Suffer (album)

Suffer
Studio album by
Bad Religion
ReleasedSeptember 8, 1988 (1988-09-08)
RecordedApril 1988
StudioWestbeach Recorders, Hollywood
Genre
Length26:07
LabelEpitaph
ProducerBad Religion
Bad Religion chronology
Back to the Known
(1985) 		Suffer
(1988) 		No Control
(1989)

Suffer is the third studio album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on the Californian independent record label Epitaph Records on September 8, 1988.[8] It was the first album that was both released and distributed by the label. Following the release of the EP Back to the Known (1985), Bad Religion went on a temporary hiatus, then reunited with its original members (except drummer Jay Ziskrout) and went to work on their first full-length studio album in five years.

Although Suffer did not chart on the Billboard 200, it has been cited by some critics as one of the most important punk rock albums of all time.[9][10][11] A plethora of third-wave punk bands cite Suffer as a major inspiration, including NOFX's Fat Mike, who called it "the record that changed everything."[12] NOFX later referenced the album with their 2001 EP, Surfer.

The songs, "You Are (The Government)", "1000 More Fools", "How Much Is Enough?", "Land of Competition", "Best For You", "Suffer", "What Can You Do?", and "Do What You Want", are all fan favorites, and a few of those are staples of their live show. Up until 2018, the only song from Suffer that was never performed live was "Part IV (The Index Fossil)"[13] which finally received its live premiere that year at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on May 2nd.[14]

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  8. ^ All Ages (liner notes). Bad Religion. US: Epitaph Records. 1995. 86443.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  12. ^ "S&M Airlines | Albums | NOFX". Nofxofficialwebsite.com. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  13. ^ "Bad Religion Tour Statistics". Setlist.fm. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "Bad Religion Concert Setlist at Troubadour, West Hollywood on May 2, 2018". Setlist.fm. Retrieved July 5, 2023.