Generator (Bad Religion album)
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In October 2011, the album was ranked number three on Guitar World
magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992.
Guitar World
Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year...
magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992.
Track listing
- "Generator" (Gurewitz) - 3:21
- "Too Much to Ask" (Graffin) - 2:45
- "No Direction" (Graffin) - 3:14
- "Tomorrow" (Graffin) - 1:56
- "Two Babies in the Dark" (Gurewitz) - 2:25
- "Heaven Is Falling" (Gurewitz) - 2:04
- "Atomic Garden" (Gurewitz) - 3:10
- "The Answer" (Graffin) - 3:21
- "Fertile Crescent" (Graffin) - 2:08
- "Chimaera" (Graffin) - 2:28
- "Only Entertainment" (Graffin) - 3:12
2004 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Fertile Crescent" (Graffin) - 2:18
- "Heaven Is Falling" (Gurewitz) - 2:18
- Prior to the recording of the album, these tracks were part of the 7" split with Noam ChomskyNoam ChomskyAvram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and activist. He is an Institute Professor and Professor in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at MIT, where he has worked for over 50 years. Chomsky has been described as the "father of modern linguistics" and...
, issued by Maximum Rock 'N' Roll as part of an anti-Gulf WarGulf WarThe Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
benefit.
- Prior to the recording of the album, these tracks were part of the 7" split with Noam Chomsky
Personnel
- Greg GraffinGreg GraffinGregory Walter Graffin, Ph.D. is an American punk rock musician, college professor, and author. He is most recognized as the lead vocalist and songwriter of the noted Los Angeles band Bad Religion, which he co-founded in 1979 and is the band's only constant member, even though it now features two...
– lead vocals - Greg HetsonGreg HetsonGreg Hetson is an American guitarist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and has lived in Los Angeles, California since he was 2 years old...
– guitar - Brett GurewitzBrett GurewitzBrett W. Gurewitz , nicknamed Mr. Brett, is the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and sister-labels ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, and Hellcat Records...
– guitar, backing vocals - Jay BentleyJay BentleyJay Dee Bentley is the bassist and co-founding member of the punk rock group Bad Religion. He has played with the band through its whole existence with a small break between 1983 and 1985.-Bad Religion:...
– bass guitar, backing vocals - Bobby SchayerBobby SchayerBobby Schayer was born on December 23, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. He was the drummer for Bad Religion from 1991 to 2001. He was a resident of Encino, a suburb in the San Fernando Valley...
– drums, percussion - Pete FinestonePete FinestonePete Finestone was the second drummer of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He played in the band in 1981-1982 and again from 1984 to 1991....
– drums, percussion on tracks 12 and 13
- The Legendary StarboltBrett GurewitzBrett W. Gurewitz , nicknamed Mr. Brett, is the guitarist and a songwriter of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and sister-labels ANTI-, Burning Heart Records, Fat Possum Records, and Hellcat Records...
– engineering - Donnell Cameron – engineering
- Joe Peccerillo – assistant engineering
- Eddie Schreyer – mastering
- Norman Moore – art direction, photography
- The Douglas Brothers – photography
- Merlyn Rosenberg – photography
- Gregor Verbinski – photography