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- Summary: Joe Barresi produced the latest album for the southern California punk band who celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010.
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- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Hardcore Punk, Punk Revival
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Top Track
Someone to Believe | |
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Dark, frozen, hibernation held at bay As your mind left behind, lost another day But then finally there's someone to believe Antisocial boredom is... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 7 out of 11
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Mixed: 4 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Kerrang!With its warm production and perfect pacing The Dissent Of Man is a fitting way to celebrate this band's 30th birthday, and their continued, even elevated, relevance. [18 Sep 2010, p.56]
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Certainly, this is the band's greatest overall work since Recipe For Hate. It's tightly condensed, compellingly charming and whipsmart storytelling.
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The likes of 'The Resist Stance' and 'Someone To Believe' burn with righteous anger and the energy of a band half their age. Only the closer, the toothless 'I Won't Say Anything', isn't up to scratch. A fine addition to their cannon.
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are a few new wrinkles--the manic push-pull of "Meeting of the Minds" could almost pass for System of a Down--but it's generally overdrive-guitar heaven.
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It's understandable that Bad Religion would want to celebrate three decades as one of punk's driving forces; that doesn't mean they had to make an album that sounds like the party's already winding down.
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Dec 21, 2010What this all amounts to is the fact that, in most relatable terms, The Dissent of Man sounds very much like Bad Religion, with all the good and bad that the characterization entails.
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Dec 20, 2010This should have been a fiery celebration of three decades of waving the ragged punk rock banner; instead, it's a laurel-resting plodder.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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