Reception and Legacy
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (B) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Piero Scaruffi | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
The album received critical acclaim, Robert Christgau gave the album a "B" saying; "This comeback is hailed as a hardcore milestone, probably because it's coherent. Relatively sane as their bitter analysis is--and I mean relative to both hardcore despair and mainstream complacency--it sounds a little pat. As if they're already a little slow for speedrock and don't want to upset the apple cart."
The album also received acclaim by the following magazines:
- Alternative Press (3/02, p. 96) - Included in AP's "Essential Punk Influences '02 Style" - "...Their definitive album....they'd never eclipse this fireball of creative energy."
- Kerrang! (p. 51) - " sonorous, soaring vocal hooks. The melding of power and melody proved a statement of absolute power."
In a fan poll, "Do What You Want" was cited as one of the best Bad Religion songs of all time, along with "American Jesus" and "Along The Way." Rancid's Tim Armstrong has said that "What Can You Do?" is his favorite Bad Religion track.
In 2006, Suffer was ranked as the top punk album of 1988 on Sputnikmusic. The album was also named the 99th most influential rock album of all time by Kerrang! magazine. As of May 2010, it is #2550 on Rate Your Music's Top Albums of All Time list and #49 on their Best Albums of 1988 ranking.
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