All Ages

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All Ages
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 1995
Recorded1982–1992
Track 2 & 22: October 8, 1994
VenueKaren Klub in Goteborg, Sweden
GenreHardcore punk[1]
Length50:05
LabelEpitaph
ProducerBad Religion
Bad Religion chronology
Stranger Than Fiction
(1994)
All Ages
(1995)
The Gray Race
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Punknews.org[3]
Spin9/10[4]
The Village VoiceA−[5]

All Ages is a compilation album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion.[6] It was released on July 26, 1995, through Epitaph Records.[7] The compilation contains songs from How Could Hell Be Any Worse? to Generator, and two live tracks recorded during their 1994 European tour, which were the first tracks to feature guitarist Brian Baker.

Background[edit]

All Ages contains material from five of Bad Religion's first six studio albums released on Epitaph, omitting songs from the band's second album Into the Unknown. It also contains no tracks from the Bad Religion and Back to the Known EPs. The band had left Epitaph for Atlantic in 1993, where they reissued Recipe for Hate and began to experience major worldwide commercial success.

The live tracks "Do What You Want" and "Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell" were recorded live at the Karen Klub in Goteborg, Sweden on October 8, 1994, on Bad Religion's Stranger than Fiction tour.[8] These tracks were the first to feature guitarist Brian Baker, who had replaced Brett Gurewitz before the release of Stranger than Fiction.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Appears onLength
1."I Want to Conquer the World"GurewitzNo Control, 19892:17
2."Do What You Want" (Live)GurewitzPreviously unreleased0:59
3."You Are (The Government)"GraffinSuffer, 19881:21
4."Modern Man"GraffinAgainst the Grain, 19901:53
5."We’re Only Gonna Die"GraffinHow Could Hell Be Any Worse?, 19822:11
6."The Answer"GraffinGenerator, 19923:20
7."Flat Earth Society"GurewitzAgainst the Grain2:21
8."Against the Grain"GraffinAgainst the Grain2:06
9."Generator"GurewitzGenerator3:17
10."Anesthesia"GurewitzAgainst the Grain2:59
11."Suffer"Graffin, GurewitzSuffer1:47
12."Faith Alone"GraffinAgainst the Grain3:31
13."No Control"GraffinNo Control1:45
14."21st Century (Digital Boy)"GurewitzAgainst the Grain2:47
15."Atomic Garden"GurewitzGenerator3:11
16."No Direction"GraffinGenerator3:13
17."Automatic Man"GurewitzNo Control1:38
18."Change of Ideas"GraffinNo Control0:54
19."Sanity"GurewitzNo Control2:44
20."Walk Away"GurewitzAgainst the Grain1:47
21."Best for You"GraffinSuffer1:53
22."Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell" (Live)GraffinPreviously unreleased2:11
Total length:50:05
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Appears onLength
23."American Jesus"Graffin, GurewitzRecipe for Hate, 19932:17

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from the album liner notes.[8]

Bad Religion
Technical
  • Bad Religion – production
  • Brett Gurewitz – engineering (credited as The Legendary Starbolt)
  • Donnell Cameron – engineering
  • Jim Mankey – engineering
  • Jesse Fischer – art direction, design

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Rabid, Jack. "All Ages - Bad Religion". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ "Bad Religion - All Ages". www.punknews.org.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (March 1996). "Bad Religion All Ages (Epitaph)/Bad Religion The Grey Race (Atlantic)". Spin. p. 107. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1996-04-09). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  6. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Bad Religion". www.trouserpress.com.
  7. ^ Records, Epitaph. "Bad Religion - All Ages" – via epitaph.com.
  8. ^ a b All Ages (liner notes). Bad Religion. US: Epitaph Records. 1995. 86443.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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