''The Things We Carry'' is a studio album by the
straight edge
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hardcore punk
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band
Have Heart
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. It was released in 2006.
Critical reception
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Las Vegas Weekly
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'' called the album "the defining hardcore record of the century so far."
Punknews.org wrote that "with undeniably earnest lyrics and a blistering, relentless pace, ''The Things We Carry'' sets the standards high for what modern day straight-edge hardcore albums should sound like."
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Track listing
# "Life Is Hard Enough" – 0:56
# "Watch Me Sink" – 3:15
# "Armed with a Mind" – 3:14
# "About Face" – 2:38
# "The Unbreakable" – 2:04
# "Old Man II (Last Words and Lessons Learned)" – 2:56
# "Song of Shame" – 1:24
# "To Us Fools" – 0:23
# "Something More Than Ink" – 2:36
# "The Machinist" – 3:01
# "Watch Me Rise" – 3:29
Personnel
;Members
* Patrick Flynn - vocals
* Ryan Hudon - guitar
* Kei Yasui - guitar
* Ryan Briggs - bass
* Shawn Costa - drums
;Production
*Engineered by Jim Siegel, March 2006
*Mastered by David Locke, @ JP Masters, Boston, Massachusetts
*Guest vocals by JD, Kenny, Sean Murphy & Pete Maher
*Backing vocals by Brendan Dougherty, Eric Lepine, Kenny, Matt Dude, Nick Dub, Pauly Edge, Sean Mckendry, Sean Murphy, Pete Maher & Todd Pollock
*Artwork by Don Naylor
*Layout by Chris Wrenn & Kei Yasui
*Photo by Todd Pollock
References
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2006 albums
Bridge 9 Records albums