The Dissent Of Man

Rating

Album: The Dissent Of Man
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Day That the Earth Stalled, The
2)	Only Rain
3)	Resist Stance, The
4)	Won't Somebody
5)	Devil in Stitches, The
6)	Pride and the Pallor
7)	Wrong Way Kids
8)	Meeting of the Minds
9)	Someone to Believe
10)	Avalon
11)	Cyanide
12)	Turn Your Back on Me
13)	Ad Hominem
14)	Where the Fun Is
15)	I Won't Say Anything
1)	Day That the Earth Stalled, The
2)	Only Rain
3)	Resist Stance, The
4)	Won't Somebody
5)	Devil in Stitches, The
6)	Pride and the Pallor
7)	Wrong Way Kids
8)	Meeting of the Minds
9)	Someone to Believe
10)	Avalon
11)	Cyanide
12)	Turn Your Back on Me
13)	Ad Hominem
14)	Where the Fun Is
15)	I Won't Say Anything

Album: The Dissent Of Man
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Day That the Earth Stalled, The
2)	Only Rain
3)	Resist Stance, The
4)	Won't Somebody
5)	Devil in Stitches, The
6)	Pride and the Pallor
7)	Wrong Way Kids
8)	Meeting of the Minds
9)	Someone to Believe
10)	Avalon
11)	Cyanide
12)	Turn Your Back on Me
13)	Ad Hominem
14)	Where the Fun Is
15)	I Won't Say Anything
1)	Day That the Earth Stalled, The
2)	Only Rain
3)	Resist Stance, The
4)	Won't Somebody
5)	Devil in Stitches, The
6)	Pride and the Pallor
7)	Wrong Way Kids
8)	Meeting of the Minds
9)	Someone to Believe
10)	Avalon
11)	Cyanide
12)	Turn Your Back on Me
13)	Ad Hominem
14)	Where the Fun Is
15)	I Won't Say Anything

Performer Notes

On Bad Religion's 15th album in 30 years, the stage opens with a sentimental but roused Greg Graffin reminiscing, "Do you remember when we were young?/Adventure had no end/Those were the days, my friend," to recall the melodic blast of their early years. Producer Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Tool) seeks range with some midtempo pop/rockers like "The Devil in Stitches," "Won't Somebody," and "Cyanide," the latter with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell on slide guitar. Elsewhere, "Only Rain" takes it back to their roots and features some of Bad Religion's most provocative anti-Christian commentary -- which is saying a lot for a band with a crossed-out cross for a family crest. ~ Jason Lymangrover

Professional Reviews

Billboard (p.60) - "[A]mong these 15 tunes lurk signs of fresh adventure, like the country-fried pedal steel on 'Cyanide' or the rockabilly swagger of 'Won't Somebody'..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Greg Graffin's folkish lilt and incisive anti-capitalist lyrics ensure Bad Religion never become cartoonish."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.76) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "As atypical Bad Religion songs as they are, their slow-burning nature adds something different to the band's palette with mostly successful results."