Roll On (The Living End album)

Roll On is the second studio album by Australian punk rock band The Living End. It was released in Australia and New Zealand in November 2000, and internationally in March 2001.

For the album by Alabama, see Roll On (Alabama album).

Roll On
Studio album by
The Living End
Released27 November 2000 (Australia)
27 March 2001 (International)
RecordedJuly 2000 in Sing Sing Studios, Melbourne
GenrePunk rock, punkabilly
Length47:57
LabelEMI (AUS), Reprise (International)
ProducerNick Launay
The Living End chronology
The Living End
(1998)		 Roll On
(2000)		 Modern Artillery
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Robert ChristgauC[3]

The album was the band's last major work to feature drummer Travis Demsey. In the downtime following the album's release and subsequent tour, he would leave the band, to be replaced by Andy Strachan.

ARIA publicised that Roll On had officially achieved 2x platinum status in Australia in November 2007.

Background

Musically, the album marked a change from the sound of their debut album, The Living End. Roll On had a notably more polished sound (as compared to the rawer sound of the previous album). Horn sections featured on numerous songs, such as Uncle Harry and Killing The Right. Whereas the previous album had displayed punk and rockabilly influences (by artists such as Green Day and Stray Cats), Roll On showed more Australian rock influences, particularly artists of the 80s Pub Rock era. The album even garnered comparison, by a few critics, to seminal punk band The Clash's creative breakthrough, London Calling.[4] The album was recorded with producer Nick Launay, who had previously worked with artists such as Silverchair and Midnight Oil.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chris Cheney.

No.TitleLength
1."Roll On"3:09
2."Pictures in the Mirror"3:18
3."Riot on Broadway"2:56
4."Staring at the Light"4:08
5."Carry Me Home"3:12
6."Don't Shut the Gate"3:04
7."Dirty Man"3:36
8."Blood on Your Hands"4:14
9."Revolution Regained"2:46
10."Silent Victory"3:35
11."Read About It"3:16
12."Killing the Right"4:21
13."Astoria Paranoia"3:05
14."Uncle Harry"3:24
Total length:47:57
Bonus track (US edition)
No.TitleLength
15."Prisoner of Society" (Live)4:37

Singles

Personnel
The Living End
Additional musicians
  • Jack Howard – trumpet
  • Aidan McArtney – trombone
  • Jeremy Smith – French horn
  • Butch Lee – percussion
  • Cameron Baines (from Bodyjar) – backing vocals
  • Grant Relf (from Bodyjar) – backing vocals
  • Tom Read (from Bodyjar) – backing vocals
  • Jon Toogood (from Shihad) – backing vocals
  • Tom Larkin (from Shihad) – backing vocals
  • Gabriel Atkinson (from Weta) - backing vocals
Production

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2000/01) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 34

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Rank
Australian Albums Chart[7] 61
Australian Artist Albums Chart[8] 19

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 2× Platinum 140,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Rolling Stone review
  3. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: The Living End". Village Voice. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. Jenny Eliscu (16 March 2001). "Roll On : The Living End". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
  5. "Australiancharts.com – The Living End – ROLL ON". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  6. "Charts.nz – The Living End – ROLL ON". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2000". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  8. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1998". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  9. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 20007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original|archive-url= requires |url= (help) on 10 August 2020. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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