UPDATE - The first EP has been made available for download. Here's the tracklist:
- Won't Somebody (by nropevolI)
- Fields of Mars (by Chris Boyd)
- Do What You Want (by Diamondblade)
- Walk Away (by Kel Booker)
- Anesthesia (by Against Belief)
To those of you who have submitted song(s) that didn't make this final cut... Don't worry, those songs will probably end up on one of the next EPs.
To everyone: Keep them coming! If you want to do a cover but don't know how to play any instruments, Jonny has volunteered to record piano tracks to which you can then add vocals. Check out our forum for more details.
Hey everyone, Marty here.
Over the course of many years many fans have recorded their own versions of Bad Religion songs. Some very good, some not so good. Some true to the original, some very different in style. However, all of them are made by fans, for fans. You!
One of the first initiatives for a compilation of Bad Religion cover songs was a tribute tape called "Punk Rock Songs by the Mohawk Chain Leather Brigade" created in 1997 by members of the Bad Religion Mailing List (BRML). This initiative was continued by The Bad Religion Page who started calling the tapes that followed the first one simply "Bad Religion Tribute Tapes". In total only three volumes were ever released (in 1997, 1999 and 2001) and although it was officially announced in 2004 (1, 2), a fourth one never came to be.
There were many attempts to imitate the original Bad Religion Page Tribute Tapes, but none of them contained songs that were made with the same compasion, dedication and creativity.
We thought it was about time to once again start putting together a successor to the third Tribute Tape. So after 8 years we're picking up where we left off. However, as times have changed we're doing it slightly different. First of all... no more tapes and no more CDs! As of now we're just sticking to MP3 downloads. And instead of waiting until we have about 18 songs and then release them as a compilation, we're now releasing sets of approximately 5 songs and call them "TheBRPage Tribute EPs", of which the first one will be made available for download when enough songs have been submitted.
Don't worry, contrary to what you normally see on Youtube, being able to sing or to play an instrument is not a prerequisite. You're completely free to do whatever you want covering a Bad Religion song. Whether your song is a piano ballad, an acoustic rendition, a spoken word, a reggae song, a techno version, or a straight-forward punk track, it all fits perfectly into this DIY project.
Yes, we realize that these sets of approximately 5 songs don't stand a chance to the huge amount of Bad Religion cover songs that you can find on Youtube. As a matter of fact, I think there are people on Youtube who have have actually covered every single BR song. Anyway, let's just give this thing a try and see where it goes. If it fails, so be it... but at least we can say that we tried.
Click on the [Tributes to BR] link on the left for all details about how to participate in this project.
For inspirational purposes...
Let's start with my personal favorite:
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11/05/2009 at 18:48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUxaKl0XhUo
That's got to be the best and the more orginal BR cover ever made. |
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11/05/2009 at 18:47
I love the Won't Somebody one, great job!
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11/02/2009 at 10:44
Mediocrity Neil
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11/01/2009 at 02:57
Thx. I've submitted a few days ago an acoustic generator too, but I have to admit that is not so special. To sing do what you want was challenging, coz I think it's really hard to get covered acoustic. You can hear the BR itself had two tries to make it acoustic.... not to mention, when fat mike tried to sing it :D:D:D
I've talked with a guitar player yesterday night in the pub, maybe we will co-operate in some more difficult song of BR. dunno, hope so. 'bout emily, I said what I think in the forum :D |
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10/31/2009 at 07:19
My personal favorite is either Won't Somebody (I'm a sucker for songs that start with an awesome solo ala Modern Man) or Fields of Mars. The latter reminds me of Postal Service, which in my book is a good thing.
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10/31/2009 at 06:45
neil with emily its so hard to pick just one or two.. lol
she just needs her own tribute cd... like sonny and cher sing xmas songs emily sings BR etc very hard to pick my fav of hers |
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10/31/2009 at 04:42
Walk Away and Do What You Want are really good, gj Diamondblade and Kel Booker!
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10/30/2009 at 13:08
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10/29/2009 at 17:45
I'd like to hear her do "Los and Angeles is Burning", "I Want to Conquer The World", and/or "Athiest Peace" along with about 30 or 40 others. |
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10/29/2009 at 13:41
I started a thread in our forums for the Tribute EPs. So any questions, suggestions etc can be posted there. Thanks.
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10/28/2009 at 23:48
Maybe Flat Earth Society??? |
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10/28/2009 at 21:28
anyone have any song suggestions from emily?
youtube.com/2hamsters1couple |
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10/27/2009 at 14:13
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10/27/2009 at 13:11
im still having problems . is there another way to send it to u ?
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10/27/2009 at 06:58
btw good stuff Mr Benja!
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10/27/2009 at 06:38
This guy's covers are great
http://www.youtube.com/user/MickeRamone |
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10/27/2009 at 03:17
Nope, that wasn't it. The problem was actually caused by the single quotes that were used. Like "I've" or "don't".
It's fixed now. |
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10/27/2009 at 03:05
Try to make the "Details" REALLY short!
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10/27/2009 at 02:31
yeah im seeing the error message
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10/26/2009 at 23:31
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10/26/2009 at 16:46
ive tried to add my song 3 times and it wont accept it? is there a problem ?
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10/26/2009 at 15:33
Submitted my stuff!
Also, if you need a site to host it on, let me know and I'll host it on my servers! |
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10/26/2009 at 08:03
Hey, here in argentina they've just put out a digital tribute album:
I Love My Computer Digital Tribute To Bad Religion Front Cover: http://tinyurl.com/yklu2py Back Cover: http://tinyurl.com/yzuwocf 01 – Ass-terix – Do What You Want 02 – Hyntu – You 03 – No Prodigos – Los Angeles Is Burning 04 – Madilom – Come Join Us 05 – Mefista – Modern Man 06 – Krank – We’re Only Gonna Die 07 – The Indecentes – Recipe For Hate 08 – Sin Condena – News From The Front 09 – Ratticidio – Supersonic 10 – Desistir – Sorrow 11 – Dia Gris – Better Of Dead 12 – Cojon – Punk Rock Song 13 – Insitu! – American Jesus Download Link: http://tinyurl.com/yfob9hn |
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10/26/2009 at 04:31
Awesome! I'm in the studio on Wednesday. Just gotta convince my band to record a BR song instead of demoing a new track.
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10/24/2009 at 22:17
Gives me reason to dust off my old band's cover of Voice of God...
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10/24/2009 at 10:10
Very cool. I love this idea.
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