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Above The City is the debut album by American punk rock band Smoke or Fire, released in 2005.[2] It was produced by Fat Mike under Fat Wreck Records,[5] and was the band's first full-length album. Above the City has drawn comparison to Against Me! and Lawrence Arms, and has been called a "punching sincere punk rock album".[4] The album reached #62 in CMJ's "Radio 100" in 2005, spending at least 5 weeks on the list.[6]
| Above The City | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 22, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, pop punk, melodic hardcore | |||
| Length | 24:06 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords[1] | |||
| Producer | Fat Mike[2] | |||
| Smoke or Fire chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Punknews.org | [4] |
Critical reception
editIn a positive review, Style Weekly wrote that "these songs run on a maximum of speed and a minimum of time, half of them touring the landscape of America and the other half, the landscape of emotion."[7]
Track listing
edit- All tracks by Joe McMahon
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "California's Burning" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Filter" | 1:51 |
| 3. | "Cops and Drugs" | 1:29 |
| 4. | "Goodbye To Boston" | 2:31 |
| 5. | "Culture As Given" | 1:49 |
| 6. | "Delawhere" | 1:29 |
| 7. | "Loving, Self-Loathing" | 1:55 |
| 8. | "Fire Escapes" | 1:38 |
| 9. | "South Paw" | 1:49 |
| 10. | "The Hard Way" | 1:50 |
| 11. | "Cryin' Shame" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Point Break" | 2:20 |
Personnel
edit- Jeremy Cochran – guitar
- Ethan Dussault – engineer, mixing, audio production
- Fat Mike – producer
- Ryan Greene – mixing
- Ken Gurley – bass
- Adam Krammer – engineer, audio engineer
- Nick Maggiore – drums
- Joe McMahon – guitar, vocals
- Chrissy Piper – photography
- Brad Vance – mastering
- Winni Wintermeyer – design, photography
References
edit- ^ "Above The City". Fat Wreck Chords.
- ^ a b "Smoke or Fire | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Above the City. Allmusic.
- ^ a b Smoke or Fire: Above the City. Punknews.org.
- ^ Above the City. Billboard.
- ^ CMJ pg. 29.
- ^ "Now Hear This". Style Weekly.