Back to the Known

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Back to the Known
Back to the Known cover
EP by Bad Religion
Released 1984
Re-Released: 1991 (on 80-85)
Recorded 1984
Genre Punk rock
Length 10:43
Label Epitaph Records
Producer(s) Brett Gurewitz and Greg Graffin
Professional reviews
Bad Religion chronology
Into the Unknown
(1983)
Back to the Known EP
(1984)
Suffer
(1988)


Back to the Known was the fourth release of hardcore band Bad Religion. Stylistically, it abandoned the progressive rock of their unpopular 1983 album Into the Unknown and instead returned to the band's punk rock roots, although also reflecting influences of then current acts such as Hüsker Dü and The Descendants. Bad Religion partially reunited in 1984 to produce this short EP. Bassist Paul Dedona did not participate. The EP had only five songs, and was just over ten minutes long. It was originally released in a 12" format, with only one side of the vinyl containing all five tracks. The B side contained no music or sound of any kind and was mirror-smooth. It was re-released as part of the 1991 compilation '80-'85, and again remastered for the 2004 reissue, How Could Hell Be Any Worse?. A recent fan poll cited "Along The Way" as one of the band's best songs[citation needed].

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Yesterday" – 2:39
  2. "Frogger" – 1:19
  3. "Bad Religion" – 2:10
  4. "Along the Way" – 1:36
  5. "New Leaf" – 2:53

[edit] Credits

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Bad Religion
Greg Graffin | Brett Gurewitz | Jay Bentley | Greg Hetson | Brian Baker | Brooks Wackerman
Former members: Jay Ziskrout | Pete Finestone | Bobby Schayer
Discography
Studio albums: Bad Religion | Public Service | How Could Hell Be Any Worse? | Into the Unknown | Back to the Known | Suffer | No Control | Against the Grain | Generator | Recipe for Hate | Stranger Than Fiction | The Gray Race | No Substance | The New America | The Process of Belief | The Empire Strikes First | (Fourteenth Studio Album)

Live and compilation albums: '80-'85 | All Ages | Tested | Punk Rock Songs
Videos and DVDs: Along the Way | Live at the Palladium
Singles: American Jesus | 21st Century (Digital Boy)

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