man, Greg‘s voice in the interview... assumed that he wasn’t a well-known singer that he is, he would always stand out with his tremendously beautiful and soothing voice that is so expressive and humble at the same time
Greg and Brett are the smartest songwriters not just in punk rock, but in all of music. At least Greg is. Who writes about Adam Smith, the economist who influenced Charles Darwin? Bad Religion! That's who! 🤘
There's a difference between being well read and smart. Not saying Griffin isn't the latter but his lyrics are more indicative of the former. Jello biafra always had pretty good lyrics too, with that biting cynicism and black humor.
It's from 2008, it was the deluxe edition of New Maps of Hell came with some acoustic bonus tracks(Dearly Beloved, Sorrow, God Song, and 3 new songs). Also a DVD that contained this, and a concert they played in Vegas for the release of New Maps of Hell, and some music videos