Making the Road

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Making the Road
North American cover
Studio album by
Hi-Standard
ReleasedJune 30, 1999
RecordedEcho House Studio, Tokyo, Japan
GenrePunk rock
Length37:39
LabelPizza of Death Records
ProducerHi-Standard
Hi-Standard chronology
Angry Fist
(1997) 		Making the Road
(1999) 		Love Is a Battlefield
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Making the Road is the third album by the Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard.[4][5] Recorded in their native country, it was released on June 30, 1999 by Pizza of Death Records.[6] Fat Wreck Chords released it in North America in November 1999.[7] The album has sold more than 650,000 copies.[8]

The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo.

Critical reception

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The Spokesman-Review wrote that the album "delivers fast, gritty punk while, at the same time, incorporating violins, violas and cellos."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Turning Back" – 0:33
  2. "Standing Still" – 2:12
  3. "Teenagers are All Assholes" – 2:00
  4. "Just Rock" – 1:04
  5. "Dear My Friends" – 3:12
  6. "Stay Gold" – 2:00
  7. "No Heroes" – 2:10
  8. "Glory" – 1:50
  9. "Please, Please, Please" – 2:30
  10. "Green Acres" – 0:54 (1960s TV Theme)
  11. "Changes" – 2:43 (Black Sabbath cover)
  12. "Making the Road Blues" – 1:15
  13. "Crows" – 1:52
  14. "Tinkerbell Hates Goatees" – 1:26
  15. "Pentax" – 0:34
  16. "Nothing" – 2:51
  17. "Starry Night" – 2:12
  18. "Brand New Sunset" – 3:24
  19. "Sexy Girlfriend" (hidden track) – 2:57

Personnel

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  • Akihiro Nanba – vocals, bass
  • Ken Yokoyama – guitar, vocals
  • Akira Tsuneoka – drums
  • Recorded at Echo House Studio, Tokyo, Japan
  • Produced by Hi-Standard
  • Engineered by Osamu Seino

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