Making the Road
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| Making the Road | ||||
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 North American cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 30, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Echo House Studio, Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Skate punk, Melodic hardcore, | |||
| Length | 37:39 | |||
| Label | Pizza of Death Records | |||
| Producer | Hi-Standard | |||
| Hi-Standard chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Punknews.org | [2] |
| The Spokesman-Review | A[3] |
Making the Road is the third album by the Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard.[4][5] Recorded in their native country, it was released on June 30, 1999 by Pizza of Death Records.[6] Fat Wreck Chords released it in North America in November 1999.[7] The album has sold more than 650,000 copies.[8]
The cover art is a screenshot from the finale of Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo.
The Spokesman-Review wrote that the album "delivers fast, gritty punk while, at the same time, incorporating violins, violas and cellos."[3]
