Don't Forget Your Roots (album)

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Don't Forget Your Roots
Don't Forget Your Roots.jpg
Studio album by
H2O
ReleasedNovember 14, 2011 [1]
November 15, 2011 [2]
RecordedFebruary–May 2011
Genre Punk rock
Length39:13
Label Bridge 9
Producer Paul Miner
H2O chronology
Nothing to Prove
(2008)
Don't Forget Your Roots
(2011)
Use Your Voice
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Contents

The album peaked at number 13 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart in December 2011. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
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

Personnel

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References

  1. Don't Forget Your Roots at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
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  3. "H2O update 'Don't Forget Your Roots' track listing, announce city-themed 7-inches". Punk News. August 30, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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