Making the Road

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Making the Road
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1999
RecordedEcho House Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Genre Punk rock
Length37:39
Label Fat Wreck Chords
Producer Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard chronology
Angry Fist
(1997)
Making the Road
(1999)
Love Is a Battlefield
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Spokesman-Review A [3]

Making the Road is the third album by the Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard. [4] [5] Recorded in their native country, it was released on American label Fat Wreck Chords in November 1999. [6] The album has sold more than 650,000 copies. [7]

Contents

The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo .

Critical reception

The Spokesman-Review wrote that the album "delivers fast, gritty punk while, at the same time, incorporating violins, violas and cellos." [3]

Track listing

  1. "Turning Back" 0:33
  2. "Standing Still" 2:12
  3. "Teenagers are All Assholes" 2:00
  4. "Just Rock" 1:04
  5. "Dear My Friends" 3:12
  6. "Stay Gold" 2:00
  7. "No Heroes" 2:10
  8. "Glory" 1:50
  9. "Please, Please, Please" 2:30
  10. "Green Acres" 0:54 (1960s TV Theme)
  11. "Changes" 2:43 (Black Sabbath cover)
  12. "Making the Road Blues" 1:15
  13. "Crows" 1:52
  14. "Tinkerbell Hates Goatees" 1:26
  15. "Pentax" 0:34
  16. "Nothing" 2:51
  17. "Starry Night" 2:12
  18. "Brand New Sunset" 3:24
  19. "Sexy Girlfriend" (hidden track) 2:57

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Hi-Standard - Making The Road". www.punknews.org.
  3. 1 2 Ross, Jon (15 Nov 1999). "Simplicity of the songs is a big plus". Spokesman Review. p. B1.
  4. "Hi-Standard | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. November 22, 1999 via Google Books.
  6. "Making The Road". Fat Wreck Chords.
  7. McClure, Steve (Feb 12, 2000). "Japanese Mkt. hit by tough times". Billboard. 112 (7): 1, 67.