Don't Forget Your Roots (album)

Don't Forget Your Roots
Studio album by H2O
Released	November 14, 2011[1] November 15, 2011[2]
Recorded	February–May 2011
Genre	Punk rock
Length	39:13
Label	Bridge 9
Producer	Paul Miner
H2O chronology
Nothing to Prove (2008) Don't Forget Your Roots (2011) Use Your Voice (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(70%)[2]

Don't Forget Your Roots is the sixth studio album by American punk rock band H₂O. It was released on Bridge 9 Records in 2011. It is a cover album consisting of covers of punk songs by bands who influenced H₂O over the years.^[3][4]

The album peaked at number 13 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart in December 2011.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Attitude"	H.R., Dr. Know, Darryl Jenifer, Earl Hudson	Bad Brains	1:30
2.	"Satyagraha"	Kevin Seconds	7 Seconds	3:11
3.	"Pride (Times Are Changing)"		Madball	2:21
4.	"Get the Time"	Milo Aukerman	Descendents	3:06
5.	"Said Gun"	Chris Bald, Ivor Hanson, Michael Hampton, Ian MacKaye	Embrace	2:09
6.	"I Wanna Live"	Dee Dee Ramone, Daniel Rey	Ramones	2:39
7.	"Cats and Dogs"	Walter Schreifels	Gorilla Biscuits	1:42
8.	"Someday I Suppose"	Nate Albert, Dicky Barrett, Joe Gittleman	The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	2:56
9.	"Journey to the End of the East Bay"	Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman, Lars Frederiksen	Rancid	3:11
10.	"Safe"		Dag Nasty	3:04
11.	"Sick Boys"	Mike Ness	Social Distortion	3:13
12.	"Friends Like You"		Sick of It All	1:08
13.	"Train in Vain"	Joe Strummer, Mick Jones	The Clash	2:26
14.	"Scared"		Verbal Assault	4:16
15.	"Don't Forget the Struggle, Don't Forget the Streets"		Warzone	2:22

Personnel

• Toby Morse – vocals
• Rusty Pistachio – guitars and backing vocals
• Todd Morse – guitars and backing vocals
• Adam Blake – bass
• Todd Friend – drums

References

1. Don't Forget Your Roots at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
2. Dre Okorley. "Review: H2O – Don't Forget Your Roots". Absolute Punk. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
3. "H2O update 'Don't Forget Your Roots' track listing, announce city-themed 7-inches". Punk News. August 30, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
4. Zoe Camp. "Review: H2O – Don't Forget Your Roots (Bridge Nine)". CMJ. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
5. Don't Forget Your Roots (awards) at AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2012.