End Is Forever

End Is Forever
Studio album by The Ataris
Released	February 6, 2001
Recorded	June-July 2000 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado, and Orange Whip Studios, Santa Barbara, California
Genre	Alternative rock, emocore, post-grunge,[1] pop punk[2]
Length	41:01
Label	Kung Fu
Producer	Joey Cape, Jason Livermore
The Ataris chronology
Let it Burn (2000) End Is Forever (2001) All You Can Ever Learn Is What You Already Know (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

End Is Forever is the third full release on Kung-Fu Records by The Ataris in 2001. The album features a mix of punk and pop punk similar to the band's previous works along with catchy pop rhythms. It contains lyrics that span nostalgia, growing up, love, relationships, and singer Kris Roe's childhood. End is Forever is notable for its many pop culture references and numerous lyrics that Roe describes as having "hidden meanings" encoded within.

It reached No. 14 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart and No. 24 on the Top Heatseekers chart.^[3]

Track listing

All songs by Kris Roe except where noted.

1. "Giving Up on Love" (Roe, Jasin Thomason) – 2:53
2. "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" – 3:56
3. "I.O.U. One Galaxy" – 2:00
4. "Bad Case of Broken Heart" – 1:58
5. "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start" – 3:01
6. "Road Signs and Rock Songs" – 2:45
7. "If You Really Want to Hear About It..." – 2:45
8. "Fast Times at Drop-Out High" – 3:39
9. "Song for a Mix Tape" – 3:08
10. "You Need a Hug" – 3:49
11. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" – 3:22
12. "Teenage Riot" – 2:58
13. "Song #13" – 2:25
14. "Hello and Goodbye" – 2:22
15. "Ben Lee" - 2:05 (Australian Release only)

Personnel

• Kris Roe – guitar, vocals
• Marco Peña – guitar (Credited although he does not play on the record)
• Mike Davenport – bass
• Chris Knapp – drums
• Joey Cape – additional vocals on 'Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, B, A, Start'

References

1. Allmusic review
2. http://blog.chron.com/guystuff/2013/07/the-top-10-best-pop-punk-albums-of-all-time/#photo-284166
3. "The Ataris". Allmusic. Retrieved June 10, 2010.

External links

• End Is Forever at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)