Oh my gosh, you won’t believe this! So, in the German Stranger Than Fiction promo CD booklet, they said, “I don’t always feel one hundred percent.” How cool is that? And guess what? Wayne Kramer from MC5 played guitar and did some backing vocals on the original recording of the album. Talk about a rockstar collaboration!
But wait, there’s more! There’s a promo single that comes with a picture disc featuring tour dates. And get this, the second track on it is called “News From The Front.” How awesome is that?
And get this, Troublemakers did a cover version of the song for an album called “Fuck Hell – This is a Tribute to Bad Religion.” They added more vocal tracks than the original, but unfortunately, the guitars kind of drown out the vocals. Bummer, right?
Now, let’s talk about the video. They actually shot four videos for the Stranger Than Fiction album, and one of them was filmed in June 1995 in Hollywood, California. They even filmed some scenes at a music festival called “Skatefest ’95: Board In The South Bay.” Can you imagine being there? The band said they were trying to figure out what the heck just happened to them and where they even were. Sounds like a wild time!
And here’s a fun fact: this song is actually one of Jay’s favorites on the Stranger Than Fiction album. How cool is that?
References:
1. The BR Page – Discography
2. The BR Page – Discography
3. Instagram.com – jaybentleys
4. Instagram.com – jaybentleys
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