Recipe for Hate

I like a bit of punk, and this was fine, but a little more pop punk than I generally prefer. A decently high three

American Jesus hits just as hard in 2026 as it did in 1993.

Not Bad Religion's best album, but it's still excellent and I loved hearing it again.

Another example of a perfect album. All the anger of punk, but paired with actual musical talent. Usually punk is angry, thrashy, and sloppy.

Favorite songs: American Jesus, Kerosene, Watch It Die, Struck a Nerve, Don't Pray on Me, Recipe for Hate, Lookin' In

Least favorite songs: if forced to pick... All Good Soldiers

5/5

Classic hardcore. These guys were so influential. They deserve to be on the real list honestly.

I don't understand how this is so boring and predictable.

oh yea baby. American Jesus is such an anthem. Skyscraper is one of my favorite songs ever.

Forgettable.

Loud, fast and heavy (but still with a slide guitar song). The template for so much of the (pop-)punk that followed, without quite the success achieved by the bands who followed. They absolutely deserve a place on the list, but narrowing it down to one album would be tricky. This album would definitely be in consideration

Solid example of some 90s punk, but also most 90s punk doesn't really do much for me

Was a fan of bad religion when I was 14, I had the album the process of belief, which I played a lot, great punk rock band that should be on the original list.

I might burn in someone's version of punk hell for this, but I wish Bad Religion was on the official list instead of The Dead Kennedys.