Track Listing

1. You Are (The Government)
2. 1000 More Fools
3. How Much Is Enough?
4. When?
5. Give You Nothing
6. Land of Competition
7. Forbidden Beat
8. Best for You
9. Suffer
10. Delirium of Disorder
11. Part II (The Numbers Game)
12. What Can You Do?
13. Do What You Want
14. Part IV (The Index Fossil)
15. Pessimistic Lines

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52966 in Music
• Released on: 2004-04-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

definitively badass. Milestone.
Perfection. Snotty. Furious. High-minded. Vitriolic. Probably kick-started thousands of bands. And what perfect f^(king cover @rt. The lyrics to this hit you like a brick to the back of the head, but a brick that you have come to love and cherish.

"The masses are obsequious, contented in their sleep. The vortex of their minds ensconced within the murky deep."

"I don't know if the billions will survive but I'll believe in God when 1 and 1 are 5."

Awesome. Hells yes. Right before they started reinventing themselves on NO CONTROL and making the world's definitive hardcore album: "Against the Grain"... Before it all, there was this. Takes me back to high school, sitting in my mom's basement, listening to BR and consulting a dictionary for the big words.

I don't know you, punk- and I don't care how bad you may think BR have become over the course of the 90's (I stand by most of their releases): we can all put aside our differences and agree that this album is one of those rarities that makes life worthwhile.

the blueprint
This CD is basically the So-Cal skate-punk blueprint and probably the best Bad Religion CD ever, period. Every track is loud, angry, straight-ahead, and catchy as heck. The most surprising thing, though, is that the subject matter of a lot of these songs seems almost more pertinent today than it was in 1988, in songs like "You Are the Government", "1000 More Fools", "What Can You Do?". Take a listen and hear for yourself...

The perfect median between pop-punk and hardcore.
Always caring more about song craft than aggression, Bad Religion basically created So-Cal melodic punk/hardcore and without them, bands like AFI and Pennywise would simply not exist. Their sound, at the time, was totally unique. They managed to incorporate melodies and pop sensibilities with hyper-intelligent sociopolitical lyrics and blistering hardcore tempos. The result was divine, and it is shown in all its glory on Suffer, the best and quintessential Bad Religion record.

The album starts off with "You are (the government)" and doesn't slow down from there. Tracks like "1000 more fools", "Suffer", "When?", and "Do what you want" will keep you coming back to Suffer for more. Bad Religion (and this album), as suggested in my title, are what I like to call the perfect median between pop-punk and hardcore. If you like Black Flag and Minor Threat, you'll like this (unless you're a die-hard hardcore fan and don't like anything more melodic and "softer" than the aforementioned). At the same time, if you like Millencolin, NOFX, and other 90s pop-punk bands, you'll like this (unless you really, really like that "funny" punk or songs about girls). Personally, I can't stand any 90s pop-punk, but I'd assume that Suffer is something that a fan of it will like. This album can put lyrics like, "I don't know if the billions will survive, but, I'll believe in God when 1 and 1 are 5" and "The masses of humanity will always have to suffer" into fast, hard, but very intelligent and melodic songs. This is an extremely accessible album, but, at the same time, never gets old. At first listen, the songs tend to all sound the same (a problem with practically all Bad Religion albums), but after you listen to it more, it really grows on you and you'll become addicted (to satisfy the addiction, you should definitely pick up No Control, their 2nd best).

If you're hesitant to buy this album, try downloading "When?" and "Suffer" (the song). I believe that these two songs best represent what the rest of album sounds like, so if you really dig those songs, you've got to get Suffer. If you really like Suffer, buy No Control (BR's 2nd best).

Buy Suffer now. You won't regret it.