History Music / BadReligion

Bad Religion's current lineup consists of Graffin (vocals), Gurewitz (guitars), Bentley (bass), Greg Hetson--formerly of The Circle Jerks (guitars), Brian Baker (guitars), and Brooks Wackerman (drums). Bobby Schayer was their drummer for much of their Atlantic period, but left the band after suffering a shoulder injury.

* AlbumTitleDrop: Most of their albums are named after one of the songs on it.
** One exception, ''The Process of Belief'', is named for a line from the song "Materialist".

* DeadpanSnarker: Graffin's lyrics are usually this. Which is strange, because in-person, he's actually pretty laid back and mellowed-out.

** On the other hand, it may just be a sarcastic reply to people who constantly complain about living in a CrapsackWorld.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally a 5 or 6. With a couple songs (such as Slumber) being a 4.

* EatTheRich: In the song "I Want To Conquer The World," one of the things the singer says he'll do to establish his {{Utopia}} is "expose the corporates and feed them to the children."

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Lots. A few examples from "Parallel": "Phony [=COLLective progess=], [=ACCepting=] that it's all such a mess", and in the background, "our lives are [=paralLEL=]"... later, "watching as our [=FOUNdations=] crumble away"

* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Lots. A few examples from "Parallel": "Phony COLLective progess, ACCepting that it's all such a mess", and in the background, "our lives are paralLEL"... later, "watching as our FOUNdations crumble away"

The band is known for its particulary clever use of metaphor, style and vocabulary in the lyrics, as well as their peculiar vocal harmonies. Lyrics are often about philosophical, social or political concerns and tend to be critical, sarcastic, and often times harsh. Song writing is usually done between Graffin and Gurewitz, except for the period of time when the band left Epitaph for the major label Atlantic Records (1993 - 2001). During this period, Graffin took on sole song writing duties (excluding their major label debut ''Stranger than Fiction", which was the last album Guerwitz appeared on until 2002). For the album ''No Substance'', generally considered among the band's weakest entries, song writing responsibilities were shared among the other band members. Since Gurewitz's return, he and Graffin have resumed their original song writing duties.

The band is known for its particulary clever use of metaphor, style and vocabulary in the lyrics, as well as their peculiar vocal harmonies. Lyrics are often about philosophical, social or political concerns and tend to be critical, sarcastic, and often times harsh. Song writing is usually done between Graffin and Gurewitz, except for the period of time when the band left Epitaph for the major label Atlantic Records (1993 - 2001). During this period, Graffin took on sole song writing duties. For the album ''No Substance'', generally considered among the band's weakest entries, song writing responsibilities were shared among the other band members. Since Gurewitz's return, he and Graffin have resumed their original song writing duties.

* ShoutOut: Lots of them. For example, in the song "You," the line "there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend" is taken from "[[TheBeatles We Can Work It Out]]".

** It's really easier to list the Bad Religion songs this trope doesn't apply to.

* AuthorTract: Although not in a bad way.

** YourMileageMayVary. I've always interpreted the song as a sarcastic response to people who constantly complain about how terrible life is.

* TheTropeSong: "God Song", "Punk Rock Song"