Roll On
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| Studio album by The Living End | ||
| Released | 2000 | |
| Recorded | July 2000 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 47:57 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Launay | |
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| The Living End chronology | ||
| The Living End (1998) |
Roll On (2000) |
MODERN ARTillery (2003) |
Roll On is the second album by Australian punkabilly band The Living End. It was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne, Australia. The album was released in Australia and New Zealand on EMI in 2000, and internationally on Reprise/Warner Brothers in 2001.
Musically, the album marked a change from the sound of their debut album, The Living End (self-titled album). Roll On had a notably more polished sound (as compared to the more garage-y 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 The Stray Cats), Roll on showed more Australian rock influences, particularly artists of the 80s Pub Rock era. The album was recorded with producer Nick Launay, who had previously worked with artists such as Silverchair and Midnight Oil.
It also marked the last major work featuring Drummer Travis Dempsey. In the downtime following the album's release and subsequent tour, he would leave the band, to be replaced by Andy Strachan.
The US version contained a bonus track, a live version of their single "Prisoner of Society".
The song "carry Me Home" from this album is featured in the PlayStation 2 game, Guitar Hero II.
[edit] Track listing
- "Roll On"
- "Pictures in the Mirror"
- "Riot On Broadway"
- "Staring At the Light"
- "Carry Me Home"
- "Don't Shut the Gate"
- "Dirty Man"
- "Blood On Your Hands"
- "Revolution Regained"
- "Silent Victory"
- "Read About It"
- "Killing the Right"
- "Astoria Paranoia"
- "Uncle Harry"
- "Prisoner of Society (live)" (US bonus track)
[edit] Singles
- "Pictures In The Mirror", 2000 single - #18 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2000 #19
- "Roll On", 2000 single - #15 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2001 #72
- "Dirty Man", 2001 single
[edit] Personal
- Chris Cheny - vocals, guitar
- Scott Owen - double bass, backing vocals
- Travis Dempsey - drums
- Jack Howard - trumpet
- Aidan McArtney - trombone
- Jereny Smith - french horn
- Butch Lee - percussion
- Andy Wallce - mixer
- Nick Launay - recorded & produced
