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1. Incomplete

2. Leave Mine To Me

3. Stranger Than Fiction

4. Tiny Voices

5. The Handshake

6. Better Off Dead

7. Infected

8. Television

9. Individual

10. Hooray For Me

11. Slumber

12. Marked

13. Inner Logic

14. What It Is

15. 21st Century (Digital Boy)

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Bad Religion, one of the last bands you'd expect to join the ranks of major-label rockers, makes the leap from its own Epitaph Records to Atlantic for its eighth album, Stranger Than Fiction. The quintet doesn't compromise its integrity or its aesthetics, delivering its familiar Ramones-style pop songs at crash-and-burn tempos and continuing to rail against business as usual in corporate America. (The band's social critiques have always been a cut above the average hardcore punk's, as befits a group led by a vocalist pursuing his PhD at Cornell.) Especially effective is the opening track, "Incomplete," which features guest guitar by Wayne Kramer of the MC5. --Jim DeRogatis

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4.0 out of 5 stars Stranger Than Fiction, Mar 2 2004

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This review is from: Stranger Than Fiction (Audio CD)

Stranger Than Fiction is a particularly famous album in Bad Religion's history because it was the frist to be on Atlantic rather than Epitaph. Some called it "selling-out" but what about the music; isn't that what is important?

It is important to mention that Bad Religion has two writers, each with a different style. Greg Graffin, the singer, writes more literal commentary on society(Tiny Voices/The Handshake/Inner Logic). Brett Gurewitz, one of the guitarists, writes songs about more personal subjects and is a fan of metaphor(Incomplete/Infected/Marked). Of course there are exceptions, even on this album

1.Incomplete(Gurewitz)-A good, but not fantastic song. Has kind of a janky guitar solo. 2/3

2.Leave Mine to Me(Graffin)-Getting better now. The lyrics are quite good and musically it strays from traditional verse/chorus scheme. 3/3

3.Stranger Than Fiction(Gurewitz)-Faster with more melodic vocals. The lyrics contain many famous literary references 3/3

4.Tiny Voices(Graffin)-Quality back vocals and this is when one begins to need a dictionary 2/3

5.The Handshake(Graffin)-Thought-provoking lyrics with a solid pace 2.5/3

6.Better Off Dead(Gurewitz)-One of the best songs on the CD. 3/3

7.Infected(Gurewitz)-Different sound and pace than the rest of the CD. Catchy chorus. 3/3

8.Television(Gurewitz and Johnette Napolitano)-The lame lyrics and guest vocals turns this song Rancid. 1/3

9.Individual(Graffin)-Great lyrics. Absent of chorus, but it works well. 3/3

10.Hooray for Me...(Gurewitz)-A song based on Brett Gurewitz's life. Good, but not great. 2/3

11.Slumber(Graffin)-Slower, softer song, with a mid-tempo chorus. Interesting departure from normal lyrics 3/3

12.Marked(Gurewitz)-The chorus(es) take this song over, but that isn't a bad thing. 2.5/3

13.Inner Logic(Graffin)-Classic. Awesome lyrics and the backing harmonies are the best on the CD 4/3

14.What it is(Graffin)-A rare introspective song by Greg. 2/3

15.21th Century Digital Boy(Gurewitz)-A re-recording of the original on Against The Grain. Many prefer the original, but either way it is a quality song, if a bit overrated. 3/3

Total 39/45

Final Thought: This is good Bad Religion album but certainly not the best. It is good purchase for a fan. Someone wanting to start on Bad Religion should go with "All Ages" and "The Process of Belief" to get an idea of Bad Religion, past and present.

PS: Obviously penaltyshot doesn't listen to Bad Religion or even this album. While he comments may be true for many punk bands, Bad Religion has always been above that kind of simple-minded thinking.

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4.0 out of 5 stars a high quality release from BR, Jun 27 2004

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This review is from: Stranger Than Fiction (Audio CD)

In my eyes, bad religion can do just about no wrong, and stranger than fiction is no exception to this rule. For some reason this album got a lot of flack from "hardcore" br fans, but I don't know why. It sounds fairly similar to against the grain and a little from no control. They prove that they have all the energy of any punk band with songs like "incomplete", "leave mine to me", and the title track "stranger than ficiton". They also prove that they can mellow out and not lose their sound with tracks like "infected" and "slumber". a worthy release for any BR fan.

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2.0 out of 5 stars no cigar, Dec 4 2003

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a couple of great songs, the rest... complete tripe i'm afraid to say.

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