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This article is about the punk music album. For the online technology channel, see [Tested.com](/source/Tested.com).

***Tested*** is the first official[2] [live album](/source/Live_album) by [punk rock](/source/Punk_rock) band [Bad Religion](/source/Bad_Religion).[3][4] It was recorded in the [USA](/source/United_States), [Canada](/source/Canada), [Germany](/source/Germany), [Estonia](/source/Estonia), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), [Italy](/source/Italy) and [Austria](/source/Austria), in 1996, and released in 1997. It is Bad Religion's second live album.[citation needed] Instead of using crowd [microphones](/source/Microphone) 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.[3] It also includes three new songs; "Dream of Unity," "It's Reciprocal," and the title track.

## Background

Bad Religion's US label, [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records), turned down releasing *Tested*; however, the band's German label, [Sony](/source/Sony_Music), agreed to release the album in Europe and the rest of the world through its imprints Dragnet and [Epic](/source/Epic_Records).[5] The album was released in January 1997 in Australia, followed by a European release in February.[6] In March, it was available as import-only in the US.[3][6]

"Dream of Unity" was released as a single in Germany in 1997.[7]

In 2008, *Tested* was reissued in Europe by [Epitaph](/source/Epitaph_Records).

## Critical reception

Dave Thompson, in *Alternative Rock*, wrote: "Disconcerting the first listen, energizing thereafter, few live albums have been this brave."[8]

In his review for [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic), [Jack Rabid](/source/The_Big_Takeover) 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]

## Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[9]

**Bad Religion**

- [Greg Graffin](/source/Greg_Graffin) – vocals
- [Brian Baker](/source/Brian_Baker_(musician)) – guitar, backing vocals
- [Greg Hetson](/source/Greg_Hetson) – guitar
- [Jay Bentley](/source/Jay_Bentley) – bass guitar, backing vocals
- [Bobby Schayer](/source/Bobby_Schayer) – drums

**Technical**

- [Bad Religion](/source/Bad_Religion) – production, recording, mixing, concept
- Ronnie Kimball – production, mixing
- [George Marino](/source/George_Marino) – mastering
- Steve Raskin – art direction, design
- ION Design – art direction, design, photography
- Peter Hayes – cover stamp, flag stamp
- Jerry Mahoney – backdrop
- John Allan – photography
- Thorsten Martin-Edingshaus – photography
- Olaf Heine – photography
- Rob Myers – photography

## Notes and trivia

- The songs "Tested", "Dream of Unity" and "It's Reciprocal" are previously unreleased studio tracks.
- The live songs were recorded in [Berlin](/source/Berlin) ([Germany](/source/Germany)), [Rome](/source/Rome) ([Italy](/source/Italy)), [Roskilde](/source/Roskilde) ([Denmark](/source/Denmark)), [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania) ([PA](/source/Pennsylvania), USA), [Loreley](/source/Loreley) (Germany), [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne,_Florida) ([FL](/source/Florida), USA), [Toronto](/source/Toronto) ([Ontario](/source/Ontario), [Canada](/source/Canada)), [Dortmund](/source/Dortmund) (Germany), [Detroit](/source/Detroit) ([MI](/source/Michigan), USA), Berlin (Germany), [New York](/source/New_York_City) ([NY](/source/New_York_(state)), USA), [Ithaca](/source/Ithaca,_NY) (NY, USA), [Raleigh](/source/Raleigh,_North_Carolina) ([NC](/source/North_Carolina), USA), [Munich](/source/Munich) (Germany), [Tallinn](/source/Tallinn) ([Estonia](/source/Estonia)), [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore) ([MD](/source/Maryland), USA), [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver) ([British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada), [Chicago](/source/Chicago) ([IL](/source/Illinois), USA), [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco) ([CA](/source/California), USA), [Jacksonville](/source/Jacksonville) (FL, USA) and [Montreal](/source/Montreal) ([Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada)
- The disc has the phrase "No Bad Religion song can make your live complete" printed on it – a slightly modified quote from the song *No Direction*, in which the lyric is “life” instead of “live”.

## Charts

Chart performance for Tested Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 67 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 25 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 74

## References

1. Ruland, Jim (2020). *Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion*. [New York City](/source/New_York_City): [Hachette Books](/source/Hachette_Books). p. 199. ISBN 978-0306922220.

1. ["Tested - Bad Religion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](https://www.allmusic.com/album/tested-mw0000548144). – via www.allmusic.com.

1. ["TrouserPress.com :: Bad Religion"](http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=bad_religion). *www.trouserpress.com*

1. Buckley, Peter (May 24, 2003). [*The Rough Guide to Rock*](https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=tested+bad+religion+1997&pg=PP65). Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050. – via Google Books.

1. ["Bad Religion - Tested"](https://www.thebrpage.net/theanswer/?article=tested%5F%28album%29). *The Bad Religion Page*. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

1. Kaufman, Gil (February 3, 1997). ["Bad Religion Live Album Out Now"](https://www.mtv.com/news/v4mqjw/bad-religion-live-album-out-now). *[MTV](/source/MTV)*. Retrieved April 11, 2024.[dead link]

1. ["Dream of Unity"](https://www.thebrpage.net/discography/variation.asp?varID=128). *The Bad Religion Page*. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

1. Thompson, Dave (May 24, 2000). [*Alternative Rock*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&q=tested+bad+religion+1997&pg=PA170). Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076. – via Google Books.

1. *Tested*. Dragnet/[Epic](/source/Epic_Records). 1997.

1. ["Bad Religion chart history, received from ARIA on June 21, 2024"](https://i.imgur.com/YSsFoXv.jpeg). [ARIA](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). Retrieved June 25, 2024. – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number indicates the release's peak on the national chart.

1. ["Finnishcharts.com – Bad Religion – Tested"](https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bad+Religion&titel=Tested&cat=a). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

1. ["Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Religion – Tested"](https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-7772) (in German). [GfK Entertainment charts](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts). Retrieved April 11, 2024.

## External links

- [*Tested*](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKArKK2vi6TcgSV-GV1SHsmWEJj_iWij) at [YouTube](/source/YouTube) (streamed copy where licensed)

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