| Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 13, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | June 1998 at Orange Whip Studios Santa Barbara, California | |||
| Genre | Pop punk,[1] punk rock,[2] skate punk, | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Kung Fu | |||
| Producer | Joey Cape | |||
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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]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| 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]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kris Roe, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Personnel
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References
- 1 2 Jeffries, Vincent. "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits - The Ataris | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- 1 2 "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.
External links
- Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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