In the music magazine SPIN 's May 2004 issue, Bad Religon is mentioned in 2 lists. In "Eight Very Odd Concert Bills", Bad Religion was in the last slot at #8 for opening for Deep Purple in 1996. In the second list which something about BR was mentioned, "Seven Alarming Punk-Rock Departures", Brian Baker was #1 out of 7 for "from Minor Threat to Sunset Strip hard-rockers Junkyard".