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{{Infobox album
| name = Tested
| type = [[Live album]]
| artist = [[Bad Religion]]
| cover = Bad_Religion_Tested.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 1997<ref>{{cite book |last=Ruland |first=Jim |date=2020 |title=Do What You Want: The Story of Bad Religion |location=[[New York City]] |publisher=[[Hachette Books]] |page=199 |isbn=978-0306922220 }}</ref>
| recorded = April 17 – October 14, 1996
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Punk rock]]<ref name="amg"/>
| length = 65:49
| label = {{hlist|Dragnet|[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Bad Religion]]|Ronnie Kimball}}
| prev_title = [[The Gray Race]]
| prev_year = 1996
| next_title = [[No Substance]]
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="amg">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tested-mw0000548144|title=Tested - Bad Religion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Martin C. Strong|The Great Rock Discography]]''
|rev2score = 5/10<ref>{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |author-link=Martin C. Strong |date=2002 |title=The Great Rock Discography |url= |location=[[Edinburgh]] |publisher=[[Canongate Books]] |page=53 |isbn=9781841953120}}</ref>
|rev3 = Punknews.org
|rev3score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/1078/bad-religion-tested|title=Bad Religion - Tested|website=www.punknews.org}}</ref>
| noprose =
}}
'''''Tested''''' is the first official<ref name="amg"/> [[live album]] by [[punk rock]] band [[Bad Religion]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=bad_religion|title=TrouserPress.com :: Bad Religion|website=www.trouserpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=tested+bad+religion+1997&pg=PP65|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|first=Peter|last=Buckley|date=May 24, 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=9781843531050|via=Google Books}}</ref> It was recorded in the [[United States|USA]], [[Canada]], [[Germany]], [[Estonia]], [[Denmark]], [[Italy]] and [[Austria]], in 1996, and released in 1997. It is Bad Religion's second live album.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} Instead of using crowd [[microphone]]s 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.<ref name="auto"/> It also includes three new songs; "Dream of Unity," "It's Reciprocal," and the title track.

==Background==

Bad Religion's US label, [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], turned down releasing ''Tested''; however, the band's German label, [[Sony Music|Sony]], agreed to release the album in Europe and the rest of the world through its imprints Dragnet and [[Epic Records|Epic]].<ref name=brpage>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebrpage.net/theanswer/?article=tested%5F%28album%29|title=Bad Religion - Tested|website=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref> The album was released in January 1997 in Australia, followed by a European release in February.<ref name=mtv>{{Cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/v4mqjw/bad-religion-live-album-out-now|title=Bad Religion Live Album Out Now|website=[[MTV]]|date=February 3, 1997|access-date=April 11, 2024}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In March, it was available as import-only in the US.<ref name="auto"/><ref name=mtv/>

"Dream of Unity" was released as a single in Germany in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebrpage.net/discography/variation.asp?varID=128|title=Dream of Unity|website=The Bad Religion Page|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>

In 2008, ''Tested'' was reissued in Europe by [[Epitaph Records|Epitaph]].

==Critical reception==
Dave Thompson, in ''Alternative Rock'', wrote: "Disconcerting the first listen, energizing thereafter, few live albums have been this brave."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHP-r9-eqdAC&q=tested+bad+religion+1997&pg=PA170|title=Alternative Rock|first=Dave|last=Thompson|date=May 24, 2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879306076|via=Google Books}}</ref>

In his review for [[AllMusic]], [[The Big Takeover|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."<ref name="amg"/>

==Track listing==
{{track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column = Recording date and place

| title1 = Operation Rescue
| writer1 = [[Greg Graffin]]
| extra1 = June 26, 1996; The Arena, [[Berlin]], [[Germany]]
| length1 = 2:11

| title2 = [[Punk Rock Song]]
| writer2 = Graffin
| extra2 = July 10, 1996; [[Stadio Olimpico|Olympic Stadium]], [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
| length2 = 2:24

| title3 = Tomorrow
| writer3 = Graffin
| extra3 = July 10, 1996; Olympic Stadium, Rome, Italy
| length3 = 1:54

| title4 = [[A Walk]]
| writer4 = Graffin
| extra4 = June 27, 1996; [[Roskilde Festival]], [[Roskilde]], [[Denmark]]
| length4 = 2:27

| title5 = God Song
| writer5 = Graffin
| extra5 = September 19, 1996; Metropol, [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]
| length5 = 1:48

| title6 = Pity the Dead
| writer6 = Graffin
| extra6 = June 22, 1996; [[Freilichtbühne Loreley|The Amphitheater]], [[Lorelei|Loreley]], Germany
| length6 = 2:59

| title7 = 1000 More Fools
| writer7 = [[Brett Gurewitz]]
| extra7 = September 7, 1996; Holidome, [[Melbourne, Florida]], United States
| length7 = 1:39

| title8 = Drunk Sincerity
| writer8 = Graffin
| extra8 = April 24, 1996; [[The Guvernment|RPM Warehouse]], [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| length8 = 2:17

| title9 = Generator
| writer9 = Gurewitz
| extra9 = June 30, 1996; [[Westfalenhallen]], [[Dortmund]], Germany
| length9 = 3:23

