(words and music by Greg Graffin)Generator is an acclaimed album by the punk rock band Bad Religion. Although the album was completed in the spring of 1991, it was not released until 1992. It was also the band's first release with drummer Bobby Schayer, who replaced Pete Finestone during the Against the Grain tour. Today, Generator is remembered as one of the best albums to emerge from the early 90s punk scene, and one of the most enduring works of Bad Religion's career.The album was originally planned for release sometime around mid 1991, but the band had decided not to release it. They wanted to take a break after the Against the Grain tour ended, so its release was forced to be delayed until early 1992.Like Bad Religion's first four albums (minus Into the Unknown), Epitaph Records released a remastered version of Generator on April 6, 2004, with two exclusive tracks that were taken from the split 7" with Noam Chomsky issued by Maximum Rock'N Roll in 1991. These versions feature Finestone on drums, making it his final recordings with Bad Religion. The 1992 original version of the album on CD is now out of print.In 2006, Generator was ranked as the highest rated punk album of 1992 on Sputnikmusic.[1]