End Is Forever
Album by The Ataris
Released	February 6, 2001
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	41:01
Label	Kung Fu
Producer(s)	Jason Livermore Joey Cape Angus Cooke
Professional reviews
AMG (4/5)link
The Ataris chronology
Let It Burn (2000) End Is Forever (2001) so long, astoria (2003)

End Is Forever is the third full release on Kung-Fu Records by The Ataris in 2001. Along with Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits, End Is Forever is usually considered one of the best albums by The Ataris. The album would be the most recent to feature simple lyrics that feature "teenage" emotions played over catchy pop rhythms. Its follow up, so long, astoria would feature more mature lyrics and a slightly more "mainstream" rock style. Image File history File links This image is the cover of an album or single. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... The Ataris are an American group formed in 1994 in Anderson, Indiana. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kung Fu Records is an American music label. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... The Ataris are an American group formed in 1994 in Anderson, Indiana. ... So Long, Astoria is an album released by The Ataris on March 4, 2003. ... Kung Fu Records is an American music label. ... The Ataris are an American group formed in 1994 in Anderson, Indiana. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Blue Skies, Broken Hearts. ... So Long, Astoria is an album released by The Ataris on March 4, 2003. ... Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. ...

Track listing

All songs by Kris Roe except where noted. Kris Roe (left) and fellow Ataris guitarist John Collura at an acoustic show in Carmel, Indiana on January 13, 2006. ...

1. "Giving Up on Love" (Roe, Jasin Thomason) – 2:53
2. "Summer Wind Was Always Our Song" – 3:56
3. "I.O.U. One Galaxy" – 2:00
4. "Bad Case of Broken Heart" – 1:58
5. "Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start" – 3:01
6. "Road Signs and Rock Songs" – 2:45
7. "If You Really Want to Hear About It..." – 2:45
8. "Fast Time at Drop-Out High" – 3:39
9. "Song for a Mix Tape" – 3:08
10. "You Need a Hug" – 3:49
11. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" – 3:22
12. "Teenage Riot" – 2:58
13. "Song #13" – 2:25
14. "Hello and Goodbye" – 2:22

Personnel

• Kris Roe - Vocals, Guitar, Concept, Photography
• Marco Peña - Guitar
• Michael Davenport - Bass
• Chris Knapp - Drums
• Angus Cooke - Cello, Producer
• Joey Cape - Producer, Vocals (Background)

Additional personnel Kris Roe (left) and fellow Ataris guitarist John Collura at an acoustic show in Carmel, Indiana on January 13, 2006. ... A guitar is a musical instrument characterized by its visually dominant body and neck. ... Michael Davenport was born in 1968 in Orcutt, California, sometimes credited as Mike Davenport. ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... Christopher Knapp was born in 1978 in California. ... A cello The cello (the c is pronounced /ʧ/ as the ch in church) or cello, short for violoncello, is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... Joey Cape is the lead vocalist for the melodic punk rock band Lagwagon, from Goleta, California. ...

• Jason Livermore - Producer
• Sergie - Artwork

Trivia

• The title of the fifth track on the album is a list of the buttons needed to be pressed on a Nintendo Entertainment System controller to activate the Konami Code.
• "If You Really Want to Hear About It" is largely inspired by Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. The title of the track is borrowed directly from the novel's first sentence. The last lyrics in the song are: "Don't ever tell anyone anything or else you'll wind up missing everybody". This closely resembles the last lines of the novel, (which read as: "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."
• "Song #13" was featured in the video game Aggressive Inline (although it was mistitled as "Track 13").
• The Ataris were the inspiration for an independent film in 2003, also titled "End is Forever". The movie was written, produced and directed by Adam Johnson and has a brief photograph cameo of Kris Roe with the director.