Straight Ahead (Pennywise album)

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Straight Ahead
Pennywise - Straight Ahead cover.jpg
Studio album by
Pennywise
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
Recorded1998-1999 at Stall #2
Redondo Beach, Calif.
GenrePunk rock, skate punk, melodic hardcore
Length48:20
LabelEpitaph[1]
ProducerDarian Rundall, Pennywise
Pennywise chronology
Full Circle
(1997) 		Straight Ahead
(1999) 		Live @ the Key Club
(2000)
Singles from Straight Ahead
  1. "Straight Ahead"
  2. "Alien"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3.5/5 stars[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
Pitchfork Media9.3/10[4]

Straight Ahead is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, released in 1999 via Epitaph Records.[5][6] It contains the single "Alien."[7]

Release[]

Straight Ahead was released in June 1999. In October 2000, the band played at Cypress Hill's Smoke Out Festival.[8] The band toured Australia in November 2000; the dates were rescheduled from July 2000 as Lindberg's mother was suffering from cancer.[9][10] They were supported by Frenzal Rhomb and Game Over.[11]

Critical reception[]

Ox-Fanzine called the album "fast, direct, accomplished and powerful."[12] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "the inescapable anger highlights, rather than buries, the metallic power riffs and inspired drumming."[13] Phoenix New Times wrote that Straight Ahead is "rooted in West Coast surfer-skater party-punk, with rough-and-tumble melodies on top of briny torrents of guitars."[6]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Pennywise.

No.TitleLength
1."Greed"3:15
2."My Own Country"2:36
3."Can't Believe It"1:57
4."Victim of Reality"2:28
5."Might Be a Dream"2:43
6."Still Can Be Great"2:52
7."Straight Ahead"2:41
8."My Own Way"2:52
9."One Voice"2:46
10."Alien"4:07
11."Watch Me as I Fall"2:10
12."Just for You"2:28
13."Can't Take Anymore"3:15
14."American Dream"2:57
15."Need More"2:56
16."Never Know"2:42
17."Badge of Pride"3:35
Total length:48:20

Personnel[]

Pennywise[]

Production[]

  • Darian Rundall - producer, engineer
  • Eddie Schreyer - mastering
  • Jesse Fischer - art direction, layout
  • Dave Leamon - cover illustrator

Charts[]

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard 200 62[14]
1999 Top Canadian Albums 17
1999 Australian Albums Chart 8

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1999 "Alien" Hot Modern Rock Tracks 36

References[]

  1. ^ "Pennywise - Straight Ahead" – via epitaph.com.
  2. ^ Straight Ahead at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 6: MUZE. p. 478.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ "Pennywise: Straight Ahead: Pitchfork Review". June 28, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-06-28.
  5. ^ "Pennywise | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Simutis, David (October 21, 1999). "Pennywisdom". Phoenix New Times.
  7. ^ "Pennywise Party For Straight Ahead". MTV News.
  8. ^ Paul, Aubin (August 22, 2000). "Pennywise at Smoke Out in October". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 15, 2000). "Pennywise Doesn't Like Koalas". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 17, 2000). "Pennywise Tours Australia after All". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  11. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 13, 2000). "frenzal rhomb album postponed". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
  13. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. June 7, 1999 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ "Pennywise". Billboard.

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