Do what you want : the story of Bad Religion / by Bad Religion with Jim Ruland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bad Religion (Musical group), author.

Ruland, Jim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bad Religion (Musical group).

Punk rock musicians--United States--Biography.

Punk rock musicians.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 324 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hachette Books, 2020.

Summary:

"The all-access autobiography of Bad Religion, a Southern Californian institution and one of the most influential and long-standing punk rock bands of all time In 1980, punk was declared dead in New York, done-for in London, banned in Hollywood. And yet just under the radar, the punk rock virus had continued to spread, slowly inching its way through the breezy beach towns of Southern California and into the edgier interior of East LA. Embraced by the skaters and surfers, and hated by just about everyone else, the LA punk scene ebbed and flowed in the early '80s, each wave ushering in an increasingly aggressive cycle of reformers. It was within this hotbed of deliberate dissonance, lyrical intensity, and untapped teen angst that Bad Religion was born. In Do What You Want, the legendary band tells us the story of their success in their own words, from jamming out in a 'hell hole-ish' garage in the 1980s to headlining sold-out festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Riot Fest, and more. Our principal storytellers are the four voices that define Bad Religion: Greg Gaffin, a Wisconsin kid who sang in the choir and became a punk rock icon while he was still a teenager; Brett Gurewitz, a high school dropout who later founded the infamous indie punk label Epitaph Records, eventually expanding its net and cache to sign legends like Tom Waits and Merle Haggard; Jay Bentley, a surfer and skater who gained recognition as much for his bass skills as for his outlandish onstage antics; and Brian Baker, a hardcore guitarist who joined the band in 1994 and brings a fresh perspective as an intimate outsider. Do What You Want also features additional interviews from former band members and fellow rock stars like Fat Mike (NOFX), Keith Morris (Black Flag and the Circle Jerks), and many more. With hit after hit dominating the radio waves, Bad Religion also paved the way for the punk rock explosion of the 1990s, opening the door for bands like Blink-182, Green Day, and NOFX to reach a wider audience. They showed the world what punk could be, and they continue to spread their message one song, one show, one tour at a time--with no signs of stopping. Do What You Want isn't a book about a band that's sitting on the sofa and rewriting their history. Bad Religion is at the top of their game, one of the last bands standing with legit punk roots, mainstream success, and widespread appeal"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Welcome To The Hell Hole

2. I Can Do That

3. Live From Purgatory Beach

4. Life Alone Is Such A Curse

5. Something But Nothing

6. Music For Weirdos

7. New Leaf

8. Go West

9. Jerking Back And Forth

10. Do What You Want

11. Something More

12. Swimming Upstream

13. Eleven Ways Of Looking At God

14. The Sword Of Progress

15. A Subtle Fuck You

16. Collapse

17. Fastest Driver Drives The Car

18. A Tangled Web Of Logic And Passion

19. Untethered From Reality

20. Paradise Lost

21. A Shitty Band Like Yours

22. The Hurting Ground

23. Shock And Awful

24. Evolution Of Revolution

25. Here We Go Again

26. The World And Elsewhere

27. The End Of History.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780306922220

0306922223

OCLC:

1135588313