: The album sold over 650,000 copies in Japan upon release and eventually surpassed one million copies sold worldwide.
Destabilizing the Genre: A Comprehensive Analysis of Hi-Standard’s Making the Road and the Aesthetics of Digital "Full Album Zip" Culture Hi-Standard-Making The Road Full Album Zip
This ease of access created a feedback loop. Because the album was easily pirated as a whole unit, the interludes (ska tracks) remained in the listener's library. Had the album been consumed track-by-track, these instrumentals might have been discarded by listeners seeking only high-energy punk tracks. The Zip format preserved the band's intended sequence. : The album sold over 650,000 copies in
Released on June 30, 1999, Making the Road is the seminal third studio album by Japanese punk rock band Hi-Standard Had the album been consumed track-by-track
: Produced by Fat Mike of NOFX and released internationally via Fat Wreck Chords