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| Play | 1. Overture (Album Version) | 1:09 | $0.99 |  |
| Play | 2. Sinister Rouge (Album Version) | 1:53 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 3. Social Suicide (Album Version) | 1:35 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 4. Atheist Peace (Album Version) | 1:57 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 5. All There Is (Album Version) | 2:57 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 6. Los Angeles Is Burning (Album Version) | 3:23 | $1.19 | |
| Play | 7. Let Them Eat War (Album Version) | 2:57 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 8. God's Love (Album Version) | 2:32 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 9. To Another Abyss (Album Version) | 4:07 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 10. The Quickening (Album Version) | 2:19 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 11. The Empire Strikes First (Album Version) | 3:23 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 12. Beyond Electric Dreams (Album Version) | 4:02 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 13. Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever (Album Version) | 3:49 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 14. Live Again (The Fall of Man) (Album Version) | 3:35 | $0.99 | |
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the bad "No Substance" and the just okay "New America" Bad Religion finally delievered an awesome album with "The Process Of Belief". And now "Empire Strikes First" shows that "Process" wasn't a fluke. Bad Religion is back writing great songs again.
While Bad Religion retains their trademark sounds, there is a bit of a different feel this time around. Released pre-election, there is a newfound sense of urgency. Also continuing from Process of Belief, the underlying theme of religion is present throughout, questioning faith, and wondering why people so blindly follow it.
For those familiar with Bad Religion, if you like most of their stuff, you'll like this CD as well. For newer fans, you may want to check this out before getting into their older stuff like "No Control" or "Against The Grain"
For those who want to check out songs before buying, check out the best of the best:
"Atheist Peace"
"All There Is"
"Los Angeles Is Burning"
"Let Them Eat War"
"Live Again (The Fall of Man)"
While Bad Religion retains their trademark sounds, there is a bit of a different feel this time around. Released pre-election, there is a newfound sense of urgency. Also continuing from Process of Belief, the underlying theme of religion is present throughout, questioning faith, and wondering why people so blindly follow it.
For those familiar with Bad Religion, if you like most of their stuff, you'll like this CD as well. For newer fans, you may want to check this out before getting into their older stuff like "No Control" or "Against The Grain"
For those who want to check out songs before buying, check out the best of the best:
"Atheist Peace"
"All There Is"
"Los Angeles Is Burning"
"Let Them Eat War"
"Live Again (The Fall of Man)"
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I really don't understand how someone could NOT like this CD. I'd put "The Empire Strikes First" among my top 10 favorite CDs of all time. Although I may not agree with the message that Bad Religion is trying to send, I certainly love their music. One of the reasons why this band is so great is because almost none of their songs are similar to each other. These guys have been coming up with new material for almost two decades, and it's always interesting and fun to listen to. It's going to be very difficult, but I will try and select my favorites of this album below :
6. Los Angeles is Burning - Definitely the most relaxing track of the CD. The backing vocals help make this chorus one of the best parts of this CD.
7. Let Them Eat War - I like the message that this song sends. Its tempo helps support it, too, although the tempo does change a lot.
8. God's Love - The structure of this track is different from the others on this CD. Once again, the backing vocals in this song shine brightly.
11. The Empire Strikes First - Groovy, groovy, groovy. The title track will be stuck in your head forever, as it still is in mine. Very catchy track
Once you buy this CD, you will be listening to it all the way through all through the next year, or maybe even beyond that if you're like me. It may be considered as punk, but I just call it quality music. Thank you for your time.
6. Los Angeles is Burning - Definitely the most relaxing track of the CD. The backing vocals help make this chorus one of the best parts of this CD.
7. Let Them Eat War - I like the message that this song sends. Its tempo helps support it, too, although the tempo does change a lot.
8. God's Love - The structure of this track is different from the others on this CD. Once again, the backing vocals in this song shine brightly.
11. The Empire Strikes First - Groovy, groovy, groovy. The title track will be stuck in your head forever, as it still is in mine. Very catchy track
Once you buy this CD, you will be listening to it all the way through all through the next year, or maybe even beyond that if you're like me. It may be considered as punk, but I just call it quality music. Thank you for your time.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the Atlantic phase, most of which was without Brett Gurewitz and with outside producers, it seemed Bad Religion was done. I still remember listening to No Substance and The New America thinking that the glory days of BR were over. However, The Process of Belief reassured me. As they once did with the blistering Suffer, BR made another strong comeback years later, but would it last? There were enough new ideas on Process to keep things interesting, and it surely seemed like their last record. When I heard that a new one was coming, I got a little worried since I didn't think they could keep up the high level of quality.
However, after hearing this album, I realize how wrong I was. This band had shown considerable growth from Suffer through Recipe For Hate, adding a new dimension to their sound with each album. However, since Starnger Than Fiction, that had ended. I'[m more than ecstatic to say that they have returned to this formula, pushing the boundaries of their sound. The best tracks are the experimental ones and the hard rockers sound just a invigorated as on Process. In particular, 'Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever' sounds like nothing else they've ever done and is instantly the most memorable track on the album. The Recipe for Hate direction that was taken to the next level on Process is pushed further here on the exceptional 'To Another Abyss' and 'Live Again', both of which sound like tracks from Recipe and Generator, just like 'Sorrow' did.
So far, I prefer the second part of the album, as more experimentation is done, but the first side rocks hard. You cannot go wrong with this one, it cements BR as one of the all-time greatest punk bands and keeps things interesting throughout. If you haven't listened to BR in a while, Process and this record are musts! You will understand once you hear them...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
REALLY GOOD...
This in the best thing BAD RELIGION done since THE GRAY RACE...THE EMPIRE STRIKES FIRST got many great songs... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rio Fluzão
Out of the "comeback trilogy" the worst of the three..
This is the worst album out of the last three they have released (the process of belief, this,and new maps of hell)but since it is bad religion that just means it's only better... Read more
Published 21 months ago by R. ll
Bad Religion's most political CD
Okay, this album was one I didn't originally care for too much. For whatever reason, I didn't find it as easy to get into its lyrics, and the second half of the CD isn't (in my... Read more
Published 23 months ago by A Reviewer
Not bad
It seemed to me like Bad Religion was getting worse and worse with every cd in recent years but this cd shows they still are capable of coming out with good music. Read more
Published on February 26, 2009 by Carol R. Hagerty
Best Bad Religion CD
And I will admit that I am biased because this is the first CD by this band that I bought. I don't remember what song stuck out that made me buy this CD about a year ago or why I... Read more
Published on May 19, 2008 by Nick Colosi
Keeping True Punk Alive
The first time i heard this album, I was very skeptical about what i was gonna expect from hearing that first track, only to be swept away on how it lead to the next song,... Read more
Published on May 10, 2007 by Michael E. Hernandez
Would you give it all up to live again?
Expectations were very high after The Process of Belief. The band had been in a bit of musical doldrums in the late 90's, and had shaken that off with a fast, melodic comeback... Read more
Published on March 17, 2007 by L. J. Penglase
Another Great Album By Bad Religion...
This album continues the career resurgence for this band which began with The Process of Belief. Many had left them for dead after two straight disappointing releases in the late... Read more
Published on February 22, 2007 by nousefouraname
They still got it
I'm no longer as ignorant about public policy and processes and the government as I was when I started listening to the likes of "Suffer" and "Against the Grain". Read more
Published on February 18, 2007 by somerymyage
I see a contrast...
A little background info: I only have four Bad Religion albums, those being: The Empire Strikes First, Against the Grain, Suffer, and The Process of Belief. Read more
Published on November 21, 2006 by Jamison Geibel
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