Against the Grain
Album by Bad Religion
Released	November 23, 1990 1991 (2004 remastered version)
Recorded	at Westbeach Recorders, Hollywood, California, May 1990
Genre	Punk
Length	34 min 27 s
Label	Epitaph Records
Producer	Bad Religion
Professional reviews
AMG (4.5/5) link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f95k8qbtbtz4) RYM (4/5) link (http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_11131) Robert Christgau (Grade: *) link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=bad+religion)
Bad Religion Chronology
No Control (1989)	Against the Grain (1990)	'80-'85 (1991)

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This is the last album recorded with drummer Pete Finestone who left in 1991 to concentrate with The Fishermen and replaced by the next drummer Bobby Schayer shortly before their 8th release, Generator. Pictured on the booklet of his last album with Bad Religion, Against the Grain Peter Pete Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was a past member of the punk rock band Bad Religion as their drummer from 1982 to 1991. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fishermen is a side project band for Bad Religions drummer Pete Finestone who left the band in 1991. ... Bobby Schayer (born December 23, 1965) was a member of Bad Religion as a drummer from 1991 to 2001. ... Generator (1992) is a name of an album by a punk rock group called Bad Religion. ...

Track listing

1. "Modern Man"
2. "Turn On The Light"
3. "Get Off"
4. "Blenderhead"
5. "Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking"
6. "Anesthesia"
7. "Flat Earth Society"
8. "Faith Alone"
9. "Entropy"
10. "Against The Grain"
11. "Operation Rescue"
12. "God Song"
13. "21st Century Digital Boy"
14. "Misery And Famine"
15. "Unacceptable"
16. "Quality Or Quantity"
17. "Walk Away"

Notes/Trivia

• All songs are written by Greg Graffin and Mr. Brett except "Positive Aspect Of Negative Thinking" and "Unacceptable" by Jay Bentley.
• Although the album was released in November 1990, the re-released version in 2004 listed 1991 as the original release date, causing some confusion.
• It is considered by their core fans to be their best album.
• Track 13, "21st Century (Digital Boy)" was re-recorded in 1994 and appeared on their tenth album Stranger Than Fiction. It also became a single.

Gregory Walter Graffin (born Saturday, November 6, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin), better known as Greg Graffin is the singer and founder of the punk rock band Bad Religion. ... Brett Gurewitz (aka: Mr. ... Jay Bentley (born June 6, 1964) is the bassist of Bad Religion. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Stranger Than Fiction (1994) was the band Bad Religions last album with Brett Gurewitz, and the first on the Sony record label. ...