Flex Your Head 19: Bad Religion - ‘Against the Grain’
On this episode of Flex Your Head, Nelson from Nelson and host Jason Schreurs gush about Bad Religion's 1990 landmark melodic punk album, Against the Grain. From the thesaurus-busting lyrics to the patented "oohs aaahs" and spur-of-the-moment guitar solos, this album is a stone-cold classic.
Featured song clips:
Bad Religion - "Modern Man" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Bad Religion - "Flat Earth Society" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Bad Religion - "21st Century (Digital Boy)" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Propagandhi - "Middle Finger Response" from How to Clean Everything (Fat Wreck Chords, 2013)
Bad Religion - "21st Century (Digital Boy)" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Bad Religion - "Blenderhead" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Bad Religion - "Anesthesia" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Bad Religion - "Entropy" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
Bad Religion - "Turn out the Light" from Against the Grain (Epitaph Records, 1990)
About this podcast:
Flex Your Head is a spinoff of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album.
The main Scream Therapy podcast explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.
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Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache" from The Buzz of a Buzzless Situation
Minor Threat - "12XU" (originally by Wire) from V/A - Flex Your Head (Dischord Records, 1982)