BAD RELIGION/AGAINST THE GRAIN

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AGAINST THE GRAIN IS THE FIFTH ALBUM (AND SEVENTH RELEASE OVERALL) BY AMERICAN PUNK ROCK BAND BAD RELIGION RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 23 1990. IT WAS THE LAST ALBUM RECORDED WITH DRUMMER PETE FINESTONE WHO LEFT IN 1991 TO CONCENTRATE WITH HIS NEW PROJECT THE FISHERMEN. FOLLOWING HIS DEPARTURE THE BANDS MUSIC WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT DIRECTION ON THEIR NEXT ALBUM 1992S GENERATOR. AGAINST THE GRAIN WAS ALSO THE FIRST BAD RELIGION ALBUM NOT TO FEATURE A LINEUP CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO ALBUMS.DESPITE NO PROMOTION BY RADIO AND TELEVISION AGAINST THE GRAIN MANAGED TO SELL OVER 100000 COPIES. A TINY PART OF THE ALBUMS TITLE TRACK IS PLAYED IN A SEGMENT OF THE SAME NAME ON THE DAN PATRICK SHOW.WRITING AND DEMOING FOR AGAINST THE GRAIN BEGAN IN 198934 AND BAD RELIGION ENTERED WESTBEACH RECORDERS IN MAY 1990 TO RECORD THE ALBUM. AGAINST THE GRAIN IS ONE OF THE FEW BAD RELIGION ALBUMS TO FEATURE SONGS NOT WRITTEN BY GREG GRAFFIN OR BRETT GUREWITZ. ONE SONG IS WRITTEN BY BASS PLAYER JAY BENTLEY ALONE WHEREAS ANOTHER IS CO-WRITTEN BY BENTLEY AND GREG HETSON.