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  • Artist: Bad Religion
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 12, 2002
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Based on only one or two listens to The Process of Belief, one would be tempted to retitle it The Process of Backsliding. It's like a batch of outtakes from their 1988 comeback LP, Suffer, or the amazing juggernauts that followed, No Control and Against the Grain. But successive immersions into the new LP's brute, lashing power and wild honey melodies disarms such critical impulses as efficiently as a martial arts master. Regression rarely feels this fresh or this welcome. For anyone who forgot how much had been absent without Brett Gurewitz, The Process of Belief radiates his singular seasoning in technicolor. First, with him back in the fold, Greg Graffin need only compose seven ace songs instead of 14 like the previous three LPs. A higher quality control results, as well as the rediscovered compliment of Gurewitz's searing tunes with Graffin's pop hooks. One also notes the lustrous sound of Gurewitz's backing vocals, once again meshed with Graffin's in the kind of familiar near-perfection that has signaled the best harmony teams: a sound so pleasing and comfortable it drives the chorus melodies and the "ooohs and ahhhs" much deeper, like a stake into the heart. Third is the more clearly-pointed edge of the band's attack, clearly captured by Gurewitz's bursting production. And once one gets used to the late-'80s feel and chalks it up to a pardonable retrench, there isn't a bad moment in The Process' 37 minutes. No sooner does one "supersonic" hook subside than another -- like the frantic, frenetic, kinetic "Prove It" -- relieves it. The old dog didn't need any new tricks, it just needed to race like a real greyhound again. The Process of Belief earns its hopeful title, and it's a short process towards complete and utter conviction. ~ Jack Rabid, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Supersonic (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (1:46)
Prove It (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (1:14)
Can't Stop It (Lyrics) Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin Bad Religion (1:09)
Broken (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (2:54)
Destined for Nothing (Lyrics) Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin Bad Religion (2:35)
Materialist (Lyrics) Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin Bad Religion (1:53)
Kyoto Now! (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (3:19)
Sorrow (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (3:21)
Epiphany (Lyrics) Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin Bad Religion (3:59)
Evangeline (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (2:10)
The Defense Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (3:53)
The Lie Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (2:18)
You Don't Belong (Lyrics) Greg Graffin, Brett Gurewitz Bad Religion (2:49)
Bored and Extremely Dangerous (Lyrics) Brett Gurewitz, Greg Graffin Bad Religion (3:25)

Credits

Billy Joe Bowers (Engineer), Chris Martin (Illustrations), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Greg Graffin (Producer), Brett Gurewitz (Guitar), Mackie Osborne (Art Direction), Jay Bentley (Guitar), Jay Bentley (Vocals (Background)), Jeff Moses (Assistant Engineer), Brett Gurewitz (Guitar (Rhythm)), Brooks Wackerman (Drums), Greg Hetson (Guitar), Mackie Osborne (Design), Brian Baker (Guitar), Brian Baker (Guitar (Rhythm)), Greg Graffin (Vocals), Jerry Finn (Mixing), Greg Hetson (Guitar (Rhythm)), Brett Gurewitz (Producer), Brett Gurewitz (Mixing)
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The Process of Belief
Studio album by Bad Religion
Released January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)
(See release history)
Recorded June - September 2001 at Sound City, Los Angeles & Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre Punk rock
Length 37:10 (U.S. version)
40:48 (Japanese version)
Label Epitaph Records
Producer Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin
Professional reviews
Bad Religion chronology
The New America
(2000)		 The Process of Belief
(2002)		 Punk Rock Songs
(2002)
Singles from The Process of Belief
  1. "Sorrow"
    Released: 2001
  2. "Broken"
    Released: 2002
  3. "The Defense"
    Released: 2002
  4. "Supersonic"
    Released: 2002

The Process of Belief is an album by the punk rock band Bad Religion, released in 2002. It marks the band's first album released on Epitaph Records since 1993's Recipe for Hate (although that label released the All Ages compilation) and to feature original guitarist Brett Gurewitz since 1994's Stranger Than Fiction. It was also the first Bad Religion album to feature new drummer Brooks Wackerman, replacing Bobby Schayer who suffered a severe shoulder injury which left him unable to drum professionally.

This album sold very well because of the success of its lead single "Sorrow", the band's first to chart in the US in over five years, since "A Walk" (from 1996's The Gray Race). The Process of Belief included three more singles, "Broken", "The Defense" and "Supersonic", but all failed to make any national chart (although "Broken" reached #125 on the UK Singles Chart).

Contents

Musical style

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The album marked the return of Bad Religion's punk rock roots, and many have compared it favorably to their past releases, including Generator and their 1989 classic No Control.

Production and marketing

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The Process of Belief was recorded from June to September 2001 at Sound City, Los Angeles and Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California, and mixed at Larabee East. This was the first time Bad Religion recorded an album at Westbeach Recorders since Recipe for Hate.

Reception

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The Process of Belief was released on January 22, 2002 and is the first Bad Religion album distributed via Epitaph Records since 1993's Recipe for Hate. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 album chart,[1] and also number 1 on Top Independent Albums, making it Bad Religion's highest U.S. chart position to date.[2] The album sold very well, due to success of its radio hit "Sorrow," and yielded many concert favorites like "Kyoto Now!", "Epiphany" and "Supersonic." This would be Bad Religion's most successful album since 1996's The Gray Race.

Track listing

  1. "Supersonic" (Gurewitz) – 1:47
  2. "Prove It" (Graffin) – 1:15
  3. "Can't Stop It" (Gurewitz) – 1:10
  4. "Broken" (Gurewitz) – 2:55
  5. "Destined For Nothing" (Graffin) – 2:35
  6. "Materialist" (Graffin) – 1:53
  7. "Kyoto Now!" (Graffin) – 3:20
  8. "Sorrow" (Gurewitz) – 3:21
  9. "Epiphany" (Graffin) – 4:00
  10. "Evangeline" (Gurewitz) – 2:11
  11. "The Defense" (Gurewitz) – 3:53
  12. "The Lie" (Graffin) – 2:19
  13. "You Don't Belong" (Gurewitz) – 2:50
  14. "Bored & Extremely Dangerous" (Graffin) – 3:25

Japanese Bonus Tracks

  1. "Shattered Faith" (Graffin) – 3:38

B-Sides

  1. "Who We Are" (Gurewitz) – 03:01

Personnel

Release history

Country Release Date
United Kingdom January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)
Worldwide
United States January 22, 2002 (2002-01-22)

In pop culture

The song "Sorrow" was released as a downloadable song for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 on September 23, 2008.

References

  1. ^ "The Process of Belief's entry at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=4026&aid=508417. Retrieved 2007-11-06. 
  2. ^ "Bad Religion's Artist Chart History". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4026&model.vnuAlbumId=954479. Retrieved 2007-11-09. 
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