Straight Ahead (Pennywise album)

Straight Ahead is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band Pennywise, released in 1999 via Epitaph Records.[5][6] It contains the single "Alien."[7]

Straight Ahead
Studio album by
Pennywise
ReleasedJune 1, 1999
Recorded1998-1999 at Stall #2
Redondo Beach, California
GenrePunk rock, skate punk, melodic hardcore
Length48:20
LabelEpitaph[1]
ProducerDarian Rundall, Pennywise
Pennywise chronology
Full Circle
(1997)		 Straight Ahead
(1999)		 Live @ the Key Club
(2000)
Singles from Straight Ahead
  1. "Straight Ahead"
  2. "Alien"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Pitchfork Media9.3/10[4]

Release

Straight Ahead was released in June 1999. In October 2000, the band played at Cypress Hill's Smoke Out Festival.[8] The band toured Australia in November 2000; the dates were rescheduled from July 2000 as Lindberg's mother was suffering from cancer.[9][10] They were supported by Frenzal Rhomb and Game Over.[11]

Critical reception

Ox-Fanzine called the album "fast, direct, accomplished and powerful."[12] CMJ New Music Report wrote that "the inescapable anger highlights, rather than buries, the metallic power riffs and inspired drumming."[13] Phoenix New Times wrote that Straight Ahead is "rooted in West Coast surfer-skater party-punk, with rough-and-tumble melodies on top of briny torrents of guitars."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pennywise.

No.TitleLength
1."Greed"3:15
2."My Own Country"2:36
3."Can't Believe It"1:57
4."Victim of Reality"2:28
5."Might Be a Dream"2:43
6."Still Can Be Great"2:52
7."Straight Ahead"2:41
8."My Own Way"2:52
9."One Voice"2:46
10."Alien"4:07
11."Watch Me as I Fall"2:10
12."Just for You"2:28
13."Can't Take Anymore"3:15
14."American Dream"2:57
15."Need More"2:56
16."Never Know"2:42
17."Badge of Pride"3:35
Total length:48:20

Personnel

Pennywise

Production
  • Darian Rundall - producer, engineer
  • Eddie Schreyer - mastering
  • Jesse Fischer - art direction, layout
  • Dave Leamon - cover illustrator

Charts
Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard 200 62[14]
1999 Top Canadian Albums 17
1999 Australian Albums Chart 8

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[15] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Pennywise - Straight Ahead" – via epitaph.com.
  2. Straight Ahead at AllMusic
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 478.
  4. "Pennywise: Straight Ahead: Pitchfork Review". June 28, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-06-28.
  5. "Pennywise | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Simutis, David (October 21, 1999). "Pennywisdom". Phoenix New Times.
  7. "Pennywise Party For Straight Ahead". MTV News.
  8. Paul, Aubin (August 22, 2000). "Pennywise at Smoke Out in October". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  9. Paul, Aubin (May 15, 2000). "Pennywise Doesn't Like Koalas". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  10. Paul, Aubin (May 17, 2000). "Pennywise Tours Australia after All". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  11. Paul, Aubin (November 13, 2000). "frenzal rhomb album postponed". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  12. "Review". www.ox-fanzine.de.
  13. "Reviews". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. June 7, 1999 – via Google Books.
  14. "Pennywise". Billboard.
  15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.



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