Do What You Want
The Story of Bad Religion
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Do What You Want
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Rob Shapiro
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About this listen
From their beginnings as teenagers experimenting in a San Fernando Valley garage dubbed "The Hell Hole" to headlining major music festivals around the world, discover the whole story of Bad Religion's forty-year career in irreverent style.
Do What You Want's principal storytellers are the four voices that define Bad Religion: Greg Graffin, a Wisconsin kid who sang in the choir and became an L.A. punk rock icon while he was still a teenager; Brett Gurewitz, a high school dropout who founded the independent punk label Epitaph Records and went on to become a record mogul; Jay Bentley, a surfer and skater who gained recognition as much for his bass skills as for his antics on and off the stage; and Brian Baker, a founding member of Minor Threat who joined the band in 1994 and brings a fresh perspective as an intimate outsider.With a unique blend of melodic hardcore and thought-provoking lyrics, Bad Religion paved the way for the punk rock explosion of the 1990s, opening the door for bands like NOFX, The Offspring, Rancid, Green Day, and Blink-182 to reach wider audiences. They showed the world what punk could be, and they continue to spread their message one song, one show, one tour at a time.
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Critic reviews
"[A] fascinating story... the band has overcome a lot of challenges over the years, and this sufficient narrative documents every one of them."—Kirkus
"Ruland serves up a heady, revelatory collaboration with the enduring punk band Bad Religion... his testament to the value of hard work and independent thinking offers a thrilling alternative to the conventional rise-and-fall rock narrative."—Publishers Weekly, "Summer Reads Staff Pick"
"[DO WHAT YOU WANT is] the book treatment their legendary career deserves."—Entertainment Weekly
"A breezy and enjoyable oral history of being in one of the most respected and enduring punk acts in American history."—A.V. Club
The honesty throughout this biography about the why’s and where’s of there history is engaging and eye opening throughout.
It’s well read throughout and all of the groups opinions come across clearly.
It’s really given me a new appreciation of the band.
Well worth listening to.
Great religion.
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Phenomenal insight into the best punk rock band
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The book reflects the journey and growth of this highly influential group. There was so much I didn’t know about them and getting this insight makes me appreciate their music even more. The truth of individual struggles laid bare, it is a testament to their dedication to delivering their unique brand of intellectual lyrics, captured within their varied style, that allows them to still be lauded some 40 years later.
Here is hoping I am able to see them in June 2021!
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction
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made fall in love with the band
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