Ignorance Is Bliss (album)

Ignorance Is Bliss
Studio album by Face to Face
Released	July 27, 1999
Genre	Alternative rock, punk rock, indie rock, emocore
Length	52:34
Label	Beyond
Producer	Trever Keith, Scott Shiflett, Chad Blinman
Face to Face chronology
Standards & Practices (1999) Ignorance Is Bliss (1999) Reactionary (2000)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic	[1]

Ignorance Is Bliss is the fourth studio album by the punk rock band Face to Face, released in 1999. The album was a musical and lyrical departure from the pop-punk or skate-punk influenced music found on previous albums and EPs.

Though an 'EconoLive 2' tour was done in promotion of the album, the band does not currently play any of the songs from the album while touring. Trever Keith flatly refused to play anything from this album on their minitour, according to an interview video on their official MySpace page. In 2012, the band had a change of heart and decided to go on tour and perform the entire album acoustically. This album's song "The Devil You Know (God's A Man)" is featured in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer first soundtrack album.

The album was reissued in 2012 on Trevor Keith's own label, Antagonist Records, with the songs from "Why Aren't You Happy? EP" as bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs by Trever Keith and Scott Shiflett unless otherwise noted.

1. "Overcome" (Keith, Shiflett, Chad Yaro) – 3:16
2. "In Harm's Way" – 4:24
3. "Burden" – 4:17
4. "Everyone Hates a Know-It-All" (Keith) – 3:07
5. "Heart of Hearts" – 4:00
6. "Prodigal" – 5:13
7. "Nearly Impossible" – 5:20
8. "I Know What You Are" – 4:10
9. "The Devil You Know (God Is a Man) – 3:38
10. "(A)Pathetic" (Keith, Shiflett, Yaro) – 3:13
11. "Lost" (Keith) – 4:14
12. "Run in Circles" – 3:50
13. "Maybe Next Time" (Keith, Pete Parada) – 3:52

Why Aren't You Happy? EP

1. "Bottle Rockets" - 3:13
2. "So Long" - 4:04
3. "Questions Still Remain" - 3:52
4. "Everyone Hates a Know-It-All (acoustic)" - 2:57

Personnel

• Trever Keith - guitar, vocals, producer
• Chad Yaro - guitar, vocals, producer
• Scott Shiflett - bass guitar, vocals (background), producer
• Pete Parada - drums

Additional personnel

• Chad Blinman - producer, engineer, mixing
• Ramon Breton - mastering
• Steve Croes - conductor, string arrangements
• Dale Lawton - mixing assistant

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

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