The Gray Race is the ninth full-length album of the punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released in 1996. It was the follow-up to the band's highly successful 1994 album Stranger Than Fiction.
Some songs on the album are considered fan favorites, such as, "Them And Us", "A Walk", "Punk Rock Song", "Spirit Shine", "Ten in 2010", "Come Join Us", and "Cease".
Although not as successful as Stranger Than Fiction, The Gray Race achieved modest success when MTV ran a commercial for the album during its release. The album was re-released by Epitaph Records on September 15, 2008.
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After the 10-month Stranger Than Fiction tour, frontman Graffin soon began writing songs for Stranger Than Fiction's follow-up. The band recorded it at Electric Lady Studios, New York City with producer Ric Ocasek (of the Cars, Bad Brains and Weezer fame). The recording lasted throughout much of October and November 1995.
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The Gray Race was released on February 27, 1996, and peaked at #56 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[8] It spawned the moderately successful single "A Walk" in the United States. In Europe, the album also reached the German charts at #6 as well as earn the group a gold record for sales in Scandinavia. Then-former and now current guitarist Brett Gurewitz disliked the album, however, and commented that it was "BR's worst-selling record to date" and described it as "uninspired." He has since taken that back. [9] Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that Baker "not only brings new blood to the band, but also some superior guitar work. Gritty classics, tougher than recent offerings, dance on an edge not visited since the days of Generator."[4]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Greg Graffin, except where noted.
Due to Gurewitz's departure a year before the album was recorded, all tracks for this album were written by Greg Graffin, though guitarist Brian Baker co-wrote 4 out of 15 of the songs.
The track "Cease" was later re-recorded for Greg Graffin's 1997 solo album, American Lesion, this time as a piano and vocal arrangement. This version was played by Graffin on their 2006 DVD Live at the Palladium.
The album liner contains ten portraits of faces in black and white. Different versions exist, with different pictures as the front cover.
The album would earn Bad Religion a gold record for sales in Scandinavia and reach # 6 on the German charts for the single "Punk Rock Song".
The songs "Them and Us" and "Ten in 2010" were featured in the 1999 game Crazy Taxi.
The album was re-released by Epitaph Records on September 15, 2008.
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The Gray Race is the ninth full length album of the punk rock band Bad Religion which was released in 1996 It was the follow up to the band s highly successful 1994 album Stranger Than Fiction The Gray RaceStudio album by Bad ReligionReleasedFebruary 27 1996RecordedOctober November 1995StudioElectric Lady New York City GenrePunk rock 1 hardcore punk 2 Length38 04LabelAtlanticProducerRic OcasekBad ReligionBad Religion chronologyAll Ages 1995 The Gray Race 1996 Tested 1997 Singles from The Gray Race A Walk Released 1996 Punk Rock Song Released 1996 The Streets of America Released 1996 Ten in 2010 citation needed Released 1996 This was the band s first album not recorded with original guitarist Brett Gurewitz since the 1985 EP Back to the Known and is their first release with Brian Baker who replaced him during the Stranger Than Fiction tour Some songs on the album are considered fan favorites such as Them And Us A Walk Punk Rock Song Spirit Shine Ten in 2010 Come Join Us and Cease Although not as successful as Stranger Than Fiction The Gray Race achieved modest success when MTV ran a commercial for the album during its release The album was re released by Epitaph Records on September 15 2008 Contents 1 Production and marketing 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Notes and trivia 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Sales and certifications 8 References 9 External linksProduction and marketing editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 After the 10 month Stranger Than Fiction tour frontman Graffin soon began writing songs for Stranger Than Fiction s follow up The band recorded it at Electric Lady Studios New York City with producer Ric Ocasek of the Cars Bad Brains and Weezer fame The recording lasted throughout much of October and November 1995 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Alternative Rock9 10 4 Robert Christgau nbsp 5 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 NME1 10 2 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Spin7 10 1 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2008 The Gray Race was released on February 27 1996 and peaked at 56 on the Billboard 200 album chart 8 It spawned the moderately successful single A Walk in the United States In Europe the album also reached the German charts at 6 as well as earn the group a gold record for sales in Scandinavia Then former and now current guitarist Brett Gurewitz disliked the album however and commented that it was BR s worst selling record to date and described it as uninspired He has since taken that back 9 Author Dave Thompson in his book Alternative Rock 2000 wrote that Baker not only brings new blood to the band but also some superior guitar work Gritty classics tougher than recent offerings dance on an edge not visited since the days of Generator 4 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Greg Graffin except where noted No TitleWriter s Length1 The Gray Race Graffin Brian Baker2 062 Them and Us 2 503 A Walk 2 144 Parallel 3 195 Punk Rock Song 2 276 Empty Causes 2 517 Nobody Listens Graffin Baker1 578 Pity the Dead 2 569 Spirit Shine Graffin Baker2 1110 The Streets of America Graffin Baker3 4811 Ten in 2010 2 2212 Victory 2 3613 Drunk Sincerity 2 1314 Come Join Us 2 0315 Cease 2 35Total length 38 04 European bonus trackNo TitleLength16 Punk Rock Song German language version 2 27 Japanese bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length16 The Universal Cynic 2 1817 The Dodo Graffin Baker2 12Personnel editAdapted from the album liner notes 10 Bad Religion Greg Graffin lead vocals backing vocals Greg Hetson guitar Brian Baker guitar backing vocals Jay Bentley bass backing vocals Bobby Schayer drums backing vocals Technical Ric Ocasek production Bad Religion production Bruce Calder engineer Andy Salas assistant engineer George Marino mastering Frank Gargiulo art direction design STAIN design Ryan J McGuiness design assistance Richard Burbridge photography portraits Frank Ockenfels 3 photography band Notes and trivia editDue to Gurewitz s departure a year before the album was recorded all tracks for this album were written by Greg Graffin though guitarist Brian Baker co wrote 4 out of 15 of the songs The track Cease was later re recorded for Greg Graffin s 1997 solo album American Lesion this time as a piano and vocal arrangement This version was played by Graffin on their 2006 DVD Live at the Palladium The album liner contains ten portraits of faces in black and white Different versions exist with different pictures as the front cover The album would earn Bad Religion a gold record for sales in Scandinavia and reach 6 on the German charts for the single Punk Rock Song The songs Them and Us and Ten in 2010 were featured in the 1999 game Crazy Taxi The album was re released by Epitaph Records on September 15 2008 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1996 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 11 44 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 12 15 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 13 61 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 14 2 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 15 11 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 16 6 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 17 21 US Billboard 200 18 56 Year end charts edit Chart 1996 Position German Albums Offizielle Top 100 19 60Sales and certifications editCertifications for The Gray Race Region Certification Certified units sales Finland Musiikkituottajat 20 Gold 20 147 20 References editCitations a b Christgau Robert March 1 1996 Spins Spin SPIN Media LLC p 107 a b Cigarettes Johnny March 2 1996 Bad Religion The Gray Race NME Archived from the original on August 17 2000 Retrieved November 1 2019 AllMusic Review a b Thompson 2000 p 170 Robert Christgau Review Masuo Sandy March 3 1996 1 2 BAD RELIGION The Gray Race Atlantic Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458 3035 Retrieved December 14 2017 Rolling Stone Review The Gray Race s entry at Billboard com PDF Billboard com Archived from the original on April 7 2015 Retrieved November 6 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Entertainment in German offiziellecharts de Retrieved March 26 2021 a b Bad Religion in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved July 15 2022 Sources Thompson Dave 2000 Alternative Rock Third Ear The Essential Listening Companion San Francisco California Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 607 6 External links editThe Gray Race at YouTube streamed copy where licensed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Gray Race amp oldid 1206233014, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
