Perennial
Warped Tour
participants
the Ataris
took a break from their hectic touring and
Kung Fu Records
release schedule to drop this EP for legendary
West Coast punk
label
{|Fat Wreck Chords|}
in 1998.
{|Look Forward to Failure|}
blasts off with their classic
{|"San Dimas High School Football Rules,"|}
which, along with the closer
{|"That Special Girl,"|}
also appears on
{|the Ataris|}
' 1999 full-length release
{|Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits|}
. The borrowed material, and every track on this six-song EP, packs more than enough punch to satisfy
{|punk|}
fans without sacrificing the hooks necessary to interest listeners more familiar with
{|pop-punk|}
crossover artists like
{|the Offspring|}
and
{|blink-182|}
. With friends in the highest of
places,
had no problem building a large following along with fellow '90s
{|punkers|}
and touring mates
{|NOFX|}
,
{|MXPX|}
, and
{|the Alkaline Trio|}
did nothing to diminish the band's growing reputation as an energetic, rising
songwriting powerhouse. ~ Vincent Jeffries