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The Ataris
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THE ATARIS is a punk rock band.
The band originally consisted of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason. Using a 4-Track, they wrote and recorded demos in Kris’s bedroom, with a drum machine as the drummer. At this point in time the band was searching for a full-time drummer. The first step in their road to success came when Kris attended a The Vandals concert at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, where he passed one of the demo tapes to The Vandals’ roadie Fitz. A few weeks later, Kris received a call from Kung Fu Records, who told him they were interested in putting out their record. Though they were initially just searching for a drummer, the band signed to Kung Fu anyway. The label sent the tape to various drummers, and eventually the band settled on Derrick Plourde. The band then proceeded to record their debut album Anywhere but Here, tracking the whole thing in less than a week. In June of 1997, Kris moved from Anderson to Santa Barbara, California. Shortly afterward, Marko 72 joined the band on bass. Jasin Thomason left the band to go back to Indiana, and the group toured as a three-piece from then on. After a short tour in October 1997, the original lineup disbanded. Kris reformed the group with Mike Davenport on bass, Chris Knapp on drums, and Patrick Riley on guitar. From there, they gradually increased in popularity in the underground punk scene, producing the well-acclaimed EP, Look Forward to Failure, where they collaborated with Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on one of the tracks. However, it wasn’t until the release of Blue Skies, Broken Hearts…Next 12 Exits in the year 1999 that they started to be much more reputable.
The band originally consisted of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason. Using a 4-Track, they wrote and recorded demos in Kris’s bedroom, with a drum machine as the drummer. At this point in time the band was searching for a full-time drummer. The first step in their road to success came when Kris attended a The Vandals concert at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, where he passed one of the demo tapes to The Vandals’ roadie Fitz. A few weeks later, Kris received a call from Kung Fu Records, who told him they were interested in putting out their record. Though they were initially just searching for a drummer, the band signed to Kung Fu anyway. The label sent the tape to various drummers, and eventually the band settled on Derrick Plourde. The band then proceeded to record their debut album Anywhere but Here, tracking the whole thing in less than a week. In June of 1997, Kris moved from Anderson to Santa Barbara, California. Shortly afterward, Marko 72 joined the band on bass. Jasin Thomason left the band to go back to Indiana, and the group toured as a three-piece from then on. After a short tour in October 1997, the original lineup disbanded. Kris reformed the group with Mike Davenport on bass, Chris Knapp on drums, and Patrick Riley on guitar. From there, they gradually increased in popularity in the underground punk scene, producing the well-acclaimed EP, Look Forward to Failure, where they collaborated with Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on one of the tracks. However, it wasn’t until the release of Blue Skies, Broken Hearts…Next 12 Exits in the year 1999 that they started to be much more reputable.
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The Ataris - Connections Are More Dangerous Than Lies
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The Ataris - Beautiful Mistake
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The Ataris - Boxcar
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the ataris - how i spent my summer vacation
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The Boys of Summer
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In This Diary
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So Long, Astoria
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The Saddest Song
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My Reply
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Eight of Nine
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Unopened Letter to the World
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The Hero Dies in This One
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Looking Back on Today
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I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
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San Dimas High School Football Rules
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Summer '79
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Radio #2
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Shoutbox
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Tominas wrote:
their best one is Radio 2 :) I love it :)
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pan182 wrote:
tjeir best song isn't the boys of summer. not for me..
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GymLeaderBrock wrote:
It's pretty sad when their best song is a cover...
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billcom6 wrote:
To answer my own question. They played mostly old stuff. One totally new song and one off their last album. It was a great show. Kris was totally cool. If you get a chance, go see them.
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billcom6 wrote:
Does anyone know what their setlist is like recently? Because I might go see them this week and I hope they still play a lot of older stuff.
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lain_iwakura86 wrote:
simply great!!
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crucialxpony wrote:
end is forever is my favorite album but i honestly i love every record they have released
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crucialxpony wrote:
my favorite band ever
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Quizz1972 wrote:
dame good song!
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dyingstart wrote:
Blue Skies is my favorite, and I'm proud of it! :D
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katiexx wrote:
welcome the night is a fairly fucking good album, it's just .. nothing like the ataris. but if i hadn't heard their old stuff and picked up this album, i would think it was pretty awesome.
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antium wrote:
I've got to agree with the people who like Welcome The Night. It took a while to get into, but now it's one of my faves!
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FilippoInzaghi wrote:
I'm surprised so many people prefer So Long, Astoria. Good album, but Blue Skies and End Is Forever are amazing.
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bUCKET__ wrote:
Went from being a leading pop punk band to a generic load of boring pretension in two albums. Takes a bit of talent if you ask me
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s57hines wrote:
I agree with Saltinwound ... Anywhere but Here and Blue Skies, Broken Hearts ... Next 12 Exits are way better albums than So Long, Astoria. "The Boys of Summer" is their top track? Really? It's a shame "San Dimas" and "I Won't Spend Another Night Alone" are so low on the chart.
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fy0013 wrote:
The Hero Dies In This One sounds great!
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Saltinwound wrote:
wow how can everyone say that the best Ataris album is so Long Astoria... End is Forever or Anywhere but here by far. Their older stuff is the best. Hell the split album with useless ID was awesome too... I think Astoria was their sell out album and thank god for welcome to the night.. I may have given up on their new stuff otherwise... Welcome to the Night is awesome especially since I'm going through a nasty divorce. I liked it so much I bought it on vinyl.
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kixeramobin wrote:
but is there any album better than so long, astoria?
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gaymansaaret wrote:
it's overrated. haha
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invisiblewings wrote:
Welcome the Night is way underrated. It's the best Ataris album by far.
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