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''The Living End'' is the self-titled debut studio album by Australian punk, rockabilly band The Living End, which was released on 12 October 1998. It was recorded at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne with Lindsay Gravina producing for Modular Recordings. The cover art, as described by front man Chris Cheney, is based on a photograph of a World War I all-female bomb factory. The album reached No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top 50 for 63 weeks. The Living End had achieved mainstream success with the extended play, ''Second Solution / Prisoner of Society'' released in September 1997. It peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In early 1998 the related single, "Prisoner of Society", was released in the United Kingdom and, the following year, in the United States. Other charting Australian singles are "Save the Day" (September 1998) and "All Torn Down" (December). The sixth album track, "Monday", is The Living End's epitaph to the 1996 Dunblane massacre. In December 1999 ''The Living End'' was certified 4× Platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 280,000 units. In October 2010 it was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''. As of July 2012 it is the band's most successful album. ==Background== ''The Living End'' is the eponymous debut album by Australian punk, rockabilly band The Living End, which was issued on 12 October 1998. The group had formed in 1994 in Melbourne by Chris Cheney on guitar and lead vocals, and Scott Owen on double bass and backing vocals. In 1996 they were joined by Travis Demsey on drums. In September 1997 they released their third extended play, ''Second Solution / Prisoner of Society'', which peaked at No. 4 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Early in 1998 "Prisoner of Society" was issued as a separate single in the United Kingdom and, the following year, in the United States. It peaked at No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs Chart. Their next Australian single, "Save the Day" was issued in September 1998, a month ahead of the album. It made the top 30 on the ARIA Singles Chart.〔 The album reached No. 1 on the related ARIA Albums Chart and remained in the top 50 for 63 weeks.〔 Their third Australian single from the album, "All Torn Down" appeared in December 1998 and peaked at No. 12.〔 In July 1999 a fourth single, "West End Riot" was issued, which did not reach the top 50 – although it was popular with listeners of national radio station, Triple J, appearing on their Hottest 100 poll for that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1999.htm )〕 The sixth album track, "Monday", is The Living End's epitaph to the 1996 Dunblane massacre. The band supported The Offspring on the latter's Americana Tour during 1999. During 1999 they issued a US-only single, "Trapped", which did not chart. In December 1999 ''The Living End'' was certified 4× Platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipment of 280,000 units. In October 2010 it was listed in the book, ''100 Best Australian Albums''. As of July 2012 it is the band's most commercially successful album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Living End (The Living End album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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