Roll On (The Living End album)

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Roll On
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Studio album by
Released27 November 2000
RecordedJuly 2000
StudioSing Sing Studios, Melbourne
Length47:57
Label EMI
Producer Nick Launay
The Living End chronology
The Living End
(1998)
Roll On
(2000)
Modern Artillery
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau C [3]

Roll On is the second studio album by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in Australia and New Zealand in November 2000, and internationally in March 2001.

Contents

The album was the band's last major work to feature drummer Travis Demsey. In the downtime following the album's release and subsequent tour, he would leave the band, to be replaced by Andy Strachan.

ARIA publicised that Roll On had officially achieved 2× platinum status in Australia in November 2007.

Background

Musically, the album marked a change from the sound of their debut album, The Living End . Roll On had a notably more polished sound (as compared to the rawer sound of the previous album). Horn sections featured on numerous songs, such as "Uncle Harry" and "Killing The Right". Whereas the previous album had displayed punk and rockabilly influences (by artists such as Green Day and Stray Cats), Roll On showed more Australian rock influences, particularly artists of the 80s Pub Rock era. The album even garnered comparison, by a few critics, to seminal punk band The Clash's creative breakthrough, London Calling . [4] The album was recorded with producer Nick Launay, who had previously worked with artists such as Silverchair and Midnight Oil.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Cheney.

Roll On track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Roll On"3:09
2."Pictures in the Mirror"3:18
3."Riot on Broadway"2:56
4."Staring at the Light"4:08
5."Carry Me Home"3:12
6."Don't Shut the Gate"3:04
7."Dirty Man"3:36
8."Blood on Your Hands"4:14
9."Revolution Regained"2:46
10."Silent Victory"3:35
11."Read About It"3:16
12."Killing the Right"4:21
13."Astoria Paranoia"3:05
14."Uncle Harry"3:24
Total length:47:57
Bonus track (US edition)
No.TitleLength
15."Prisoner of Society" (live)4:37

Singles

Personnel

The Living End

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Roll On
Chart (2000–2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [6] 34

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Roll On
Chart (2000)Rank
Australian Albums Chart [7] 61
Australian Artist Albums Chart [8] 19

Certifications

Certifications for Roll On
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [9] 2× Platinum140,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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