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- Release Date: February 22, 2005
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: Rock
Review
The third compilation in a series by the folks at SideOneDummy Records and the Atticus clothing line -- owned by Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge of blink-182 fame -- is about as good as modern day, punk-tinged compilations get. Featuring a number of rarities along with previously released tracks by punk, emo and hardcore vets and newcomers alike, the disc's only real flaw is its lack of musical flow. When the biting catharsis of Motion City Soundtrack's "1000 Paper Cranes" slams into the lush, piano-fostered pop of MXPX's "Grey Skies Turn Blue" it just feels wrong -- no matter how great these songs are on their own. Nitpicking aside, the immediate, lovelorn "This Is the Part" by Gratitude packs a wallop, as does blink's blistering iTunes rarity, "Not Now." Surprisingly diverse, from Fall Out Boy's Dashboard Confessional-like confessional "Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy" to the Ben Folds-styled approach of Piebald's "Part of Your Body Is Made Out of Rock" to the new wave quirk of offerings by the Sounds and VCR, Atticus: Dragging the Lake, Vol. 3 is an outstanding sampler. And the best tune honors here go to Lucero's "Bike Riders," which incorporates pieces of the Pogues and Son Volt into a timeless working class punk anthem. ~ John D. Luerssen, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| This Is the Part | Jonah Sonz Matranga, |
Gratitude | (2:52) |
| Not Now | blink-182 | blink-182 | (4:02) |
| Number Five With a Bullet (Lyrics) | Taking Back Sunday | Taking Back Sunday | (3:44) |
| 1000 Paper Cranes (Lyrics) | Motion City Soundtrack | (2:25) | |
| Grey Skies Turn Blue | MxPx | (3:15) | |
| Bike Riders | Ben Nichols | Lucero | (4:32) |
| The New Year | Christopher Walla, |
Death Cab for Cutie | (3:59) |
| Grand Theft Autumn/Where Is Your Boy [Acoustic] | Fall Out Boy, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump | Fall Out Boy | (3:09) |
| Red Wedding | The Bled | (2:45) | |
| Dancing for Rain (Lyrics) | Rise Against | Rise Against | (3:55) |
| Part of Your Body Is Made Out of Rock | Piebald | Piebald | (2:15) |
| Smile, You've Won | Lydia | (3:24) | |
| No Transitory (Lyrics) | Alexisonfire | Alexisonfire | (3:14) |
| She Drove Me to Daytime Television | Funeral for a Friend | Funeral for a Friend | (3:32) |
| Living in America [Andy Wallace Mix] | The Sounds | The Sounds | (3:17) |
| Bratcore | VCR | VCR | (2:07) |
| You'll Never Guess Who Died | (3:25) | ||
| Bury Your Head | Saosin | Saosin | (3:25) |
| Cover Up | Name Taken | Name Taken | (3:16) |
| In Defense of Dorchester | Street Dogs | (2:31) | |
| Cigarette | Recover | Recover | (3:15) |
| Until Morale Improves, The Beatings Will Continue | Murder by Death | Murder by Death | (3:46) |
| This Time Is the Last Time [Wave Remix] | Mae | (3:23) | |
| When the Night Feels My Song | Bedouin Soundclash | Bedouin Soundclash | (3:07) |
