Oh my gosh, you won’t believe what Greg Graffin said about Recipe For Hate! He called it an “experimental approach to sound differently and to shut up the critics.” How cool is that? And Brett Gurewitz said that they don’t plan out their songs beforehand, they just write them and see how they sound. They even considered not using some of the songs for Bad Religion because they sounded so different from their previous work. But in the end, they decided to go for it because why not? They didn’t want to make the same thing over and over again. And guess what? It worked! The album got played on the radio and even had two hits, “American Jesus” and “Struck a Nerve.” Can you believe it? And the artwork for the album was done by Frederico Carlo mel Hidalgo, who also did the cover for The Offspring’s album Smash. There were rumors that the guys on the cover were band members, but Jay denied it. And did you know that Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam did vocals for one of the songs? How awesome is that? There’s so much cool trivia about this album, like how there’s a poster of the album cover in a porno movie and in the movie PCU. And Johnette Napolitano from Concrete Blonde even sang backing vocals on one of the songs. This album was a game-changer for Bad Religion, incorporating alternative rock elements and showing their creative departures. It’s no wonder it was their highest-ranking album at the time. So if you liked their previous albums, chances are you’ll love this one too!
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