Against the Grain (album) - Definition and Overview

Against the Grain
Album by Bad Religion
Released	November 23, 1990
Recorded	at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California, May 1990
Genre	Punk
Length	34 min 27 s
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Bad Religion
Professional reviews
AMG (4.5/5) link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f95k8qbtbtz4) RYM (4/5) link (http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_11131) Robert Christgau (Grade: *) link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=bad+religion)
Bad Religion Chronology
No Control (1989)	Against the Grain (1990)	'80-'85 (1991)

Against the Grain is Bad Religion's seventh album, released on November 23, 1990.

This is the last album recorded with drummer Pete Finestone who left in 1991 to concentrate with The Fishermen and replaced by the next drummer Bobby Schayer shortly before their 8th release, Generator.

The album ranked at #39 for the Top 100 Albums of 1991 by Rate Your Music.

Track listing

1. "Modern Man"
2. "Turn On The Light"
3. "Get Off"
4. "Blenderhead"
5. "Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking"
6. "Anesthesia"
7. "Flat Earth Society"
8. "Faith Alone"
9. "Entropy"
10. "Against The Grain"
11. "Operation Rescue"
12. "God Song"
13. "21st Century Digital Boy"
14. "Misery And Famine"
15. "Unacceptable"
16. "Quality Or Quantity"
17. "Walk Away"

Notes/Trivia

• All songs are written by Greg Graffin and Mr. Brett except "Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking" and "Unacceptable" by Jay Bentley.
• Although the album was released in November 1990, the re-released version in 2004 listed 1991 as the original release date, causing some confusion. Dates other than November 23rd for example would be like:
  • November 5, 1990
  • December 4, 1990
  • January, 1991
  • June 30, 1991