The Long Way Home

This article describes the Donots album; for the US documentary, see Into the Promised Land .

The Long Way Home
Studio album from Donots
Publication (s)	2010
Label (s)	Solitary Man Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, download
Genre (s)	Punk rock , indie rock
Title (number)	11
running time	36 min 33 s
occupation	Singing : Ingo Knollmann Guitar / vocals: Guido Knollmann Electric bass : Jan-Dirk Poggemann Drums : Eike Herwig Guitar: Alexander Siedenbiedel
production	Vincent Sorg
Studio (s)	Principal Studios Send
chronology Coma Chameleon (2008) The Long Way Home Wake the Dogs (2012)

The Long Way Home is the eighth studio album by the Ibbenbüren band Donots . It was released on March 26, 2010 on the Solitary Man Records label.

History / meaning

In 2009 the Donots recorded their eighth studio album. Some of the recorded songs could already be heard live at concerts in 2009. The preliminary single Calling hit stores on March 12th and entered the German single charts. The Long Way Home was released on March 26th and reached number 24 in the German album charts. It was the most successful album since the band's own music label Solitary Man Records was founded .

style

Unlike the previous album, the music on the album oscillates between punk indie rock influenced titles on the one hand and songs in the style of singer-songwriters and folk rock on the other. Vincent Sorg , who already produced the album Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners and the title of the album Coma Chameleon , was the producer for all the songs. He has supported the Donots in their musical re-discovery since the last album and ensured a more multifaceted sound.

content

The lyrics of the song titles of The Long Way Home deal with the close observation of the topics loneliness, encounters, second chances in life, being on the move, relationships, loss of people and complete sacrifice for friends and for a good cause.

Cover

The cover artwork of the album are photos that together are a kind of collage, this shows a dinosaur and volcanoes made of paper, a balloon that serves as a hot air balloon and in whose basket the band is. Guido, the guitarist, is hanging from a ladder made of matches that is tied to the basket. All elements also find their place in the music video for the song Forever Ends Today .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

The Long Way Home   DE 24 04/09/2010 (4 weeks)

Singles

Calling   DE 75 03/26/2010 (3 weeks)

1. Changes
2. Calling
3. Forever Ends Today
4. High & Dry
5. Let it go
6. Dead man walking
7. Make Believe
8. Who You Are
9. The Years Gone By
10. Hello Knife
11. Parade of One

Limited Edition Bonus:

1. Book with tour photos, previously unpublished band photos, artwork photos

Chuck Ragan speaks at the beginning of the song on Changes .

Single releases

• Calling (March 2010)
• Forever Ends Today (May 2010)

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1. ↑ Song explanation on Donots.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Cover artwork on patrickrunte.de ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Charts DE

Web links

• Review of the album on laut.de
• Review on visions.de