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Anywhere but Here (The Ataris album)

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Released
  
April 29, 1997

Artist
  
The Ataris

Producer
  
Warren Fitzgerald

Length
  
32:12

Release date
  
29 April 1997

Label
  
Kung Fu Records

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Recorded
  
January 22–31, 1997 at F1 Music, Orange County, California

Anywhere but Here (1997)
  
Look Forward to Failure (1998)

Genres
  
Punk rock, Rock music, Pop punk

Similar
  
The Ataris albums, Punk rock albums

Anywhere but Here (stylized as ...Anywhere but here) is the first full release on Kung Fu Records by The Ataris. The album was released on April 29, 1997 and was characterized by a straightforward, upbeat, pop punk sound. The majority of the songs clock in at two minutes or less in length.

Contents

On May 28, 2002, the album was re-released with an extra track ("Anderson"), a hidden track (an acoustic cover of Weezer's "Butterfly"), and some video footage. The track listing was also changed.

Kris Roe played all of the instruments on this record except for the drums, but was credited only as playing guitar and singing. Derrick Plourde from Lagwagon played drums.

Track listing (original)

  1. "1-2-3-4"
  2. "As We Speak"
  3. "Bite My Tongue"
  4. "Hey Kid!"
  5. "Take Me Back"
  6. "Are We There Yet?"
  7. "Angry Nerd Rock"
  8. "Let It Go"
  9. "Lately"
  10. "Alone in Santa Cruz"
  11. "Make It Last"
  12. "Sleepy"
  13. "Four Chord Wonder"
  14. "Blind and Unkind"
  15. "Clara"
  16. "Myself"
  17. "Neilhouse"
  18. "Perfectly Happy"
  19. "Boxcar" (Originally performed by Jawbreaker)
  20. "Ray"

Track listing (2002 re-release)

  1. "Bite My Tongue"
  2. "Make It Last"
  3. "Clara"
  4. "As We Speak"
  5. "Blind and Unkind"
  6. "Take Me Back"
  7. "Lately"
  8. "Let It Go"
  9. "Alone in Santa Cruz"
  10. "Boxcar" (Originally performed by Jawbreaker)
  11. "Are We There Yet?"
  12. "Anderson"
  13. "Neilhouse"
  14. "Perfectly Happy"
  15. "Myself"
  16. "Four Chord Wonder"
  17. "Hey Kid!"
  18. "Sleepy"
  19. "Angry Nerd Rock"
  20. "1...2...3...4"
  21. "Ray"
  22. "Butterfly" (Originally performed by Weezer)

Members

Kris Roe - Voice and Guitar Jasin Thomason - Guitar Marko DeSantis - Bass Derrick Plourde - Drums

Songs

11-2-3-40:44
2As We Speak1:01
3Bite My Tongue1:35

References

Anywhere but Here (The Ataris album) Wikipedia
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