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: #15483 in Music
• Released on: 2004-04-06
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

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...

deserves 10 stars
"Suffer" is one of the greatest punk albums ever made. Period. Greg's vocals, wow, what can I say. The man can f***ing sing. The lyrics are incredibly powerful, and mostly about self-reliance and thinking for yourself. The title track is the best song. Next, and a very close second, is my favorite BR song: "You Are (The Government)." This song is really short, but very powerful. "You are the government, you are jurisprudence, you are the volition, you are jurisdiction, and I make a difference too." The third best song for me is "Do What You Want." I love the lyrics - "Do what you want, but don't do it around me . . . Do what you must, do all you can. Break all the f***ing rules and go to hell with Superman and die like a champion ya hey!" This album is so great that I have owned several copies over the years - I listen to it so much that I keep wearing it out. Do yourself a favor and buy "Suffer" right now.