Tested

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Tested
Live album by Bad Religion
Released	January 1, 1997 (Europe)
Recorded	1996
Genre	Punk rock
Length	65:49
Label	Epic
Producer	Bad Religion and Ronnie Kimball
Professional reviews
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Bad Religion chronology
The Gray Race (1996) Tested (1997) No Substance (1998)

Tested is a live album by punk rock band Bad Religion that was recorded live in USA, Canada, Germany, Estonia, Denmark, Italy and Austria in 1996 and released in 1997. The unique thing about this album is the way that it was recorded. Instead of crowd mikes and "mobile studios," the band simply tapped the inputs. This results in a clean and crisp sound that accurately portrays Bad Religion's live sound, though without crowd noise. It also includes three new songs; "Dream Of Unity," "It's Reciprocal," and the title track.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Operation Rescue"
2. "Punk Rock Song"
3. "Tomorrow"
4. "A Walk"
5. "God Song"
6. "Pity The Dead"
7. "1000 More Fools"
8. "Drunk Sincerity"
9. "Generator"
10. "Change Of Ideas"
11. "Portrait Of Authority"
12. "What It Is"
13. "Dream Of Unity"
14. "Sanity"
15. "American Jesus"
16. "Do What You Want"
17. "Part III"
18. "10 In 2010"
19. "No Direction"
20. "Along The Way"
21. "Recipe For Hate"
22. "Fuck Armageddon"
23. "It's Reciprocal"
24. "Struck A Nerve"
25. "Leave Mine To Me"
26. "Tested"
27. "No Control"

[edit] Personnel

• Greg Graffin - vocals
• Brian Baker - guitar
• Greg Hetson - guitar
• Jay Bentley - bass guitar
• Bobby Schayer - drums

• Ronnie Kimball - production

[edit] Notes/Trivia

• The songs "Tested", "Dream of Unity" and "It's Reciprocal" hadn't been released previously and they were the only ones on the album recorded not live but in studio
• The rest of the songs were recorded during concerts in: Berlin (Germany), Rome (Italy), Roskilde (Denmark), Pittsburgh (PA, USA), Loreley (Germany), Melbourne (FL, USA), Toronto (Ontario, Canada), Dortmund (Germany), Detroit (MI, USA), Berlin (Germany), New York (NY, USA), Ithaca (NY, USA), Raleigh (NC, USA), Munich (Germany), Tallinn (Estonia), Baltimore (MD, USA), Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada), Chicago (IL, USA), San Francisco (CA, USA), Jacksonville (FL, USA), Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
• The number 13 on the cover is just; this is Bad Religion's 13th retail album.
• The disc has the phrase "No Bad Religion song can make your Live complete" printed on it - a reference to the song No Direction.

v • d • e Bad Religion Greg Graffin • Brett Gurewitz • Greg Hetson • Brian Baker • Jay Bentley • Brooks Wackerman Paul Dedona • Tim Gallegos • Jay Ziskrout • Davy Goldman • John Albert • Lucky Lehrer • Pete Finestone • Bobby Schayer Studio albums How Could Hell Be Any Worse? • Into the Unknown • 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 • New Maps of Hell EPs Bad Religion • Back to the Known Other releases 80-85 • All Ages • Tested • Punk Rock Songs Videos and DVDs Along the Way • Live at the Palladium Singles "Atomic Garden" • "American Jesus" • "Struck a Nerve" • "21st Century (Digital Boy)" • "Infected" • "Stranger Than Fiction" • "Incomplete" • "A Walk" • "Punk Rock Song" • "Dream of Unity" • "Raise Your Voice" • "Shades of Truth" • "The New America" • "Broken" • "Sorrow" • "The Defense" • "Los Angeles Is Burning" • "The Empire Strikes First" • "Honest Goodbye" • "New Dark Ages" Related articles Discography • List of Bad Religion band members • List of Bad Religion concert tours • Epitaph Records • California punk scene • Hardcore punk • Warped Tour Side projects American Lesion • Black President • Circle Jerks • Daredevils • Dag Nasty • Government Issue • Minor Threat • Wasted Youth