Punk Goes Acoustic

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Punk Goes Acoustic
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ReleasedOctober 21, 2003
RecordedVarious
Genre Punk rock, acoustic rock, emo
Length76:40
Label Fearless
Producer Various
"Punk Goes..." chronology
Punk Goes Pop
(2002)
Punk Goes Acoustic
(2003)
Punk Goes 80's
(2005)
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Punk Goes Acoustic is the third album in the Punk Goes... series and the first installment in the Punk Goes Acoustic series created by Fearless Records. It contains a collection of both previously released and unreleased songs by various artists performing acoustically. It was packaged with a bonus CD showcasing acts on the Fearless and Victory record labels. The album was released on October 21, 2003. This was the first Punk Goes... album to deviate from the theme of performing cover songs, though it was not the first to feature an original song, following The Aquabats ' "Why Rock?" on Punk Goes Metal . As of 2019, there are a total of three albums in the franchise.

Contents

Track listing

#TitleArtistOriginal albumLength
1."Time to Talk" Open Hand 3:58
2."Trust" Thrice The Illusion of Safety 2:40
3."Firewater" Yellowcard and Baron Bodnar Ocean Avenue 3:22
4."Memory" Sugarcult Palm Trees and Power Lines 3:43
5."Letters to You" Finch What It Is to Burn 3:46
6."A Hole In the World" Thursday Full Collapse 5:34
7."Playing Favorites" The Starting Line The Make Yourself at Home EP 4:03
8."Velvet Alley" Strung Out An American Paradox 4:17
9."Eight of Nine" The Ataris So Long, Astoria 2:45
10."Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)" Taking Back Sunday Tell All Your Friends 4:26
11."Chloroform Perfume" From Autumn to Ashes Too Bad You're Beautiful 5:00
12."Swing Life Away" Rise Against 2:26
13."The King" Piebald 4:36
14."Over It" Rufio MCMLXXXV1:54
15."Chalk Line" Strike Anywhere Change Is a Sound 4:18
16."Away to the Heart" Noise Ratchet Till We Have Faces3:39
17."Blue Collar Lullaby" Coalesce 4:42
18."Gathering Darkness" Grade 5:00
19."Alone In the World" Glasseater 3:41
20."Knew It All Along" Midtown Save the World, Lose the Girl 2:51

Bonus CD

  1. "Onto Morning Stars" – Anatomy of a Ghost (Fearless Records)
  2. "Still Standing" – Rock Kills Kid (Fearless Records)
  3. "New Way to Dance" – The Kinison (Fearless Records)
  4. "Anything" – Plain White T's (Fearless Records)
  5. "Taking It All Back" – Count the Stars (Victory Records)
  6. "Shevanel Take 2" – Between the Buried and Me (Victory Records)
  7. "I Loved the Way She Said L.A." – Spitalfield (Victory Records)
  8. "Giving Up" – Silverstein (Victory Records)

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References

  1. "Punk Goes Acoustic [Bonus Disc] - Various Artists". Allmusic.