Straight Ahead | ||||
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Released | June 1, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 at Stall #2 Redondo Beach, California | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 48:20 | |||
Label | Epitaph [6] | |||
Producer | Darian Rundall, Pennywise | |||
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Singles from Straight Ahead | ||||
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Review scores | |
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Pitchfork Media | 9.3/10 [5] |
Straight Ahead is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, released in 1999 via Epitaph Records. [8] [4] It contains the single " Alien." [9]
Straight Ahead was released in June 1999. In October 2000, the band played at Cypress Hill's Smoke Out Festival. [10] The band toured Australia in November 2000; the dates were rescheduled from July 2000 as Lindberg's mother was suffering from cancer. [11] [12] They were supported by Frenzal Rhomb and Game Over. [13]
Ox-Fanzine called the album "fast, direct, accomplished and powerful." [1] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "the inescapable anger highlights, rather than buries, the metallic power riffs and inspired drumming." [2] 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." [4]
All tracks are written by Pennywise
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [14] | 8 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 17 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [16] | 93 |
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [17] | 12 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 62 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [19] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |