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But, as with any other musical form, the amount of love for an album rests within the mind of each individual listener. For me, Recipe for Hate brings back some extremely fond memories and when I'm a little down I let Dr. Graffin and the gang scream in my ear for 30+ minutes. So, in my eyes Recipe for Hate is a great album. For others, it might be a little bit...meh. But, we can all agree to disagree. If you don't like what I'm saying...well, fuck off.
Here's the track run-down and some notes:
Recipe For Hate is not a perfect record. But, I feel like it doesn't get the respect that it should. Bad Religion's Suffer, Against the Grain, and Generator get more love...and maybe those albums should get more love but don't hate on Recipe, yo.
Now, for me this was before some major players in the Bad Religion lineup (that I think is the greatest) arrived...this was before Brooks Wackerman and Brian Baker arrived on scene. So, there is a reason that this particular album is a little iffy for most fans. It seems that this album was recorded during a very strange time in Bad Religion history. Remember, this album was released during the time where grunge was at it's nexus (1993) so there was stiff competition for listeners at that time.
But, as with any other musical form, the amount of love for an album rests within the mind of each individual listener. For me, Recipe for Hate brings back some extremely fond memories and when I'm a little down I let Dr. Graffin and the gang scream in my ear for 30+ minutes. So, in my eyes Recipe for Hate is a great album. For others, it might be a little bit...meh. But, we can all agree to disagree. If you don't like what I'm saying...well, fuck off.Here's the track run-down and some notes:
1. Recipe for Hate: The title track. In my opinion, they could've opened the album a little bit stronger.
2. Kerosene: Great track. I really like this song. "Kerosene...keeps me warm...I'm alone to watch it burn". Good stuff, man.
3. American Jesus: I have seen Bad Religion a couple of times in concert and American Jesus always gets one of the biggest responses of the night. It's a great track and possibly one of their greatest tunes. Funny, because it's creation was a collaboration between Graffin/Gurewitz which is rare as each normally writes their own songs.
4. Portrait of Authority
5. Man With a Mission: On this track, the band was experimenting with mixing in some folk elements (which has become a regular thing on recent albums). It works.
6. All Good Soldiers: There is something absolutely off-kilter and slightly just off-center about this song. But...it's my favorite song on the record. Because the president believes in god...like all good soldiers should.
7. Watch it Die
8. Struck A Nerve: A slower, more dirge-ish tune. It's a good song, lyrically. Just speed it up a little dudes!
9. My Poor Friend Me
10. Lookin' In: Short. To the point. Good.
11. Don't Pray on Me: Twisting wordplay on the word pray within the lyrics. Sometimes done deftly; other times done ham-fisted. I dig this tune, though.
12. Modern Day Catastrophists: Just like any other Graffin-penned tune, you may need to consult the thesaurus once or twice. Fuckin' vocabulary.
13. Skyscraper: I fucking love this song. There are just songs that really bring a person back to a specific time and place. This one does it for me...the playing, the harmonies...fuck, I just love it.
14. Stealth
Overall, I would have to give Recipe for Hate a solid B...if I were teaching Punk Rock 101. It's a really good album that just happens to resonate with this author more than it would with some of you all. But, that's the power of music, right?
Side note: I did not realize that Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder sang back up on American Jesus and Watch it Die. Interesting.
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