War All the Time (Thursday album)

For the Poison Idea album, see War All the Time (Poison Idea album).

War All the Time
Studio album by Thursday
Released	September 16, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Emo, post-hardcore
Length	42:00
Label	Island
Producer	Sal Villanueva
Thursday chronology
Five Stories Falling (2002) War All the Time (2003) A City by the Light Divided (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Punknews.org	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
P&H Magazine	[citation needed]

War All the Time is the third album by American rock band, Thursday, it is their first to be released on a major label. The title is from a Charles Bukowski poem^[4] and the band has stated on numerous occasions that it is not political, but rather that it reflects the struggles we all face in our daily lives. This album was produced by Sal Villanueva who has produced all of Thursday's previous recordings. The album was the band's major label debut, and it enjoyed measurable success, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.

Track listing

• All music written by Thursday except for "Ný batterí", originally written by Sigur Rós
• All lyrics written by Geoff Rickly except for "Ný batterí", originally written by Jón Þór Birgisson

1. "For the Workforce, Drowning" – 3:16
2. "Between Rupture and Rapture" – 3:03
3. "Division St." – 4:14
4. "Signals Over the Air" – 4:10
5. "Marches and Maneuvers" – 4:27
6. "Asleep in the Chapel" – 3:46
7. "This Song Brought to You by a Falling Bomb" – 2:16
8. "Steps Ascending" – 4:26
9. "War All the Time" – 4:33
10. "M. Shepard" – 3:36
11. "Tomorrow I'll Be You" – 4:07
12. "Ný batterí" (Sigur Rós Cover) - 6:34 (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

• Geoff Rickly - Vocals
• Tucker Rule - Drums, backing vocals
• Tom Keeley - Guitar, backing vocals
• Tim Payne - Bass, backing vocals
• Steve Pedulla - Guitar, backing vocals
• Andrew Everding - Keyboards (on "Division St.", "Marches And Maneuvers", "Asleep In The Chapel", "This Song Bought To You By A Falling Bomb", "Steps Ascending", "M. Shepard" and "Tomorrow I'll Be You")
• Tim Giles - Keyboards (on "Between Rupture And Rapture" and "Signals Over The Air")
• Gretta Cohn - Cello (on "Steps Ascending")
• Jonah Matranga - Additional vocals (on "Steps Ascending")
• Keri Levens - Additional vocals (on "War All The Time")
• Arun Venkatesh - Programming (on "M. Shepard"), engineering
• Marc Meltser - Backing vocals (on "War All The Time")
• Dave Ciancio - Backing vocals (on "War All The Time")
• Sal Villanueva - Production, engineering
• Rumblefish - Mixing
• Coady Brown - Assistant mixing
• Joe Pedulla - Engineering
• Erin Farley - Engineering
• Lee Zappas - Assistant engineer
• Mike LaPierro - Assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• Ken Schles - Photography

References

1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. War All the Time (Thursday album) at Allmusic
2. ^ Punknews review
3. ^ Rolling Stone review
4. ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/6972 Geoff Rickley Interview