| title10 = Change of Ideas
| writer10 = Graffin
| extra10 = April 25, 1996; [[The Fillmore Detroit|State Theatre]], [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], United States
| length10 = 0:59

| title11 = Portrait of Authority
| writer11 = Graffin
| extra11 = June 26, 1996; The Arena, Berlin, Germany
| length11 = 2:52

| title12 = What It Is
| writer12 = Graffin
| extra12 = April 17, 1996; [[Roseland Ballroom]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
| length12 = 2:20

| title13 = Dream of Unity
| note13 = studio track
| writer13 = Graffin
| extra13 = September 4, 1996; Polypterus Studio, [[Ithaca, New York]], United States
| length13 = 2:50

| title14 = Sanity
| writer14 = Gurewitz
| extra14 = September 11, 1996; Button South, [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], United States
| length14 = 2:43

| title15 = [[American Jesus]]
| writer15 = Gurewitz, Graffin
| extra15 = June 22, 1996; The Amphitheater, Loreley, Germany
| length15 = 3:15

| title16 = Do What You Want
| writer16 = Gurewitz
| extra16 = September 19, 1996; Metropol, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
| length16 = 1:15

| title17 = Part III
| writer17 = [[Jay Bentley]]
| extra17 = June 19, 1996; [[Circus Krone Building|Circus Krone]], [[Munich]], Germany
| length17 = 2:54

| title18 = Ten In 2010
| writer18 = Graffin
| extra18 = July 7, 1996; [[Tallinn Song Festival Grounds|Tallinna Lauluväljak]], [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]
| length18 = 2:24

| title19 = No Direction
| writer19 = Graffin
| extra19 = September 12, 1996; [[Hammerjack's]], [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], United States
| length19 = 3:07

| title20 = Along the Way
| writer20 = Graffin
| extra20 = May 3, 1996; [[Vancouver Forum|PNE Forum]], [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| length20 = 1:38

| title21 = Recipe for Hate
| writer21 = Graffin
| extra21 = April 28, 1996; [[Riviera Theatre]], [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], United States
| length21 = 2:15

| title22 = Fuck Armageddon... This Is Hell
| writer22 = Graffin
| extra22 = May 8, 1996; [[Warfield Theatre]], [[San Francisco]], [[California]], United States
| length22 = 3:00

| title23 = It's Reciprocal
| note23 = studio track
| writer23 = Graffin, [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]], [[Bobby Schayer]]
| extra23 = October 14, 1996; Polypterus Studio, Ithaca, New York, United States
| length23 = 2:04

| title24 = Struck a Nerve
| writer24 = Graffin
| extra24 = September 8, 1996; Shades, [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]], United States
| length24 = 3:36

| title25 = Leave Mine to Me
| writer25 = Graffin
| extra25 = April 22, 1996; [[Verdun Auditorium]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| length25 = 2:13

| title26 = Tested
| note26 = studio track
| writer26 = Graffin
| extra26 = September 2, 1996; Polypterus Studio, Ithaca, New York, United States
| length26 = 3:05

| title27 = No Control
| writer27 = Graffin
| extra27 = September 8, 1996; Shades, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
| length27 = 2:03
| total_length = 65:49
}}

==Personnel==
Adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Tested |others=[[Bad Religion]] |date=1997 |publisher=Dragnet/[[Epic Records|Epic]]}}</ref>

;Bad Religion
* [[Greg Graffin]] – vocals
* [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]] – guitar, backing vocals
* [[Greg Hetson]] – guitar
* [[Jay Bentley]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
* [[Bobby Schayer]] – drums
;Technical
* [[Bad Religion]] – production, recording, mixing, concept
* Ronnie Kimball – production, mixing
* [[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]] ([[Germany]]), [[Rome]] ([[Italy]]), [[Roskilde]] ([[Denmark]]), [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] ([[Pennsylvania|PA]], USA), [[Loreley]] (Germany), [[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]] ([[Florida|FL]], USA), [[Toronto]] ([[Ontario]], [[Canada]]), [[Dortmund]] (Germany), [[Detroit]] ([[Michigan|MI]], USA), Berlin (Germany), [[New York City|New York]] ([[New York (state)|NY]], USA), [[Ithaca, NY|Ithaca]] (NY, USA), [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] ([[North Carolina|NC]], USA), [[Munich]] (Germany), [[Tallinn]] ([[Estonia]]), [[Baltimore]] ([[Maryland|MD]], USA), [[Vancouver]] ([[British Columbia]], Canada), [[Chicago]] ([[Illinois|IL]], USA), [[San Francisco]] ([[California|CA]], USA), [[Jacksonville]] (FL, USA) and [[Montreal]] ([[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==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for ''Tested''
! scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/YSsFoXv.jpeg|title=Bad Religion chart history, received from ARIA on June 21, 2024|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=June 25, 2024}} N.B. The High Point number indicates the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>
|67
|-
{{album chart|Austria|49|artist=Bad Religion|album=Tested|rowheader=true|access-date=April 11, 2024}}
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Finnishcharts.com – Bad Religion – Tested |url=https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bad+Religion&titel=Tested&cat=a|publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
| 25
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums ([[GfK Entertainment charts|Offizielle Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Religion – Tested |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-7772|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]] |language=de|access-date=April 11, 2024}}</ref>
| 74
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

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

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