Tested
Live album by
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1997 (Europe)
Recorded1996
GenrePunk rock[1]
Length65:49
LabelEpic
ProducerBad Religion and Ronnie Kimball
Bad Religion chronology
The Gray Race
(1996)
Tested
(1997)
No Substance
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Punknews.org[2]

Tested is a live album by punk rock band Bad Religion.[3][4] It was recorded in the USA, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Denmark, Italy and Austria, in 1996, and released in 1997. It is Bad Religion's second live album.[citation needed] Instead of using crowd microphones and mobile studios like most live albums, the band tapped the inputs, for a result that portrays Bad Religion's live sound without crowd noise.[3] It also includes three new songs; "Dream of Unity," "It's Reciprocal," and the title track.

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, wrote: "Disconcerting the first listen, energizing thereafter, few live albums have been this brave."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Operation Rescue"Graffin2:11
2."Punk Rock Song"Graffin2:24
3."Tomorrow"Graffin1:54
4."A Walk"Graffin2:27
5."God Song"Graffin1:48
6."Pity the Dead"Graffin2:59
7."1000 More Fools"Gurewitz1:39
8."Drunk Sincerity"Graffin2:17
9."Generator"Gurewitz3:23
10."Change of Ideas"Graffin0:59
11."Portrait of Authority"Graffin2:52
12."What It Is"Graffin2:20
13."Dream of Unity" (Studio Track)Graffin2:50
14."Sanity"Gurewitz2:43
15."American Jesus"Gurewitz, Graffin3:15
16."Do What You Want"Gurewitz1:15
17."Part III"Bentley2:54
18."Ten In 2010"Graffin2:24
19."No Direction"Graffin3:07
20."Along the Way"Graffin1:38
21."Recipe for Hate"Graffin2:15
22."Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell"Graffin3:00
23."It's Reciprocal" (Studio Track)Graffin, Baker, Schayer2:04
24."Struck a Nerve"Graffin3:36
25."Leave Mine to Me"Graffin2:13
26."Tested" (Studio Track)Graffin3:05
27."No Control"Graffin2:03
Total length:65:49

Personnel

Notes/trivia

References

  1. ^ a b "Tested - Bad Religion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Bad Religion - Tested". www.punknews.org.
  3. ^ a b "TrouserPress.com :: Bad Religion". www.trouserpress.com.
  4. ^ Buckley, Peter (May 24, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Thompson, Dave (May 24, 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.