player who is difficult to identify due to a large brimmed hat and a long coat. Despite the difficulty in clearly and positively IDing them, it is noteworthy that, as they guitar duel against Brett on the instrumental breaks, it is very evident that Brett is considerably taller then them. This height difference is exagerated further by the mystery guitarist half-kneeling in a limbo-esque pose while they wail on their old Gibson SG which, in spite of the dark, poor quality film, does once or twice reflect a lot of stage lighting off what looks like a bigsby tailstop. In short I'm like 90% sure that's Hetson. Short little guy half kneeling while playing an SG with Bigsby? Hetson.

@Pluralofvinylisvinyls 2 ай бұрын

They definitely had the most offensive logo! I loved wearing their shirts as a teenager, getting dirty looks from the boomers

@dmgd509 8 ай бұрын

Recycling riffs since Brett left 😂😂.. jeesh... fanboi much

@socialinsect5073 4 ай бұрын

Most important? that's nuts. Ramones, Misfits, Clash, Damned, Pistols, Bad Brains. Like maybe most important for the mainstream butt punk that killed the genre in the 90s. Some historian.

@michaelr.4878 8 ай бұрын

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.