''Roll On'' is the second studio album by Australian punk rock band

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. It was released in Australia and New Zealand in November 2000, and internationally in March 2001. The album was the band's last major work to feature drummer

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. In the downtime following the album's release and subsequent tour, he would leave the band, to be replaced by

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publicised that ''Roll On'' had officially achieved 2× platinum status in Australia in November 2007.

Background

Musically, the album marked a change from the sound of their debut album, ''

''. ''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

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), ''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

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's creative breakthrough, ''

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''. The album was recorded with producer Nick Launay, who had previously worked with artists such as

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and Midnight Oil.

Track listing

Singles

*" Pictures in the Mirror", 2000 single – #18 Australia,

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#19 *" Roll On", 2000 single – #15 Australia, Triple J Hottest 100, 2001 #72 *"

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", 2001 single *"Carry Me Home", 2001 radio promo

Personnel

The Living End *

Chris Cheney Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is an Australian rock musician, record producer, and studio owner. He is the founding mainstay guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Living End, which was formed in 1 ...

– vocals, guitar *

Scott Owen Scott may refer to: Places Canada * Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec * Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380 * Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Sask ...

–

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, backing vocals *

– drums Additional musicians * Jack Howard – trumpet * Aidan McArtney –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

* Jeremy Smith –

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* Butch Lee –

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* Cameron Baines (from Bodyjar) – backing vocals * Grant Relf (from Bodyjar) – backing vocals * Tom Read (from Bodyjar) – backing vocals * Jon Toogood (from

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) – backing vocals * Tom Larkin (from Shihad) – backing vocals * Gabriel Atkinson (from Weta) - backing vocals Production *

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– record producer * Andy Wallace – mixer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Roll On (The Living End Album) 2000 albums 2001 albums The Living End albums EMI Records albums Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Nick Launay