Tested

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Tested
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Live album by
Bad Religion
ReleasedJanuary 1997 [1]
RecordedApril 17 – October 14, 1996
Genre Punk rock [2]
Length65:49
Label
Producer
Bad Religion chronology
The Gray Race
(1996)		Tested
(1997)		 No Substance
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Great Rock Discography 5/10 [3]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]

Tested is the first official [2] live album by punk rock band Bad Religion. [5] [6] 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. [5] It also includes three new songs; "Dream of Unity," "It's Reciprocal," and the title track.

Contents

Background

Bad Religion's US label, Atlantic, turned down releasing Tested; however, the band's German label, Sony, agreed to release the album in Europe and the rest of the world through its imprints Dragnet and Epic. [7] The album was released in January 1997 in Australia, followed by a European release in February. [8] In March, it was available as import-only in the US. [5] [8]

"Dream of Unity" was released as a single in Germany in 1997. [9]

In 2008, Tested was reissued in Europe by Epitaph.

Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, wrote: "Disconcerting the first listen, energizing thereafter, few live albums have been this brave." [10]

In his review for AllMusic, Jack Rabid called the album "a bit of a letdown." He felt that the album lacks a "you are there" feel and that the overall sound is "merely average." He concluded, "Nonetheless, with a band this top-notch, even such a merely passable, perfectly clear recording demonstrates their awesome punk prowess enough (especially that of singer Graffin, whose phenomenal pipes soar all over this) to make Tested a large pleasure just the same." Rabid said of the three new studio tracks: "Dream of Unity" is uncharacteristically half-baked and slightly dull, but both "Tested" and "It's Reciprocal" burn the laser off the player." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Recording date and placeLength
1."Operation Rescue" Greg Graffin June 26, 1996; The Arena, Berlin, Germany 2:11
2."Punk Rock Song"GraffinJuly 10, 1996; Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy 2:24
3."Tomorrow"GraffinJuly 10, 1996; Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy1:54
4."A Walk"GraffinJune 27, 1996; Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark 2:27
5."God Song"GraffinSeptember 19, 1996; Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States 1:48
6."Pity the Dead"GraffinJune 22, 1996; The Amphitheater, Loreley, Germany2:59
7."1000 More Fools" Brett Gurewitz September 7, 1996; Holidome, Melbourne, Florida, United States1:39
8."Drunk Sincerity"GraffinApril 24, 1996; RPM Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2:17
9."Generator"GurewitzJune 30, 1996; Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany3:23
10."Change of Ideas"GraffinApril 25, 1996; State Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, United States0:59
11."Portrait of Authority"GraffinJune 26, 1996; The Arena, Berlin, Germany2:52
12."What It Is"GraffinApril 17, 1996; Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, United States2:20
13."Dream of Unity" (studio track)GraffinSeptember 4, 1996; Polypterus Studio, Ithaca, New York, United States2:50
14."Sanity"GurewitzSeptember 11, 1996; Button South, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States2:43
15."American Jesus"Gurewitz, GraffinJune 22, 1996; The Amphitheater, Loreley, Germany3:15
16."Do What You Want"GurewitzSeptember 19, 1996; Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States1:15
17."Part III" Jay Bentley June 19, 1996; Circus Krone, Munich, Germany2:54
18."Ten In 2010"GraffinJuly 7, 1996; Tallinna Lauluväljak, Tallinn, Estonia 2:24
19."No Direction"GraffinSeptember 12, 1996; Hammerjack's, Baltimore, Maryland, United States3:07
20."Along the Way"GraffinMay 3, 1996; PNE Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada1:38
21."Recipe for Hate"GraffinApril 28, 1996; Riviera Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, United States2:15
22."Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell"GraffinMay 8, 1996; Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California, United States3:00
23."It's Reciprocal" (studio track)Graffin, Brian Baker, Bobby Schayer October 14, 1996; Polypterus Studio, Ithaca, New York, United States2:04
24."Struck a Nerve"GraffinSeptember 8, 1996; Shades, Jacksonville, Florida, United States3:36
25."Leave Mine to Me"GraffinApril 22, 1996; Verdun Auditorium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada2:13
26."Tested" (studio track)GraffinSeptember 2, 1996; Polypterus Studio, Ithaca, New York, United States3:05
27."No Control"GraffinSeptember 8, 1996; Shades, Jacksonville, Florida, United States2:03
Total length:65:49

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [11]

Bad Religion
Technical

Notes and trivia

Charts

Chart performance for Tested
Chart (1997)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 67
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 49
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 74

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