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Suffer (album)
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| Studio album by Bad Religion | |||||
| Released | September 8, 1988 | ||||
| Recorded | April 1988 at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California | ||||
| Genre | Punk Rock | ||||
| Length | 26:14 | ||||
| Label | Epitaph | ||||
| Producer | Bad Religion | ||||
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Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall) by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on September 8, 1988[1]. It was their first album featuring the original line-up since their previous break-up. It is also the band's first official studio album recorded with second guitarist Greg Hetson (although he contributed one track on How Could Hell Be Any Worse? and also played on the Back to the Known EP). Like their albums up to Generator, Suffer was also remastered on April 6, 2004. As of August 2007, the original press release is now out of print.
Although Suffer was not charted in Billboard, it is considered by many to be one of the best punk albums of the 1980s, as well as its follow-up No Control. The album was also named the best punk album of 1988 by many publications. A plethora of third-wave punk bands cite this album as a major inspiration; NOFX's Fat Mike has called it "the record that changed everything." Suffer also remains one of the highest selling albums on Epitaph Records, along with NOFX's Punk in Drublic, The Offspring's Smash and Rancid's ...And Out Come the Wolves.
In 2006, Suffer was ranked as the top punk album of 1988 on Sputnikmusic.[2] The album was also named the 99th most influential rock album of all time by Kerrang! magazine.
Contents |
| # | Song | Length | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | "You Are (The Government)" |
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Greg Graffin |
| 02 | "1000 More Fools" |
|
Brett Gurewitz |
| 03 | "How Much Is Enough?" |
|
Brett Gurewitz |
| 04 | "When?" |
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Greg Graffin |
| 05 | "Give You Nothing" |
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Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin |
| 06 | "Land of Competition" |
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Greg Graffin |
| 07 | "Forbidden Beat" |
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Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin |
| 08 | "Best for You" |
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Greg Graffin |
| 09 | "Suffer" |
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Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin |
| 10 | "Delirium of Disorder" |
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Brett Gurewitz |
| 11 | "Part II (The Numbers Game)" |
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Brett Gurewitz |
| 12 | "What Can You Do?" |
|
Greg Graffin |
| 13 | "Do What You Want" |
|
Brett Gurewitz |
| 14 | "Part IV (The Index Fossil)" |
|
Greg Graffin |
| 15 | "Pessimistic Lines" |
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Greg Graffin |
| Label | Release Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epitaph Records | November 1, 1988 | On the CD version, the inside cover features an image of a groupshot of the band. On the vinyl version, the same image appears on the back cover. The inside cover also features the lyrics written on the wall of an empty room where Greg Hetson's SG is by the door. Also on the CD version, the back cover features the credits and the band members are listed next to the groupshot the band. |
| Epitaph Records | April 6, 2004 | Remastered along with How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, No Control, Against the Grain and Generator. |
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- The opening line of track 4, "When?", is "I've seen a lot of things in 5 years". Considering that this album was released in 1988, five years would make it the year 1983, which coincidently marked the release of their previous full-length studio album Into the Unknown.
- In a fan poll, "Do What You Want" was cited as one of the best Bad Religion songs of all time, along with "American Jesus" and "Along The Way."
- Rancid's Tim Armstrong has said that "What Can You Do?" is his favorite Bad Religion track.
- In 2001, NOFX released an EP called Surfer, with the cover art a parody/tribute to the cover art for Suffer.
- Greg Graffin – vocals
- Brett Gurewitz – guitar
- Greg Hetson – guitar
- Jay Bentley – bass guitar
- Pete Finestone – drums
- Donnell Cameron – engineer
- Legendary Starbolt – engineer
- Jerry Mahoney – artwork
The information regarding accolades attributed to Suffer is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net.[3]
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundi | Finland | The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade | 1995 | 35 |
| Rock Hard | Germany | Top 300 Albums | 2001 | 222 |
- ^ All Ages booklet.
- ^ Highest Rated Albums: 1988 (HTML). Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on November 11, 2006.
- ^ List of Suffer Accolades. Acclaimed Music. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.