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.

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.

When I go to the southern states, I always get a quiet sermon from a concerned citizen who saw my crossbuster tattoo. It got a little intense at the pool at Disney Land 😅

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.

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

I agree this band is incredible 1980 lived it

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

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

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

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.

Having the Christmas album is icing on the cake

I watched a documentary on the Descendants the other day and wondered, " When will Bad Religion get their due with a doc like this?" Then I found your video series here. Its honestly just as well. Its the most definitive attempt at a doc from what ive been seen,  The only real effort to document BR from start to today (26ish). Good work and thanks!

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

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

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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

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

"This isn't art it's suicide"

The first lyrics sang at their initial practice

This is my favorite band of all time.

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.