Well of course. AC/DC is the most versatile band of all time. Duh.
Anywho, back to Bad Religion, with some particular light shining on frontman Greg Graffin in particular since he's the band's only consistent member through it's 31 year history. Graffin founded Bad Religion when he was only 15 along with some classmates of his. The band gained some attention in the L.A. punk scene, releasing two albums and several EPs. They however disbanded briefly in 1985 only to come back the following year with Graffin at the helm of a brand new lineup. This lineup, often referred to as the "classic" lineup among fans, would record and release the "Suffer" album which has been sighted as a highly influential punk rock album. The "classic" lineup would record two more albums before there was a change or two in the lineup....and thus would kick off a decade of Bad Religion changing their lineup for almost every, if not every single album they released in the 90's. The current lineup has been together since 2001 however and with the completion of their upcoming album "The Dissent of Man" marks the first time in the band's history that they recorded four albums in a row with the same lineup.
Greg Graffin is the mastermind of Bad Religion since he's their singer, lyricist, and primary songwriter. He lyrical style is best identified by the fast paced flow of articular sentence structure and deep vocabulary which often times handle political, religious matters, and socially conscious matters. Vocally he also makes heavy use of harmonies, counterpoints, and one of Bad Religion's most identifiable features, the California flavored "oozin' aahs".
In addition to being a punk rock superstar Graffin has also released a pair of folk based solo albums and earned his Ph.D from Cornell University in New York state. When he's not off being a rock star and recording folk songs he also teaches paleontology and life science at UCLA in winter and fall months.
Quite an interesting fellow really.
