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End Is Forever

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Released
  
February 6, 2001

Artist
  
The Ataris

Label
  
Kung Fu Records

Length
  
41:01

Release date
  
6 February 2001

Producer
  
Joey Cape

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Recorded
  
June-July 2000 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado, and Orange Whip Studios, Santa Barbara, California

End Is Forever (2001)
  
All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know (2002)

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop punk, Alternative rock, Emo, Post-grunge

Similar
  
The Ataris albums, Pop punk albums

End Is Forever is the third full release on Kung-Fu Records by The Ataris in 2001. The album features a mix of punk and pop punk similar to the band's previous works along with catchy pop rhythms. It contains lyrics that span nostalgia, growing up, love, relationships, and singer Kris Roe's childhood. End is Forever is notable for its many pop culture references and numerous lyrics that Roe describes as having "hidden meanings" encoded within.

Contents

It reached No. 14 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and No. 24 on the Top Heatseekers chart.

Track listing

All songs by Kris Roe except where noted.

  1. "Giving Up on Love" (Roe, Jasin Thomason) – 2:53
  2. "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" – 3:56
  3. "I.O.U. One Galaxy" – 2:00
  4. "Bad Case of Broken Heart" – 1:58
  5. "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start" – 3:01
  6. "Road Signs and Rock Songs" – 2:45
  7. "If You Really Want to Hear About It..." – 2:45
  8. "Fast Times at Drop-Out High" – 3:39
  9. "Song for a Mix Tape" – 3:08
  10. "You Need a Hug" – 3:49
  11. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" – 3:22
  12. "Teenage Riot" – 2:58
  13. "Song #13" – 2:25
  14. "Hello and Goodbye" – 2:22
  15. "Ben Lee" - 2:05 (Australian Release only)

Personnel

  • Kris Roe – guitar, vocals
  • Marco Peña – guitar (Credited although he does not play on the record)
  • Mike Davenport – bass
  • Chris Knapp – drums
  • Joey Cape – additional vocals on 'Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, B, A, Start'

    • Songs

    1Giving Up on Love2:54
    2Summer Wind Was Always Our Song3:56
    3IOU One Galaxy2:00

    References

    End Is Forever Wikipedia
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