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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{| class="wikitable"
All songs written by [[Greg Graffin]] and [[Brett Gurewitz]].
! #

! Song
⚫
#"You Are (The Government)" - 1:21
! Length
⚫
#"1000 More Fools" - 1:34
! Credits
⚫
#"How Much Is Enough?" - 1:22
|-
⚫
#"When?" - 1:38
|01
⚫
#"Give You Nothing" - 2:00
⚫
|"You Are (The Government)"
⚫
#"Land of Competition" - 2:04
|<center>1:21</center>
⚫
#"Forbidden Beat" - 1:56
|[[Greg Graffin]]
⚫
#"Best for You" - 1:53
|-
⚫
#"Suffer" - 1:47
|02
⚫
#"Delirium of Disorder" - 1:38
⚫
|"1000 More Fools"
⚫
#"Part II (The Numbers Game)" - 1:39
|<center>1:34</center>
⚫
#"What Can You Do?" - 2:44
|[[Brett Gurewitz]]
⚫
#"Do What You Want" - 1:05
|-
⚫
#"Part IV (The Index Fossil)" - 2:02
|03
⚫
#"Pessimistic Lines" - 1:07
⚫
|"How Much Is Enough?"
|<center>1:22</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]]
|-
|04
⚫
|"When?"
|<center>1:38</center>
|[[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|05
⚫
|"Give You Nothing"
|<center>2:00</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]], [[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|06
⚫
|"Land of Competition"
|<center>2:04</center>
|[[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|07
⚫
|"Forbidden Beat"
|<center>1:56</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]], [[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|08
⚫
|"Best for You"
|<center>1:53</center>
|[[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|09
⚫
|"Suffer"
|<center>1:47</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]], [[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|10
⚫
|"Delirium of Disorder"
|<center>1:38</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]]
|-
|11
⚫
|"Part II (The Numbers Game)"
|<center>1:39</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]]
|-
|12
⚫
|"What Can You Do?"
|<center>2:44</center>
|[[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|13
⚫
|"Do What You Want"
|<center>1:05</center>
|[[Brett Gurewitz]]
|-
|14
⚫
|"Part IV (The Index Fossil)"
|<center>2:02</center>
|[[Greg Graffin]]
|-
|15
⚫
|"Pessimistic Lines"
|<center>1:07</center>
|[[Greg Graffin]]
|}


==Release History==
==Release History==

Revision as of 22:05, 20 October 2008

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Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall) by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on September 8, 1988.[1] It was their first album featuring the original line-up since their previous break-up. It is also the band's first official studio album recorded with second guitarist Greg Hetson (although he contributed one track on How Could Hell Be Any Worse? and also played on the Back to the Known EP). Like their albums up to Generator, Suffer was also remastered on April 6, 2004. The original release is now out of print.

Although Suffer was not charted in Billboard, it is considered by many to be one of the best punk albums of the 1980s, as well as its follow-up No Control. After its release, Suffer quickly became Epitaph Records best seller and was the label's best-selling third album for a number of years, until the release of The Offspring's 1994 highly acclaimed album Smash. A plethora of third-wave punk bands cite this album as a major inspiration; NOFX's Fat Mike has called it "the record that changed everything."

Album cover

The distinctive and slightly disturbing album cover features a drawing of a teenager on fire wearing a t-shirt of Bad Religion's crossbuster logo, designed by Jerry Mahoney. The cover art was parodied for NOFX's Surfer EP.

Reception and legacy

The album received the following reviews:

  • Alternative Press (3/02, p.96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...Their definitive album....they'd never eclipse this fireball of creative energy."
  • Kerrang! (p.51) - "[With] sonorous, soaring vocal hooks. The melding of power and melody proved a statement of absolute power."

The information regarding accolades attributed to Suffer is adapted from AcclaimedMusic.net.[2]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Soundi Finland The 50 Best Albums of All Time + Top 10 by Decade 1995 35
Rock Hard Germany Top 300 Albums 2001 222

In a fan poll, "Do What You Want" was cited as one of the best Bad Religion songs of all time, along with "American Jesus" and "Along The Way." Rancid's Tim Armstrong has said that "What Can You Do?" is his favorite Bad Religion track.

In 2001, NOFX released an EP called Surfer, with the cover art a parody/tribute to the album's cover art. The album (along with their next album, 1989's No Control) is also referenced in the song "21st Century (Digital Boy)" (from 1990's Against the Grain and 1994's Stranger Than Fiction), when frontman Greg Graffin sings "tried to tell you about no control, but now I really don't know, and then you told me how bad you had to suffer, is that really all you have to offer".

In 2006, Suffer was ranked as the top punk album of 1988 on Sputnikmusic.[3] The album was also named the 99th most influential rock album of all time by Kerrang! magazine.

Track listing

# Song Length Credits
01 "You Are (The Government)"
1:21
 Greg Graffin
02 "1000 More Fools"
1:34
 Brett Gurewitz
03 "How Much Is Enough?"
1:22
 Brett Gurewitz
04 "When?"
1:38
 Greg Graffin
05 "Give You Nothing"
2:00
 Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin
06 "Land of Competition"
2:04
 Greg Graffin
07 "Forbidden Beat"
1:56
 Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin
08 "Best for You"
1:53
 Greg Graffin
09 "Suffer"
1:47
 Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin
10 "Delirium of Disorder"
1:38
 Brett Gurewitz
11 "Part II (The Numbers Game)"
1:39
 Brett Gurewitz
12 "What Can You Do?"
2:44
 Greg Graffin
13 "Do What You Want"
1:05
 Brett Gurewitz
14 "Part IV (The Index Fossil)"
2:02
 Greg Graffin
15 "Pessimistic Lines"
1:07
 Greg Graffin

Release History

Label Release Date Notes
Epitaph Records November 1, 1988 On the CD version, the inside cover features an image of a groupshot of the band behind CBGB. On the vinyl version, the same image appears on the back cover. The inside cover also features the lyrics written on the wall of an empty room where Greg Hetson's SG is by the door. Also on the CD version, the back cover features the credits and the band members are listed next to the groupshot the band.
Epitaph Records April 6, 2004 Remastered along with How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, No Control, Against the Grain and Generator.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ All Ages booklet.
  2. ^ "List of Suffer Accolades". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  3. ^ "Highest Rated Albums: 1988" (HTML). Sputnikmusic. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |accessmonthday= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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