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Posted by: admin | 05/08/2004 at 19:07 | 1245 views

The set list in Stockholm, Sweden on May 7 was pretty much the same as the one in Finland on May 6 except that they didn?t played Sanity. They played The Defense instead.

Greg Graffin was joking and said ?Say the word for sugar cake in Swedish. Suck-a-cook!? The word for sugar cake in Swedish sounds pretty much like ?suck a cook? if you?re from USA.

Overall it was a really great show. It looked like Greg Graffin and Jay Bentley really liked to be on stage again.

Below is a review from the Swedish newspaper Expressen

St?ll killen p? en kateder

Bad Religion
Arenan, Stockholm

Innan pensioneringen var mina f?r?ldrar l?rare. Att g? i deras fotsp?r har aldrig lockat mig, f?rr?n i kv?ll d? jag ser f?rebilden f?r en modern akademiker.
Greg Graffin, s?ngare i Bad Religion, pekar och gormar och har en uppsyn som s?ger "nu lyssnar ni p? vad jag har att ber?tta". St?ll en kateder p? scenen och killen skulle hoppa upp p? den och ge v?rsta f?rel?sningen.
Ur ett intellektuellt perspektiv ?r han v?l ?vertydlig - snacka om att ta udden av sk?mtet om att sockerkaka "blir" sucker cock p? engelska - men ingen tycks bry sig. Punkfarbr?derna lockar, av handuppr?ckningen att d?ma, otroligt nog mest nya fans. L?turvalet ?r dessutom snudd p? exemplariskt och Bad Religion ger sin mest engagerade konsert i Sverige p? l?nge. De l?rde kan fortfarande l?ra kidsen mycket.
MARTIN CARLSSON

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A link to the newspaper Aftonbladet's review of the concert.

