Recipe for Hate
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Recipe for Hate is Bad Religion
's seventh full-length album
, released on September 21, 1993. This was their last album on Epitaph Records
and the band switched to Atlantic Records
before its release.
While the album was released on a major label, Recipe for Hate initially received mixed reviews from music critics, who generally found it to be less impressive than Bad Religion's past releases, though it has gained a cult following
in recent times. The album got the band's highest U.S.
chart position to date, debuting at #14 on Billboard's Heatseekers
chart, with "American Jesus" and "Struck a Nerve" in particular becoming major rock radio hits at their time.
Unlike Bad Religion's previous albums, Recipe for Hate was not digitally-remastered. Because of the fact that it was reissued on Atlantic, problems with the rights ownership made a remastered issue unlikely.
's highly acclaimed 1994 album Smash, which was also released on Epitaph).
, introducing elements of country
and folk
on songs like "Man With a Mission", and "Struck a Nerve", the latter of which includes a guest vocal by Johnette Napolitano
(of Concrete Blonde
). "Man With a Mission" featured a slide guitar part over a standard punk guitar "gallop". The song "American Jesus" features some grunge
influence.
in Hollywood, California
in 1993. This was the last time they would record an album there, until 2002's The Process of Belief
.
During the recording of the album, Johnette Napolitano
(of Concrete Blonde
) and Eddie Vedder
(of Pearl Jam
) were invited to the studio to provide backing vocals on some of the songs. Napolitano's backing vocals can be heard on "Struck a Nerve", where she shouts "It struck a nerve!". Vedder also provided backing vocals on "American Jesus" and sings the second verse of "Watch It Die".
Final overdubs and mixing was done at Brooklyn Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The car used in "Stealth" was a band member's car, and recorded just outside the studio in the parking lot. One or two songs were remixed at a different studio after the Brooklyn Recording sessions.
before their return to the label in 2001. The album peaked at number 14 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, marking the band's highest-ranking album so far. Although no singles for this album were charted, it scored two radio hits, "American Jesus" and "Struck a Nerve", which also earned airplay on MTV
.
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
's seventh full-length album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, released on September 21, 1993. This was their last album on Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
and the band switched to Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
before its release.
While the album was released on a major label, Recipe for Hate initially received mixed reviews from music critics, who generally found it to be less impressive than Bad Religion's past releases, though it has gained a cult following
Cult following
A cult following is a group of fans who are highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture. A film, book, band, or video game, among other things, will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fan base...
in recent times. The album got the band's highest U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
chart position to date, debuting at #14 on Billboard's Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart, with "American Jesus" and "Struck a Nerve" in particular becoming major rock radio hits at their time.
Unlike Bad Religion's previous albums, Recipe for Hate was not digitally-remastered. Because of the fact that it was reissued on Atlantic, problems with the rights ownership made a remastered issue unlikely.
Album cover
The album cover features an image of two dog-faced humans (suggested to be two of the band members' bodies) dressed in black uniform. The artwork was designed by Fred Hidalgo (known for drawing the cover for The OffspringThe Offspring
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Known as Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada...
's highly acclaimed 1994 album Smash, which was also released on Epitaph).
Musical style
The album finds Bad Religion continuing the experimentation of its predecessor, GeneratorGenerator (Bad Religion album)
In October 2011, the album was ranked number three on Guitar World magazine's top ten list of guitar albums of 1992.-Track listing:#"Generator" - 3:21#"Too Much to Ask" - 2:45#"No Direction" - 3:14#"Tomorrow" - 1:56...
, introducing elements of country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
on songs like "Man With a Mission", and "Struck a Nerve", the latter of which includes a guest vocal by Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano is an American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist/songwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.- Solo career :...
(of Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
). "Man With a Mission" featured a slide guitar part over a standard punk guitar "gallop". The song "American Jesus" features some grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
influence.
