Without a doubt, 1989's NO CONTROL is one of Bad Religion's best releases. This was one of the albums that helped bridge the band's more reckless earlier direction with their more focused (but just as pissed-off) '90s-era. If you're just discovering the band, NO CONTROL is a wise first purchase, on the strength of such cuts as "Big Bang", "Automatic Man", the title track, and "I Want to Conquer the World". NO CONTROL is one of punk's greatest all-time albums and a quintessential purchase for fans of the genre.
Suffer had already wound the meter on Bad Religion's Cali hardcore even tighter — No Control simply and forcefully continued the shift, delivering a pummel of melodic songwriting made sharp by Greg Graffin's populist cynicism and the stinging barbs of a twin-guitar strike. It might also strip away some reverb from the instrumentation, but the latter observation is mostly theoretical, as the later No Control really just sounds louder. This is welcome, as it makes the band sound that much more direct on principal cuts like "I Want to Conquer the World", "Automatic Man", the aggressive title track, and "Progress".~ Johnny Loftus, all media guide
Tracklist:
01. Change Of Ideas
02. Big Bang
03. No Control
04. Sometimes I Feel Like
05. Automatic Man
06. I Want To Conquer The World
07. Sanity
08. Henchman
09. It Must Look Pretty Appealing
10. You
11. Progress
12. I Want Something More
13. Anxiety
14. Billy
15. The World Won't Stop
all songs written by Graffin / Gurewitz
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Produced by Bad Religion. Engineered by The Legendary Starbolt and Donnell Cameron
Recorded at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, CA, in June 1989. Mastered by Eddie Schreyer.
• Greg Graffin – voices & harmonies
• Mr. Brett – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Greg Hetson – lead & rhythm guitar
• Jay Bentley – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Pete Finestone – drums
Original Release Date: November 2, 1989
CD Release Date: June 30, 1991
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Label: Epitaph Records
Catalog No.: E-86406-2