1999 studio album by The Ataris
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits is the second studio album by the American pop punk band The Ataris . It was released on Kung Fu Records on April 13, 1999. The album cover is the neon sign for the Blue Skies Mobile Park in Santa Barbara, California , taken by Roe. In December 1999, the band went on a midwest/west coast tour with MxPx .[ 3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1] Punknews.org [ 2]
Cleveland.com ranked "San Dimas High School Rules" at number 44 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.[ 4]
All tracks are written by Kris Roe, except where noted
Title 1. "Losing Streak" 1:52 2. "1*15*96" (Roe, Marko DeSantis ) 3:54 3. "San Dimas High School Football Rules " 2:47 4. "Your Boyfriend Sucks" 2:48 5. "I Won't Spend Another Night Alone" 2:59 6. "Broken Promise Ring" 3:26 7. "Angry Nerd Rock" 2:34 8. "The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl" 2:49 9. "Choices" 1:33 10. "Better Way" 2:03 11. "My Hotel Year" (acoustic version) 1:26 12. "Life Makes No Sense" 1:42 13. "Answer:" 2:11 14. "In Spite of the World" (Roe, Mike Davenport ) 3:37 Total length: 36:31
Australian bonus track Title 15. "Ben Lee"
"My Hotel Year" was originally recorded from the band's previous EP Look Forward to Failure , and was re-recorded for the album as an acoustic version. The Ataris Artwork Grace Walker – Art Direction Kris Roe – Design & Layout, photography Patrick Riley – Design & Layout Larry Mills – Live photography Production Management Alan Mintz – Legal Representation
^ a b Jeffries, Vincent. "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits - The Ataris | Songs, Reviews, Credits" . AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2020 . ^ a b "Review" . Punknews.org. Retrieved 2012-11-02 . ^ Paul, Aubin (October 25, 1999). "Vagrant News" . Punknews.org. Retrieved February 6, 2021 . ^ Smith, Troy L. (March 2, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time" . Cleveland.com . Archived from the original on March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022 .
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