Life on the Ropes
2003 studio album by Sick of It All
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Released | September 9, 2003 | |||
Recorded | Atomic Recording, Brooklyn, New York, US | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
Length | 38:22 | |||
Label | Fat Wreck Chords[1] | |||
Producer | Sick of It All Dean Baltolonis | |||
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[3] |
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Life on the Ropes is a studio album from American hardcore punk band Sick of It All.[5] Released in September 2003, it was the band's final album of new material on Fat Wreck Chords until 2018's Wake the Sleeping Dragon! The album features guest backing vocals from, among others, John Joseph of Cro-Mags.[6]
Track listing
- All tracks written by Sick of It All
- "Relentless" – 2:24
- "All My Blessings" – 1:48
- "The Land Increases" – 1:38
- "Paper Tiger (Fakin' the Punk)" – 2:08
- "The Innocent" – 2:51
- "Silence" – 2:38
- "For Now" – 2:45
- "View from the Surface" – 2:32
- "Going All Out" – 2:29
- "Rewind" – 2:21
- "Shit Sandwich (Instra-Mental)" – 1:04
- "Butting Heads" – 2:46
- "Take Control" – 2:17
- "Kept in Check" – 2:42
- "On the Brink" – 2:26
- "Trenches" – 3:33
Credits
- Lou Koller – vocals
- Pete Koller – guitar
- Craig Setari – bass guitar
- Armand Majidi – drums
- John Joseph of Cro-Mags – guest vocals on Paper Tiger (Fakin' The Punk)
- Opening line by Robert De Niro sampled from the 1978 movie The Deer Hunter
- Recorded at Atomic Recording Company, Brooklyn, New York, US
- Produced by Sick of It All and Dean Baltolonis
References
- ^ "Life On The Ropes". Fat Wreck Chords.
- ^ "Life on the Ropes - Sick of It All | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Album Review: Sick Of It All - Life On The Ropes / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound".
- ^ "Sick Of It All - Life On The Ropes". www.punknews.org.
- ^ Inc, CMJ Network (September 1, 2003). "Loud Rock". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. – via Google Books.
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- Lou Koller
- Pete Koller
- Armand Majidi
- Craig Setari
- Rich Cipriano
- Max Capshaw
- EK
- Blood, Sweat and No Tears (1989)
- Just Look Around (1992)
- Scratch the Surface (1994)
- Built to Last (1997)
- Call to Arms (1999)
- Yours Truly (2000)
- Life on the Ropes (2003)
- Death to Tyrants (2006)
- Based on a True Story (2010)
- XXV Nonstop (2011)
- The Last Act of Defiance (2014)
- Wake the Sleeping Dragon! (2018)
- Sick of It All (1987)
- We Stand Alone (1991)
- Potential for a Fall (1999)
- Relentless (2003)
- When the Smoke Clears (2016)
- Live in a World Full of Hate (1995)
- Spreading the Hardcore Reality (1997)
- Live in a Dive (2002)
- Outtakes for the Outcast (2004)
- Discography
- Sick of It All: The Story So Far
- Our Impact Will Be Felt
- Hardcore punk
- Fat Wreck Chords
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