''Making the Road'' is the third

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by the Japanese punk rock band

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. Recorded in their native country, it was released on American label Fat Wreck Chords in November 1999. The album has sold more than 650,000 copies. The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa's ''

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album "delivers fast, gritty punk while, at the same time, incorporating violins, violas and cellos."

Track listing

*All songs written by

. #"Turning Back" – 0:33 #"Standing Still" – 2:12 #"Teenagers are All Assholes" – 2:00 #"Just Rock" – 1:04 #"Dear My Friends" – 3:12 #"Stay Gold" – 2:00 #"No Heroes" – 2:10 #"Glory" – 1:50 #"Please, Please, Please" – 2:30 #"

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" – 0:54 (1960s TV Theme) #" Changes" – 2:43 (

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cover) #"Making the Road Blues" – 1:15 #"Crows" – 1:52 #"Tinkerbell Hates Goatees" – 1:26 #"Pentax" – 0:34 #"Nothing" – 2:51 #"Starry Night" – 2:12 #"Brand New Sunset" – 3:24 #"Sexy Girlfriend" (hidden track) – 2:57

Personnel

* Akihiro Nanba – vocals, bass * Ken Yokoyama – guitar, vocals * Akira Tsuneoka – drums * Recorded at Echo House Studio,

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, Japan * Produced by

* Engineered by Osamu Seino

References

1999 albums Hi-Standard albums Fat Wreck Chords albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub