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Wikipedia / No Substance

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

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."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  1. Bad Religion

  2. Greg Graffin – lead vocals, backing vocals

  3. Greg Hetson – guitar

  4. Brian Baker – guitar, backing vocals

  5. Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backing vocals

  6. Bobby Schayer – drums

  7. Additional musicians

  8. Campino from Die Toten Hosen – guest vocals on "Raise Your Voice!"

  9. Technical

  10. Bad Religion – producer, engineer

  11. Alex Perialas – producer, engineer

  12. Ronnie Kimball – producer, engineer

  13. Jason Arnold – additional engineer

  14. Mike Dy – additional engineer

  15. Fred Kevorkian – additional engineer

  16. Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

  17. Gavin Lurssen – mastering

  18. Danielle Gibson – art coordination

  19. Steve Raskin – art direction, design

  20. Valerie Wagner – art direction, design

  21. Terry Richardson – photography

  22. Chris Toliver – photography

Charts

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. All album releases on music streaming platforms feature the European version.

  • The cover art model has been widely reported as being actress Kristen Johnston, but she refuted this claim in 2019 via a Twitter post.

References

Citations

Sources

  • at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)