7″ BAD RELIGION: Peel Session 1993

Bad Religion formed in L.A. in 1980. The band is noted for their erudite lyrics, which span several philosophical, social and political topics. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilities and extensive use of three-part vocal harmonies. The band has experienced multiple line-up changes, with singer Greg Graffin being the band’s only constant member. By the time they were signed to Atlantic Records in 1993, Bad Religion had built an underground following with their early albums, including Suffer (1988), No Control (1989), Against the Grain (1990) and Generator (1992). The band first reached substantial commercial success with their seventh studio album and Atlantic debut Recipe for Hate (1993), which peaked at number 14 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, and spawned one of their most popular songs “American Jesus”. Here you can listen some of their best and most popular songs in 1993, “American Jesus”, “Recipe For Hate”, “Kerosene” and “What Can You Do” all them played wild, raw and furious for the BBC John Peel’s Session.