Making the Road
Encyclopedia
Making the Road is the third album from Japanese punk rock
band, Hi-Standard
. Recorded back in their native country, it was released on American label, Fat Wreck Chords
, in November, 1999.
The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa
's Yojimbo.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard is a Japanese punk rock band who formed in 1991. The release Making the Road sparked sold-out Japan shows and US/European tours with punk bands such as NOFX, No Use for a Name and WIZO. Although members of Hi-Standard were Japanese born, all of the band's major releases were sung in...
. Recorded back in their native country, it was released on American label, Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords
Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock. It was started by Fat Mike and his ex-wife, Erin, in 1990....
, in November, 1999.
The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Kurosawa directed 30 filmsIn 1946, Kurosawa co-directed, with Hideo Sekigawa and Kajiro Yamamoto, the feature Those Who Make Tomorrow ;...
's Yojimbo.
Track listing
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- "Turning Back" – 0:33
- "Standing Still" – 2:12
- "Teenagers are All Assholes" – 2:00
- "Just Rock" – 1:04
- "Dear My Friends" – 3:12
- "Stay Gold" – 2:00
- "No Heroes" – 2:10
- "Glory" – 1:50
- "Please, Please, Please" – 2:30
- "Green AcresGreen AcresGreen Acres is an American television series starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm...
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cover) - "Making the Road Blues" – 1:15
- "Crows" – 1:52
- "Tinkerbell Hates Goatees" – 1:26
- "Pentax" – 0:34
- "Nothing" – 2:51
- "Starry Night" – 2:12
- "Brand New Sunset" – 3:24
- "Sexy Girlfriend" (hidden track) – 2:57
Credits
- Akihiro Nanba – vocals, bass
- Ken Yokoyama – guitar, vocals
- Akira Tsuneoka – drums
- Recorded at Echo House Studio, TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
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