Christie Front Drive (album)
| Christie Front Drive | ||||
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| Released | April 4, 1997[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 15–17, 1996 | |||
| Studios | Idful, Chicago, Illinois | |||
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| Length | 32:29 | |||
| Label | Caulfield | |||
| Producer | Andy Bryant | |||
| Christie Front Drive chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Punknews.org |  [3] |
Christie Front Drive is the only studio album by the indie rock band Christie Front Drive. It was released in 1997 on Caulfield Records, and re-released by Magic Bullet Records as a remastered edition with a bonus DVD containing the band's final live performance in 1996. "Radio" appeared on a best-of emo songs list by Vulture.[4]
Music
Christie Front Drive has been called "one of the more expansive records of the genre."[5] AllMusic described the style as "somewhere on the poppier end of emo (or the emo-ish end of indie-pop, depending on one's perspective)."[6]
“Radio” was ranked number 18 on Vulture’s “100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time” list (2020).[7]
Track listing
- "Saturday" – 6:35
- "Radio" – 3:49
- Untitled – 0:42
- "November" – 3:56
- Untitled – 1:06
- "Fin" – 4:30
- "About Two Days" – 6:08
- Untitled – 1:27
- "Seven Day Candle" – 3:46
- Untitled – 0:39
Personnel
- Eric Richter – vocals, guitar
- Jason Begin – guitar
- Kerry McDonald – bass
- Ron Marschall – drums
References
- ↑ "Christie Front Drive - Christie Front Drive | Release Info". AllMusic.
- ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh. "Christie Front Drive – Christie Front Drive". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ Shultz, Brian (January 28, 2011). "Christie Front Drive - Christie Front Drive (Stereo) (CD/DVD reissue)". Punknews.org. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ Garland, Emma (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ↑ "The 20 best pre-2000s emo albums". Kerrang!. May 12, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ↑ Christie Front Drive - Christie Front Drive | ... | AllMusic, retrieved April 19, 2025
- ↑ Cohen, Ian (February 13, 2020). "The 100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved May 26, 2026.