The Empire Strikes First

The Empire Strikes First
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The Empire Strikes First... 14 songs that are fresh, focused, and absolutely alive in the way that great rock 'n' roll energizes everything it touches. It's been a long road from their early-80s beginnings, but these days, the primary concerns of Graffin and Gurewitz are not the band's intricate (and subtle) years-long evolution; they're first and foremost topical songwriters focused on domestic chaos and its global manifestation. Bad Religion is, after all, the outfit that, during the first Gulf War in 1991, shared a Maximum Rock 'n' Roll split seven-inch with radical MIT professor Noam Chomsky, who, like them, is locked into the tense present and dedicated to exposing the forces who lie and disguise to deepen and enforce human misery. The truth is that after 20+ years, Bad Religion meet the present day not only unfettered by nostalgia, but hardwired into the moment. Fans take the band's growth and standards for granted. It's tempting to say-- though impossible to prove-- that the The Empire Strikes First is a such a terrific album because vocalist Graffin and guitarist Gurewitz, the band's most important creative forces, are responding to the death, desolation, and destruction of war, and to the concurrent attacks on the Bill of Rights; it seems more than just a happy accident that the band has just delivered one of its most charged and inspired records in years.
Country USA
Brand EPITAPH
Manufacturer Epitaph
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 1686058
Model 2004204
ReleaseDate 2004-06-08
UnitCount 1
UPCs 045778669424
EANs 0045778669424

Country	USA
Brand	EPITAPH
Manufacturer	Epitaph
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	1686058
Model	2004204
ReleaseDate	2004-06-08
UnitCount	1
UPCs	045778669424
EANs	0045778669424

The Empire Strikes First

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