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Critter Guest Location: Sweden	Quote The fact that our chanting got "Along the way" played at all was enough for me 8D ....now all I have to do is get backtage and meet the guys and I can die happy.....the show rocked, they were awesome! 05/10/2004 at 18:51 The fact that our chanting got "Along the way" played at all was enough for me 8D ....now all I have to do is get backtage and meet the guys and I can die happy.....the show rocked, they were awesome!
M Guest Location: Finland	Quote Oh fuck am I stupid or what?! Now I understand. But it?s still weird to mention Hear It in the list of missing classics. Or something...fuck it 05/10/2004 at 14:26 Oh fuck am I stupid or what?! Now I understand. But it?s still weird to mention Hear It in the list of missing classics. Or something...fuck it
M Guest Location: Finland	Quote Johan you may be right, but to me it seems babba thinks the same way I do. I can?t really understand what else it could mean, so could you explain? Althought I usually understand English very well, it wouldn?t be my first time to miss the point... 05/10/2004 at 14:10 Johan you may be right, but to me it seems babba thinks the same way I do. I can?t really understand what else it could mean, so could you explain? Althought I usually understand English very well, it wouldn?t be my first time to miss the point...
Aron Incomplete Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 0	Quote I seriously got pissed when I saw that they claimed Bad Religion to be "Pop punkers", so I wrote an angry mail to the author, to which he replied (translated): "Hi and thanks for your mail. The word "pop punk" seems to disgust many people, which I really can't understand. Bad Religion plays punk with poppy melodies, which should make the equation complete. Especially when both Greg and Mr Brett used that word when I interviewed them in LA 2001. But, that's the way things go sometimes. I however changed the headline of the Internet article and also the linkname. Hope it will satisfy you. My apologies to you and all Bad Religion fans out there. Or whatever. Regards /Mathias" Hehe, he seemed a bit sulky :P 05/10/2004 at 00:11 I seriously got pissed when I saw that they claimed Bad Religion to be "Pop punkers", so I wrote an angry mail to the author, to which he replied (translated): "Hi and thanks for your mail. The word "pop punk" seems to disgust many people, which I really can't understand. Bad Religion plays punk with poppy melodies, which should make the equation complete. Especially when both Greg and Mr Brett used that word when I interviewed them in LA 2001. But, that's the way things go sometimes. I however changed the headline of the Internet article and also the linkname. Hope it will satisfy you. My apologies to you and all Bad Religion fans out there. Or whatever. Regards /Mathias" Hehe, he seemed a bit sulky :P
babbe Guest Location: Sweden	Quote Why didn't they sell records?? i know the new one's not out, but the remixes?? I planned to buy 2. 05/09/2004 at 21:46 Why didn't they sell records?? i know the new one's not out, but the remixes?? I planned to buy 2.
Kobra Guest Location: Sweden	Quote Well im still surprised any journalists from crap papers like Expressen and Aftonbladet can give Bad Religion good ratings. Both reviews were positive indeed. The Show was great. I got somewhat surprised they play songs from an album thats not even released but it was cool to hear new material. They could have played some from No Substance and New America and more from Gray Race imo. Cause I for one like those records too. Overall though, superb concert. 05/09/2004 at 21:28 Well im still surprised any journalists from crap papers like Expressen and Aftonbladet can give Bad Religion good ratings. Both reviews were positive indeed. The Show was great. I got somewhat surprised they play songs from an album thats not even released but it was cool to hear new material. They could have played some from No Substance and New America and more from Gray Race imo. Cause I for one like those records too. Overall though, superb concert.
babbe Guest Location: Global Citizen	Quote well, if they do have 169 songs, there's NO WAY they could please everyone. Hear it? Why is that a hit? Because he picked up the record and listened to the first song? 05/09/2004 at 18:25 well, if they do have 169 songs, there's NO WAY they could please everyone. Hear it? Why is that a hit? Because he picked up the record and listened to the first song?
Johan Hippy Killer Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 140	Quote M?: ehm, It looks to me that you don't really know the meaning of the word "not even" in that sentence he put it.. 05/09/2004 at 17:55 M?: ehm, It looks to me that you don't really know the meaning of the word "not even" in that sentence he put it..
M Guest Location: Finland	Quote I could easily name 30 kick-ass Bad Religion songs they didn?t play in Helsinki, and I am more than glad with the set list (nearly 30 awesome songs). Everyone has got their own opinion of classics, but "...not EVEN Hear it"??! I think Hear It is nice (25% of the good songs on No Substance), but this journalist seems to consider it as their biggest classic. 05/09/2004 at 15:09 I could easily name 30 kick-ass Bad Religion songs they didn?t play in Helsinki, and I am more than glad with the set list (nearly 30 awesome songs). Everyone has got their own opinion of classics, but "...not EVEN Hear it"??! I think Hear It is nice (25% of the good songs on No Substance), but this journalist seems to consider it as their biggest classic.
superfabietto Incomplete Location: Italy Status: Offline Posts: 9	Quote I know I'm sorta paranoid, but have anyone record them live? I offer 5 live rare cds from my list for just the recording of the show... also, any good pictures around? come on! superfabietto@hotmail.com 05/09/2004 at 11:21 I know I'm sorta paranoid, but have anyone record them live? I offer 5 live rare cds from my list for just the recording of the show... also, any good pictures around? come on! superfabietto@hotmail.com
Medea Guest Location: Sweden	Quote Put the guy (the journalist) in a mosh pit, and maybe he'll understand what punk is. 05/09/2004 at 00:24 Put the guy (the journalist) in a mosh pit, and maybe he'll understand what punk is.
