Do You Know Who You Are?

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Do You Know Who You Are?
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Studio album by Texas Is the Reason
Released 30 April 1996
Genre Emo, post-hardcore, indie rock[1]
Length 35:02
Label Revelation
Texas Is the Reason chronology
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Do You Know Who You Are? is Texas Is the Reason's only full length album. The title of the record comes from what are alleged to be the last words John Lennon ever heard.[2][1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars [1]
PopMatters 8/10 stars[3]
Punknews.org 5/5 stars[4]

NME listed the album as one of "20 Emo Albums That Have Resolutely Stood The Test Of Time".[5] Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 12 on their "40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time" list.[6]

Track listing

All tracks by Texas Is the Reason.

  1. "Johnny on the Spot" – 4:15
  2. "The Magic Bullet Theory" – 2:48
  3. "Nickel Wound" – 4:36
  4. "There's No Way I Can Talk Myself Out of This One Tonight (The Drinking Song)" – 3:57
  5. "Something to Forget" – 5:50
  6. "Do You Know Who You Are?" – 2:43
  7. "Back and to the Left" – 3:55
  8. "The Day's Refrain" – 4:59
  9. "A Jack with One Eye" – 4:39
Notes
  • The song "Something to Forget" was a re-recorded version from the song that appeared on their first release.
  • The song title "A Jack with One Eye" is a reference to the television show Twin Peaks.

Personnel

Texas Is the Reason
  • Norm Arenas – guitar
  • Chris Daly – drums
  • Scott Winegard – bass
  • Garrett Klahn – guitar, vocals
Additional personnel
  • G. Maryanski – design
  • Drew Mazurek – engineer, mixing
  • J. Robbins – percussion, strings, producer

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Morris, Kurt. Do You Know Who You Are? at AllMusic
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  3. PopMatters review
  4. Punknews.org review
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