''Building a Better Me'' is the fifth full-length album from
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punk band
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released in 2000. Instrumentation for the album was produced and recorded by Sam Boukas and Dogwood at Goldentrack studio in San Diego but vocals were produced and recorded at the
Blasting Room studios in Fort Collins, Colorado by
Descendents and
ALL
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* All, an indefinite pronoun in English
* All, one of the English determiners
* Allar language (ISO 639-3 code)
* Allative case (abbreviated ALL)
Music
* All (band), an American punk rock band
* ''All'' (All al ...
guitarist
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, whose vocals appear on the final track "Nothing New". In 2001 the band was awarded the
San Diego Music Award for best Punk band for the album.
Track listing
# "The Good Times"
# "There's Room for Everyone"
# "Building a Better Me"
# "Comes Crashing"
# "Autobiographies"
# "Mycro"
# "Come Back Down"
# "The Battle of Them Vs. Them"
# "Cheat Me"
# "Someone See"
# "The Bad Times (Reprise)"
# "Overexposed"
# "The Bad Times"
# "Truth About It Is"
# "Great Literature"
# "Nothing New"
Dogwood (band) albums
2000 albums
Tooth & Nail Records albums
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