No Substance
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Studio album by Bad Religion | ||||
Released | May 5, 1998 | |||
Recorded | June 1997–February 1998 | |||
Studio | Pyramid Sound, Polypterus Studio, Ithaca, New York | |||
Genre | Punk rock[1] | |||
Length | 41:53 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Bad Religion, Alex Perialas, Ronnie Kimball | |||
Bad Religion chronology | ||||
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Singles from No Substance | ||||
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No Substance is the tenth full-length album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. It was the band's third (or fourth, if the reissue of Recipe for Hate is counted) release on Atlantic Records, and their second studio album since guitarist Brett Gurewitz's departure.
No Substance was anticipated by both music critics and fans as a result of the band's previous worldwide successes with their 1994 major label debut Stranger Than Fiction and its 1996 follow up The Gray Race. The album has been met with mixed reviews and was not as successful as band's past releases. The album was re-released by Epitaph Records on September 15, 2008. No songs of the album would turn into live staples; "Raise Your Voice" is occasionally played live in Germany due to Die Toten Hosen singer Campino's guest vocals.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Rock | 8/10[3] |
Robert Christgau | ![]() |
CMJ New Music Monthly | (positive)[5] |
The Indianapolis Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
San Antonio Express-News | (positive)[8] |
Spin | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wall of Sound | 70/100[10] |
Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that the shared songwriting credits make this the band's "most eclectic album ever, eagerly exploring new sounds and styles... ah, Into the Unknown II! Only better."[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hear It" | Greg Graffin | 1:49 |
2. | "Shades of Truth" | Graffin | 4:01 |
3. | "All Fantastic Images" | Graffin, Brian Baker | 2:08 |
4. | "The Biggest Killer in American History" | Graffin | 2:14 |
5. | "No Substance" | Graffin | 3:04 |
6. | "Raise Your Voice!" (featuring Campino) | Graffin | 2:55 |
7. | "Sowing the Seeds of Utopia" | Graffin | 2:01 |
8. | "The Hippy Killers" | Graffin | 3:01 |
9. | "The State of the End of the Millennium Address" | Graffin, Baker | 2:22 |
10. | "The Voracious March of Godliness" | Graffin | 2:27 |
11. | "Mediocre Minds" | Graffin, Greg Hetson | 1:56 |
12. | "Victims of the Revolution" | Graffin, Baker | 3:17 |
13. | "Strange Denial" | Graffin | 3:02 |
14. | "At the Mercy of Imbeciles" | Graffin, Baker, Hetson | 1:34 |
15. | "The Same Person" | Graffin, Baker, Jay Bentley | 2:49 |
16. | "In So Many Ways" | Graffin | 3:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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17. | "Dream of Unity" | Graffin | 2:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Universal Cynic" (B-side, 1996) | Graffin | 2:18 |
2. | "Markovian Process" (B-side, 1994) | Graffin | 1:30 |
3. | "News from the Front" (B-side, 1994) | Brett Gurewitz, Bentley, Bobby Schayer | 2:23 |
4. | "Leaders and Followers" (B-side, 1994) | Graffin | 2:42 |
5. | "Dream of Unity" (from Tested, 1997) | Graffin | 2:52 |
6. | "Tested" (from Tested, 1997) | Graffin | 3:04 |
7. | "The Answer" (live) (B-side, 1998) | Graffin | 3:11 |
8. | "The Dodo" (B-side, 1996) | Graffin, Baker | 2:10 |
9. | "Follow the Leader" (previously unreleased) | Graffin, Bentley, Baker, Schayer | 4:28 |
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Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.[12]
- Bad Religion
- Greg Graffin – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Greg Hetson – guitar
- Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals
- Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Bobby Schayer – drums
- Additional musicians
- Campino from Die Toten Hosen – guest vocals on "Raise Your Voice!"
- Technical
- Bad Religion – producer, engineer
- Alex Perialas – producer, engineer
- Ronnie Kimball – producer, engineer
- Jason Arnold – additional engineer
- Mike Dy – additional engineer
- Fred Kevorkian – additional engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Danielle Gibson – art coordination
- Steve Raskin – art direction, design
- Valerie Wagner – art direction, design
- Terry Richardson – photography
- Chris Toliver – photography
Charts
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 18 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[14] | 68 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] | 17 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 28 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 54 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[18] | 23 |
US Billboard 200[19] | 78 |
Notes
- "The State of The End of The Millennium Address" is written like a speech, very similar to the beginning of "Voice of God is Government" from How Could Hell Be Any Worse?.
- If you dial the 800 number, it will link through to ConAgra Foods customer service (No longer in service - April 16, 2017).
- On the European release, Campino sings alternating lines on "Raise Your Voice". On the US version, he only provides backing vocals.
- The cover art model has been widely reported[20][21][22] as being actress Kristen Johnston, but she refuted this claim in 2019 via a Twitter post.[23]
References
Citations
- ^ a b archive
- ^ No Substance at AllMusic
- ^ a b Thompson 2000, p. 170
- ^ "CG: bad religion". Robert Christgau. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ Jacks, Kelso (June 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (58): 36.
- ^ Bacon, Scott (May 31, 1998). "Corgan is one sensitive Pumpkin on 'Adore'". Indianapolis Star. p. I4.
- ^ Beaumont, Mark (April 4, 1998). "Bad Religion - No Substance". NME. Archived from the original on October 9, 2000.
- ^ Johnson, Robert (August 12, 1998). "Quick Spins". San Antonio Express-News.
- ^ Milner, Greg (June 1998). "Reviews". Spin. 14 (6): 138.
- ^ Graff, Gary. "Review: No Substance". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on April 15, 2001. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "No Substance - CD - 1998". The Bad Religion Page. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ No Substance (Media notes). Bad Religion. Atlantic. 1998.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bad Religion – No Substance" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3565". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Bad Religion: No Substance" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Religion – No Substance" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bad Religion – No Substance". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Bad Religion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Kristen Johnston". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Johnston, Kristen 1967– Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ "Kristen Johnston". Film Beat.
- ^ "thekjohnston". Twitter.
Sources
- Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion. San Francisco, California: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-607-6.
External links
- No Substance at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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- Jamie Miller
- Jay Ziskrout
- Pete Finestone
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- Tim Gallegos
- John Albert
- Lucky Lehrer
- Bobby Schayer
- Brooks Wackerman
- How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
- Into the Unknown
- Suffer
- No Control
- Against the Grain
- Generator
- Recipe for Hate
- Stranger than Fiction
- The Gray Race
- No Substance
- The New America
- The Process of Belief
- The Empire Strikes First
- New Maps of Hell
- The Dissent of Man
- True North
- Age of Unreason
- Bad Religion
- Back to the Known
- Christmas Songs
- Along the Way
- Live at the Palladium
- "American Jesus"
- "21st Century (Digital Boy)"
- "Infected"
- "Stranger than Fiction"
- "A Walk"
- "Punk Rock Song"
- "Sorrow"
- "Los Angeles Is Burning"
- "The Devil in Stitches"
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