Live @ the Key Club

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Live @ The Key Club
Pennywise - Live at the Key Club cover.jpg
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000
RecordedMay 11, 2000 at The Key Club, West Hollywood, California
Genre Punk rock, melodic hardcore
Length51:41
Label Epitaph [1]
Pennywise chronology
Straight Ahead
(1999)
Live @ The Key Club
(2000)
Land of the Free?
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound 4/10 [3]

Live @ The Key Club is a live album by California punk rock band Pennywise, released in 2000. [4] [5] It was recorded at The Key Club, on May 11, 2000. [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pennywise, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:47
2."Wouldn't It Be Nice"2:34
3."Living for Today"3:10
4."Final Chapters"2:30
5."Can't Believe It"2:04
6."Unknown Road"2:12
7."Homesick"2:21
8."No Reason Why"2:51
9."Fight Till You Die"2:58
10."Peaceful Day"2:51
11."Society"3:31
12."Straight Ahead"3:09
13."Pennywise"1:59
14."Perfect People"2:58
15."Minor Threat" (Minor Threat cover)2:15
16."Same Old Story"3:11
17."Alien"4:37
18."Bro Hymn"5:43
Total length:51:41

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