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No Substance
Bad Religion
16 tracks
No Substance - CD - 1998
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Details
Label: Atlantic Release date: 5/5/1998
Country: United States Disc / Label details:
Format CD
Misc: 16 tracks - Jewel case
Identification
Catalog ID: 83094-2
Barcode: 7 5678-3094-2 7
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [WEA Mfg. Olyphant Logo] ifpi L901 W2547 3 83094-2 01 M1S4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [WEA Mfg. Olyphant Logo] ifpi L901 W2547 3 83094-2 01 M1S2
Mastering SID code (Variant 1 & 2): ifpi L901
Mould SID code (Variant 1): IFPI 2U3S
Mould SID code (Variant 2): IFPI 2U3T
Images
  • No Substance - Front (1009x1000)
    Front
    By: MONOLITH
  • No Substance - Back (1276x1000)
    Back
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  • No Substance - Inlay (1276x1000)
    Inlay
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  • No Substance - Booklet (2011x1000)
    Booklet
    By: MONOLITH
  • No Substance - CD (997x1000)
    CD
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  • No Substance - CD Matrix (286x300)
    CD Matrix
    By: EHCRecords
    • Tracklist
    Click the song titles for more information, lyrics and interpretations
    Song title Song writer(s) Version Length Interpretations
    1 Hear It Greg Graffin Album version 1:49 3
    2 Shades Of Truth Greg Graffin Album version 4:01 5
    3 All Fantastic Images Greg Graffin, Brian Baker Album version 2:08 12
    4 The Biggest Killer In American History Greg Graffin Album version 2:14 10
    5 No Substance Greg Graffin Album version 3:04 6
    6 Raise Your Voice Greg Graffin Album version 2:55 1
    7 Sowing The Seeds Of Utopia Greg Graffin Album version 2:01 1
    8 The Hippy Killers Greg Graffin Album version 3:00 4
    9 The State Of The End Of The Millennium Address Greg Graffin, Brian Baker Album version 2:22 16
    10 The Voracious March Of Godliness Greg Graffin Album version 2:27 4
    11 Mediocre Minds Greg Graffin, Greg Hetson Album version 1:56 4
    12 Victims Of The Revolution Greg Graffin, Brian Baker Album version 3:17 6
    13 Strange Denial Greg Graffin Album version 3:02 4
    14 At The Mercy Of Imbeciles Greg Graffin, Greg Hetson, Brian Baker Album version 1:33 3
    15 The Same Person Greg Graffin, Jay Bentley, Brian Baker Album version 2:49 12
    16 In So Many Ways Greg Graffin Album version 3:04 6
    Info from 'The Answer'
    Album concept Before it was released, Greg Graffin said a lot of it is a straight throwback to 1981. At the show played in New York on September 26, 1997, he said they were making a new album and considering the title to be "The Hippy Killers". Greg Graffin on (no) substance: "I'm not bitter, bu... Read more
    Writing & recording The whole album was recorded in Ithaca, New York. No Substance was the album which took the shortest amount of time when considering songwriting and recording. It was both written and recorded in the studio and virtually no pre-production was done. Mixing and mastering only took a few weeks. Greg ... Read more
    Cover art Contrary to popular belief, the cover photo is *not* of actress Kristen Johnston (Third Rock From The Sun). She confirmed this on Twitter on January 27 2019.
    Reception Late 1997 it was counted by Alternative Press as among the year's top 25 most-anticipated albums. Jay: "You know, Brian and I did all those interviews with No Substance and The New America where we just kinda painted on a smile saying 'this is great; this is the greatest record we've ever don... Read more
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