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''Suffer'' is the third album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on the Californian independent record label Epitaph Records on September 8, 1988. It was the first album that was both released and distributed by the label. Following the release of the EP ''Back to the Known'' (1985), Bad Religion went on a temporary hiatus, then reunited with its original members and went to work on its first full-length studio album in five years. Although ''Suffer'' was not charted in Billboard, it has been cited by some critics as one of the most important punk rock albums of all time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Suffer CD – Bad Religion Store )〕 A plethora of third-wave punk bands cite ''Suffer'' as a major inspiration, including NOFX's Fat Mike, who called it "the record that changed everything." The songs, "You Are (The Government)", "1000 More Fools", "How Much Is Enough?", "Land of Competition", "Best For You", "Suffer", What Can You Do?", and "Do What You Want", are all fan favorites, and a few of those are staples of their live show. The only song from ''Suffer'' that has never been performed live is "Part IV (The Index Fossil)".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.setlist.fm/stats/bad-religion-6bd68e32.html )〕 ==Background== Bad Religion was formed in Southern California in 1980 by vocalist Greg Graffin and guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The pair hired Jay Bentley on bass and Jay Ziskrout on drums and began writing songs. In 1981, the band released their eponymous debut EP on the newly formed label, Epitaph Records, which was and continues to be managed and owned by Gurewitz. In 1982, the band released their first full-length album, ''How Could Hell Be Any Worse?'', gaining the band a sizable following. During the recording of that album, Ziskrout left the band and was replaced by Pete Finestone. After experiencing more lineup changes and releasing their second album, ''Into the Unknown'' (1983), to lukewarm response, Bad Religion called it quits in 1984. In 1984, Greg Hetson of Circle Jerks fame, who had played the guitar solo for "Part III" on ''How Could Hell Be Any Worse?'', teamed up with Graffin on the song "Running Fast" for the soundtrack of the film ''Desperate Teenage Lovedolls''. Soon after, Graffin reassembled Bad Religion with Hetson replacing Gurewitz, who had gone into rehab for his drug problem. Bad Religion returned to a somewhat mellower, rock and roll version of their original sound with the EP ''Back to the Known'' (1985), but disbanded temporarily soon after. By 1987, Gurewitz had cleaned up his drug issues and struggled to find some kind of employment. After taking some vocational courses and a raft of odd jobs, he became a studio engineer and owner of a recording studio. Gurewitz noted, "I really enjoyed, still enjoy, being a recording engineer, but I had a terrible time trying to make any money. And my hours were horrible. I just knew I wanted to be in music. Then, in 1987, Bad Religion said, 'Hey man, why don't we get the group back together?".〔Diehl, Matt. ''My So-Called Punk''. St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. ISBN 978-0-312-33781-0, p. 39〕 After Bad Religion finally reunited, they began writing new material and entered Westbeach Recorders in April 1988 to record their next album. According to Gurewitz, the album took eight days for the band to record and mix.〔Brett's commentary on recording ''Suffer'' (listen to it here ())〕 During recording sessions, the band even demoed a revamped version of "Fuck Armageddon...This Is Hell", a track previously released on ''How Could Hell Be Any Worse?''. Whether they intended to include the song on ''Suffer'' is unknown and most unlikely. Members of L7 (who released their first album on Epitaph the same year) played on the record. Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner played guitar on "Best for You"〔(Best For You | The Answer | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 )〕 and Jennifer Finch sang back-up vocals on "Part II (The Numbers Game)".〔(Part II (The Numbers Game) | The Answer | The Bad Religion Page - Since 1995 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suffer (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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