Production and marketing
Like Bad Religion's albums up to Generator, Recipe for Hate was recorded at Westbeach RecordersWestbeach Recorders
Westbeach Recorders is a recording studio in Hollywood, California famous for recording punk rock groups, such as Bad Religion, NOFX, Rancid, The Offspring and Pennywise. It was established in 1985 by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz and re-located to Hollywood, California in February 1987 and...
in Hollywood, California
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
in 1993. This was the last time they would record an album there, until 2002's The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief
The Process of Belief is the twelfth studio album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was produced by its leaders Greg Graffin and Brett Gurewitz, and was released on January 22, 2002 through Epitaph Records. After touring in support of its previous full-length studio album, The New...
.
During the recording of the album, Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano
Johnette Napolitano is an American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist/songwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.- Solo career :...
(of Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
) and Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered a cultural icon of alternative rock.He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums...
(of Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
) were invited to the studio to provide backing vocals on some of the songs. Napolitano's backing vocals can be heard on "Struck a Nerve", where she shouts "It struck a nerve!". Vedder also provided backing vocals on "American Jesus" and sings the second verse of "Watch It Die".
Final overdubs and mixing was done at Brooklyn Recording Studios in Los Angeles, CA. The car used in "Stealth" was a band member's car, and recorded just outside the studio in the parking lot. One or two songs were remixed at a different studio after the Brooklyn Recording sessions.
Reception
Recipe for Hate was released on September 21, 1993 and became the last Bad Religion album distributed via Epitaph RecordsEpitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
before their return to the label in 2001. The album peaked at number 14 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, marking the band's highest-ranking album so far. Although no singles for this album were charted, it scored two radio hits, "American Jesus" and "Struck a Nerve", which also earned airplay on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
.
Track listing
- "Recipe for Hate" (Graffin) - 2:02
- "Kerosene" (Gurewitz) - 2:41
- "American Jesus" (Gurewitz/Graffin) - 3:17
- "Portrait of Authority" (Graffin) - 2:44
- "Man With a Mission" (Gurewitz) - 3:11
- "All Good Soldiers" (Gurewitz) - 3:07
- "Watch It Die" (Graffin) - 2:34
- "Struck a Nerve" (Graffin) - 3:47
- "My Poor Friend Me" (Graffin) - 2:42
- "Lookin' In" (Graffin) - 2:03
- "Don't Pray on Me" (Gurewitz) - 2:42
- "Modern Day Catastrophists" (Graffin) - 2:46
- "Skyscraper" (Gurewitz) - 3:15
- "Stealth" (Bentley/Gurewitz/Schayer) - 0:42 (Hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
)- "Skyscraper" is misspelled as "Sky Skraper" on the CD, but spelled correctly on the back cover and in the booklet.
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...
– vocals - 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 - 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 - 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 - Eddie VedderEddie VedderEddie Vedder is an American musician and singer-songwriter who is best known for being the lead singer and one of three guitarists of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam. He is widely considered a cultural icon of alternative rock.He is also involved in soundtrack work and contributes to albums...
of Pearl JamPearl JamPearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready...
– guest vocals on "American Jesus" and "Watch It Die" - Johnette NapolitanoJohnette NapolitanoJohnette Napolitano is an American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist/songwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.- Solo career :...
of Concrete BlondeConcrete BlondeConcrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
– guest vocals on "Struck A Nerve" - John Wahl – guitar on "Kerosene"
- Chris Bagarozzi – guitar on "Kerosene"
- Greg LeiszGreg LeiszGreg Leisz is an American multi-instrumentalist, playing lap and pedal steel guitars, guitar, mandolin, and bass.- Biography :Leisz was influenced early on by the Byrds and Flying Burrito Brothers, especially pedal steel player "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow...
- Slide guitar on "Man With a Mission" - Joe Peccerillo - Lead guitar on "All Good Soldiers", assistant engineering
- Paul Dugre - engineering
- Donnell Cameron - engineering
- Scott Stillman - assistant engineering
- Alison Dyer - photography
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Frederico Carlo mel Hidalgo – art direction