Bad Religion - The Dissent Of Man (2010) [Japanese Limited DCD Edition / Bonus Track & Bonus Disc]

Bad Religion are celebrating three decades of influential, thought provoking and groundbreaking punk rock with a new record and 15th studio album, "The Dissent Of Man". The band commenced writing new material in 2008, but would not begin studio work until May 2010. The writing and recording process spanned two years and was slowed down considerably by touring schedules. The album was finally finished in June 2010.

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Bad Religion - The Dissent Of Man (2010) [Japanese Limited DCD Edition / Bonus Track & Bonus Disc]

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With the exception of 33-year-old drummer Brooks Wackerman, the '80s punk legends collectively known as Bad Religion started when Ronald Reagan was just elected. After experiencing a late-career creative and popular resurgence with 2002's The Process of Belief, 2004's The Empire Strikes First and the return of original songwriter/founding member Brett Gurewitz, the band turned out a disappointingly forced return to their late '80s/early '90s heyday with 2007's New Maps of Hell. It was uncertain where the band was going to go musically after three albums playing to their typical strengths at being…well, imitating the late '80s/early '90s Bad Religion.

With that said, The Dissent of Man is thankfully NOT a sequel to New Maps of Hell. A far more natural, organic followup to the experimentation and improved pop sensibilities of TPoB and TESF, the band channels a bit of Springsteen, Tom Petty, and '90s alt-rock alongside their standard trademarked brand of melodic double-time punk. In many ways it's a spiritual brother to the experimentation of 1993's Recipe for Hate, with even a bit of their Atlantic Records-era (the one BR fans don't speak about) pop-rock songwriting ticks done right. It will unquestionably piss off fans that wanted another No Control or Against the Grain and requires more than one listen to absorb all of the details in the recording before passing judgment.

With The Dissent of Man, Bad Religion are clearly leaving their speedy past and comfort levels on the backburner and forging ahead with a mature and modern punk rock outlook, fusing many more styles of rock successfully into their bag of tricks. The band could have made a quickie followup to New Maps of Hell but went in a completely different, riskier direction that paid off on a bigger scale creatively. To stay in the past is to allow yourself to be ruled by it; Bad Religion are looking to their bright future and the possibility it brings.

~ Review picked from punknews.org

Tracklist - Disc One:

01. The Day That The Earth Stalled
02. Only Rain
03. The Resist Stance
04. Won't Somebody
05. The Devil In Stitches
06. Pride And The Pallor
07. Wrong Way Kids
08. Meeting Of The Minds
09. Someone To Believe
10. Avalon
11. Cyanide
12. Turn Your Back On Me
13. Ad Hominem
14. Where The Fun Is
15. I Won't Say Anything
16. Finite [Bonus Track for Japan]

all songs written by Greg Graffin & Brett Gurewitz



Tracklist - Bonus Live CD:

01. Fuck Armageddon, This Is Hell
02. Dearly Beloved
03. Suffer
04. Man With A Mission
05. New Dark Ages
06. Germs Of Perfection
07. Marked
08. A Walk
09. Flat Earth Society
10. The Resist Stance
11. American Jesus
12. Social Suicide
13. Atheist Peace
14. Tomorrow
15. Won't Somebody
16. Los Angeles Is Burning
17. We're Only Gonna Die



Produced Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin & Joe Barresi
Recorded & Mixed by Joe Barresi in May–June 2010 at Joe's House Of Compession
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

• Greg Graffin – vocals
• Brett Gurewitz - guitars, backing vocals
• Greg Hetson – guitars
• Brian Baker - guitars
• Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Brooks Wackerman – drums

with
- Mike Campbell: guitar solo on "Cyanide"
- Steve Fishnell: pedal steel on "Cyanide"
- George Drakoulias: percussion

Original Release Date: September 28, 2010
Released in Japan: September 29, 2010
Format: Bonus Track, Limited Edition
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Sony Music Japan, Intl.
Catalog No.: EICP 1415~6