All Ages
1995 compilation album by Bad Religion
| Review scores | |
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Music Week | |
| Punknews.org | |
| Spin | 9/10 |
| The Village Voice | A− |
All Ages is a compilation album by the American punk rock band Bad Religion. It was released on July 26, 1995, through Epitaph Records. The compilation contains songs from How Could Hell Be Any Worse? to Generator, and two live tracks recorded during their 1994 European tour, which were the first tracks to feature guitarist Brian Baker.
01Background
All Ages contains material from five of Bad Religion's first six studio albums released on Epitaph, omitting songs from the band's second album, Into the Unknown. It also contains no tracks from the Bad Religion and Back to the Known EPs. The band had left Epitaph for Atlantic in 1993, where they reissued Recipe for Hate and began to experience major worldwide commercial success.
The live tracks "Do What You Want" and "Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell" were recorded live at Lisebergshallen in Goteborg, Sweden, on October 8, 1994, on Bad Religion's Stranger than Fiction tour. These tracks were the first to feature guitarist Brian Baker, who had replaced Brett Gurewitz before the release of Stranger than Fiction.
02Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Appears on | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Want to Conquer the World" | Gurewitz | No Control, 1989 | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Do What You Want" (Live) | Gurewitz | Previously unreleased | 0:59 |
| 3. | "You Are (The Government)" | Graffin | Suffer, 1988 | 1:21 |
| 4. | "Modern Man" | Graffin | Against the Grain, 1990 | 1:53 |
| 5. | "We’re Only Gonna Die" | Graffin | How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, 1982 | 2:11 |
| 6. | "The Answer" | Graffin | Generator, 1992 | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Flat Earth Society" | Gurewitz | Against the Grain | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Against the Grain" | Graffin | Against the Grain | 2:06 |
| 9. | "Generator" | Gurewitz | Generator | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Anesthesia" | Gurewitz | Against the Grain | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Suffer" | Graffin, Gurewitz | Suffer | 1:47 |
| 12. | "Faith Alone" | Graffin | Against the Grain | 3:31 |
| 13. | "No Control" | Graffin | No Control | 1:45 |
| 14. | "21st Century (Digital Boy)" | Gurewitz | Against the Grain | 2:47 |
| 15. | "Atomic Garden" | Gurewitz | Generator | 3:11 |
| 16. | "No Direction" | Graffin | Generator | 3:13 |
| 17. | "Automatic Man" | Gurewitz | No Control | 1:38 |
| 18. | "Change of Ideas" | Graffin | No Control | 0:54 |
| 19. | "Sanity" | Gurewitz | No Control | 2:44 |
| 20. | "Walk Away" | Gurewitz | Against the Grain | 1:47 |
| 21. | "Best for You" | Graffin | Suffer | 1:53 |
| 22. | "Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell" (Live) | Graffin | Previously unreleased | 2:11 |
| Total length: | 50:05 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Appears on | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23. | "American Jesus" | Graffin, Gurewitz | Recipe for Hate, 1993 | 3:17 |
03Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.
- Bad Religion
- Greg Graffin , vocals
- Brett Gurewitz , guitar (1, 3-21)
- Greg Hetson , guitar
- Brian Baker , guitar (2, 22)
- Jay Bentley , bass
- Bobby Schayer , drums (6, 9, 15, 16)
- Pete Finestone , drums (1, 3-5, 10-14, 17-21)
- Technical
- Bad Religion , production
- Brett Gurewitz , engineering (credited as The Legendary Starbolt)
- Donnell Cameron , engineering
- Jim Mankey , engineering
- Jesse Fischer , art direction, design
04Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | 20 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts) | 25 |
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