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The Empire Strikes First
Bad Religion
14 tracks
The Empire Strikes First - CD - 2004
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Details
Label: Epitaph Records Release date: 6/8/2004
Country: United States Disc / Label details:
Format CD
Misc: 14 tracks
Identification
Catalog ID: 86694-2
Barcode: 0 4577-86694-2 4
Matrix / Runout: 54744BM-01 86694-2 042004-09
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    • Tracklist
    Click the song titles for more information, lyrics and interpretations
    Song title Song writer(s) Version Length Interpretations
    1 Overture Brett Gurewitz Album version 1:09 1
    2 Sinister Rouge Greg Graffin Album version 1:53 14
    3 Social Suicide Greg Graffin Album version 1:35 10
    4 Atheist Peace Greg Graffin Album version 1:57 14
    5 All There Is Brett Gurewitz Album version 2:57 5
    6 Los Angeles Is Burning Brett Gurewitz Album version 3:23 6
    7 Let Them Eat War Brett Gurewitz Album version 2:57 4
    8 God's Love Greg Graffin Album version 2:32 9
    9 To Another Abyss Greg Graffin Album version 4:07 7
    10 The Quickening Brett Gurewitz Album version 2:19 4
    11 The Empire Strikes First Brett Gurewitz Album version 3:23 7
    12 Beyond Electric Dreams Brett Gurewitz Album version 4:02 12
    13 Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever Brett Gurewitz Album version 3:49 11
    14 Live Again - The Fall Of Man Greg Graffin Album version 3:39 10
    Info from 'The Answer'
    Songwriting Greg: "I think Brett and I made a considerable effort this time to try to outdo The Process of Belief; we wanted to show people that that wasn’t just a fluke because Brett was coming back to the band, we were going back to Epitaph, we finished our major label play. It wasn’t a... Read more
    Tracklist The Empire Strikes First was released in June 2004. The European and American versions contain 14 tracks; the Japanese and Australian versions contain 15 tracks.
    Recording The album was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, CA from November 2003 until February 2004.
    Album title Jay: "Well, we thought how funny it would be to make Graffin wear a Darth Vader costume all year, and Hetson kind of looks like Yoda (not Eva), so... It's simply a matter of considering ourselves (USA) the empire, which we are, and the fact that we have a song title of the same, and that we a... Read more
    Trivia The lyrics sheet contains a quote from George Orwell, which belongs to the song Boot Stamping On A Human Face Forever: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever". Apparently someone forgot to put in the "you".
    Promotion The following photo was taken on Hollywood blvd:
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