The Ataris

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The Ataris
Singer Kris Roe in 2007
Singer Kris Roe in 2007
General information
Genre (s) Alternative rock , pop-punk
founding 1994
Current occupation
Kris Roe
John Collura (since 2001)
guitar
 Paul Carabello
Angus Cooke
Bob Hoag
Shane Chikeles
Sean Hansen
former members
guitar
 Jasin Thomason (1996–1997)
bass
 Marko 72 (1996-1997)
Drums
 Derrick Plourde (1996-1997)
guitar
 Marco Peña (1997-2001)
bass
 Mike Davenport (1997-2005)
Drums
 Chris "Kid" Knapp (1997-2005)
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
So long, Astoria
  UK 92 03/15/2003 (1 week)
  US 24 03/22/2003 (36 weeks)
Welcome the night
  US 85 03/10/2007 (1 week)
Singles
The Boys of Summer
  DE 45 10/06/2003 (6 weeks)
  CH 87 11/09/2003 (1 week)
  UK 49 10/11/2003 (2 weeks)
  US 20th 07/26/2003 (18 weeks)

The Ataris are a rock band from the USA .

history

After they were founded in late 1994, they were offered a recording contract on January 15, 1996 by Kung Fu Records . In the fall of the same year, they also released their debut album Anywhere but Here . Many of the lyrics on the album are about love or broken relationships. On June 24, 2002, after the fifth album End Is Forever , The Ataris switched to Columbia Records . In 2002, the collaboration resulted in the LP So Long, Astoria , released on March 4, 2003 , from which several successful singles, including a cover version of The Boys of Summer , were extracted.

Kris Roe performing a solo at Groezrock 2013

After many member changes in recent years (only songwriter Kris Roe is still there from the start), Welcome the Night , a rather dark album, was announced for 2006 . Its release was delayed, however, because the Ataris ended their collaboration with Columbia Records in June 2006. In the meantime, the Ataris have founded their own label Isola Recordings , where Welcome the Night was released on March 9, 2007.

Trivia

  • Mark Hoppus (bassist for blink-182 and +44 ) sings a few lines in the song That Special Girl from the album Looking Forward to Failure .
  • The album End Is Forever was produced by Joey Cape (member of the bands Lagwagon , Bad Astronaut and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes ), who also featured in the song Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a , start (an old video game cheat code from Konami ) sings along.
  • The title of San Dimas High School Football Rules! is a tribute to the film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure finished a presentation with just these words, in the Ox Robbins. Otherwise, however, the music title has no relation to the film.

Discography

  • Anywhere but Here (1996)
  • Look Forward to Failure (1998)
  • Blue Skies, Broken Hearts… Next 12 Exits (1999)
  • Let It Burn (2000)
  • End Is Forever (2001)
  • Anywhere but Here (Re-Release incl. Extra- and Hidden Track + Video) (2003)
  • So Long, Astoria (2003)
  • Live at the Metro (2004)
  • Welcome the Night (2007)
  • Silver Turns to Rust (2017)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: DE CH UK US1 US2
  2. ↑ Internet Movie Database : Background information on Bill & Ted's crazy journey through time

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