Medea Guest Location: Sweden	Quote I also saw that the Swedish "journalist" called them "poppunkers". It's a device used by such "journalists" to diminish vast concepts such as "Punk" or "Bad Religion" to make it fit into their area of expertise. The expression "poppunk" alone is a pure paradox, I mean "pop" stands for mainstream, music accepted by the general puplic; while, "punk" is controversial, "against the grain" and, in Bad Religions case, blasphmeous. Obviously, he has no concept of music outside the genre "pop", and must therefore diminish it to so he can write as if he knows about it. 05/09/2004 at 00:21 I also saw that the Swedish "journalist" called them "poppunkers". It's a device used by such "journalists" to diminish vast concepts such as "Punk" or "Bad Religion" to make it fit into their area of expertise. The expression "poppunk" alone is a pure paradox, I mean "pop" stands for mainstream, music accepted by the general puplic; while, "punk" is controversial, "against the grain" and, in Bad Religions case, blasphmeous. Obviously, he has no concept of music outside the genre "pop", and must therefore diminish it to so he can write as if he knows about it.
Jojan Guest Location: Sweden	Quote It was a really cool concert! I loved it! The "Suck a cock" was great fun! 05/08/2004 at 23:59 It was a really cool concert! I loved it! The "Suck a cock" was great fun!
Grillo Blenderhead Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote Sorry, the review continues in the next post. 05/08/2004 at 20:36 Sorry, the review continues in the next post.
Grillo Blenderhead Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote Especially the brand new LA is burning, All there is and Sinister rouge defend their place among standards like Generator, I want to conquer the world and We're only gonna die. You don't need to know about these guys before to appreciate this, believe me! 05/08/2004 at 20:35 Especially the brand new LA is burning, All there is and Sinister rouge defend their place among standards like Generator, I want to conquer the world and We're only gonna die. You don't need to know about these guys before to appreciate this, believe me!
Grillo Blenderhead Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote Here's the review from the paper that called them poppunkers: The poppunkers challenge - and succeed Surely you can see it as an impossible mission. If you think about that BR on their 12 studio albums until today has released not less than 169 songs, it's impossible not to remove a lot of classics. But that the combo would go this far, I never thought. No When?, You, The answer, Struck a nerve, Stranger than fiction, Cease, Modern man or even Hear it. Instead the respectable gentlemen plays not less than seven songs from PoB, and smashes five songs from the upcoming ESF. Those who like the poppunk archetypes primarily for the early albums have all rights to feel a bit cheated, but since this is my sixth concert with the band I can't do anything else but applause their courage. 05/08/2004 at 20:35 Here's the review from the paper that called them poppunkers: The poppunkers challenge - and succeed Surely you can see it as an impossible mission. If you think about that BR on their 12 studio albums until today has released not less than 169 songs, it's impossible not to remove a lot of classics. But that the combo would go this far, I never thought. No When?, You, The answer, Struck a nerve, Stranger than fiction, Cease, Modern man or even Hear it. Instead the respectable gentlemen plays not less than seven songs from PoB, and smashes five songs from the upcoming ESF. Those who like the poppunk archetypes primarily for the early albums have all rights to feel a bit cheated, but since this is my sixth concert with the band I can't do anything else but applause their courage.
Grillo Blenderhead Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote He seems to have missed that Greg is actually a teacher... I read another review in another paper. It said that the "poppunkers" BR still live, I want to kill him for calling them poppunkers! And that they go their own way, instead of playing the hits. They forget that most people don't want to hear the hits... 05/08/2004 at 19:23 He seems to have missed that Greg is actually a teacher... I read another review in another paper. It said that the "poppunkers" BR still live, I want to kill him for calling them poppunkers! And that they go their own way, instead of playing the hits. They forget that most people don't want to hear the hits...
Grillo Blenderhead Location: Sweden Status: Offline Posts: 63	Quote I'll translate the review Put the guy in front of a class Bad religion Before their retirement my parents were teachers. To go the same way as they did has never been something I wanted to, until tonight when I see the person every modern academic should look up to. Greg Graffin, the singer of BR, points and screams and has the expression that says "now listen to what I have to tell you". Put a desk on the stage and the guy would jump upon it and give a lecture. From an intellectual perspective he's a bit too clear - talk about taking everything out of the joke that sugar cake "becomes" sucker cock in English - but no one seems to care. The punk gentlemen still amazingly attracts, to judge from the raise of hands, mostly new fans. The choice of songs is nearly perfect and BR makes its most engaged concert in Sweden for long. The educated can still teach the kids a lot. 05/08/2004 at 19:21 I'll translate the review Put the guy in front of a class Bad religion Before their retirement my parents were teachers. To go the same way as they did has never been something I wanted to, until tonight when I see the person every modern academic should look up to. Greg Graffin, the singer of BR, points and screams and has the expression that says "now listen to what I have to tell you". Put a desk on the stage and the guy would jump upon it and give a lecture. From an intellectual perspective he's a bit too clear - talk about taking everything out of the joke that sugar cake "becomes" sucker cock in English - but no one seems to care. The punk gentlemen still amazingly attracts, to judge from the raise of hands, mostly new fans. The choice of songs is nearly perfect and BR makes its most engaged concert in Sweden for long. The educated can still teach the kids a lot.
hippykiller Guest Location: United States	Quote what about baker, hetson, and brooks? were they happy too to be back onstage and were they play excellent like always 05/08/2004 at 19:13 what about baker, hetson, and brooks? were they happy too to be back onstage and were they play excellent like always

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