Album
How Could Hell Be Any Worse?
1982 · Rock
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How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is a Punk album by Bad Religion, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 39 pressings tracked, owned by 24 collectors.
About
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the first full-length album released by influential punk band Bad Religion. It was financed by a $1,000 loan by guitarist Brett Gurewitz's father. Its success surprised the band when it sold 10,000 copies in under a year. The sound of the record was vastly improved from their first release, 1981's self-titled EP. The record was originally released as an LP in 1982 and again in 1988 with a different catalogue number and Epitaph's current address. It was released on CD as part of the 1991 compilation, 80–85, and was remastered for the 2004 re-issue of this album. How Could Hell Be Any Worse? is the band's first album recorded with Pete Finestone on drums and also their only full-length album to date with original member Jay Ziskrout, who played drums on each track not recorded with Finestone. Though not yet credited as a member of the band, future guitarist Greg Hetson, who was in Circle Jerks during this time, also did a guitar solo on "Part III".
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Tracklist
- 1We're Only Gonna Die2:12
- 2Latch Key Kids1:38
- 3Part III1:48
- 4Faith In God1:50
- 5F**k Armageddon...This Is Hell2:48
- 6Pity2:00
- 7In the Night3:25
- 8Damned to Be Free1:58
- 9White Trash (Second Generation)2:21
- 10American Dream1:41
- 11Eat Your Dog1:04
- 12Voice of God Is Government2:54
- 13Oligarchy1:01
- 14Doing Time3:00
- 15Bad Religion1:49
- 16Politics1:21
- 17Sensory Overload1:31
- 18Slaves1:20
- 19Drastic Actions2:36
- 20World War III0:54
- 21Yesterday2:39
- 22Frogger1:19
- 23Bad Religion (Back to the Known Version)2:10
- 24Along the Way1:35
- 25New Leaf2:53
- 26Bad Religion (Alternate Version)1:46
- 27Slaves (Alternate Version)1:07
- 28Drastic Actions (Alternate Version)2:32
Sound DNA
- Punk
- Hardcore
- raw
- aggressive
- punky
Album sales: 12,000
First release date: 1982
The first studio album from Bad Religion.
How Could Hell Be Any Worse? was the first full-length for the label Epitaph. Originally only 6,000 copies were pressed, but the record sold much better than expected - almost 10,000 copies within a year - and eventually reached 12,000 copies. Original drummer Jay Ziskrout quit the band during the recording. He plays on about half the songs while Pete Finestone plays on the other half.
Epitaph later reissued the album on cassette and vinyl (with a different catalog #) in the late '80s after Bad Religion had become more active. It was a also included on the 1991 Bad Religion compilation "80-85", along with the band's first EP, "Bad Religion", the "Back To The Known" EP, and some compilation tracks.
The 2004 CD release of "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" actually contains the remastered tracklist of "80-85" but has all the artwork from "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" This was done, in part, as a response to fan requests for the lyrics to "How Could Hell Be Any Worse?" (there were no lyrics included in the "80-85" CD booklet).
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Brett GurewitzGUITAR GUITAR , BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Greg GraffinVOCALS VOCALS, PIANO ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Jay BentleyBASS BASS GUITAR
- Jay ZiskroutDRUMS DRUMS, TIMPANI
- Pete FinestoneDRUMS DRUMS, TIMPANI
- Greg HetsonGUITAR
- JohnetteGUITAR
- Johnette NapolitanoGUITAR
- Tim GallegosBASS
24 collectors on Gatefold own this · 39 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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