Don't Forget Your Roots | ||||
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Released | November 14, 2011 [1] November 15, 2011 [2] | |||
Recorded | February–May 2011 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 39:13 | |||
Label | Bridge 9 | |||
Producer | Paul Miner | |||
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | (70%) [2] |
Don't Forget Your Roots is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band H2O. It was released on Bridge 9 Records in 2011. It is a cover album consisting of covers of punk songs by bands who influenced H2O over the years. [3] [4]
The album peaked at number 13 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart in December 2011. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Attitude" | H.R., Dr. Know, Darryl Jenifer, Earl Hudson | Bad Brains | 1:30 |
2. | "Satyagraha" | Kevin Seconds | 7 Seconds | 3:11 |
3. | "Pride (Times Are Changing)" | Madball | 2:21 | |
4. | "Get the Time" | Milo Aukerman | Descendents | 3:06 |
5. | "Said Gun" | Chris Bald, Ivor Hanson, Michael Hampton, Ian MacKaye | Embrace | 2:09 |
6. | "I Wanna Live" | Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey | Ramones | 2:39 |
7. | "Cats and Dogs" | Walter Schreifels | Gorilla Biscuits | 1:42 |
8. | "Someday I Suppose" | Nate Albert, Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 2:56 |
9. | "Journey to the End of the East Bay" | Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Lars Frederiksen | Rancid | 3:11 |
10. | "Safe" | Dag Nasty | 3:04 | |
11. | "Sick Boys" | Mike Ness | Social Distortion | 3:13 |
12. | "Friends Like You" | Sick of It All | 1:08 | |
13. | "Train in Vain" | Joe Strummer, Mick Jones | The Clash | 2:26 |
14. | "Scared" | Verbal Assault | 4:16 | |
15. | "Don't Forget the Struggle, Don't Forget the Streets" | Warzone | 2:22 |
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