too rigid for my tastes". Klunk referred to it as a "solid contribution to their catalogue", but acknowledged that it did not have "much variety, not much that breaks out of punk's stereotypical traits". The staff at Modern Fix held a similar view, stating that it features "very little experimentation in sound and formula, and you almost wish that Pennywise would find the motivation to put a new spin on things". Drowned in Sound writer Mat Hocking felt that with repeated listens, the songs seemed weaker than tracks found on About Time, Full Circle or their fifth studio album Straight Ahead (1999), "and as such you start to wish they had experimented a little further". Wadharmi found the tracks to be "very similar, and bear a striking resemblance to previous albums". He added that the "better-than-average lyrics point to matters of significance while rarely touching the dirty things". Nick Catucci of Blender said in the context of Blink-182 and NOFX, "those bands bring humor and warmth into the mix; Pennywise still rely on pro forma antiauthority anthems". From the Ashes reached number 54 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top Independent Albums chart, marking the highest initial charting album in Pennywise's career. Track listing All songs written by Pennywise. "Now I Know" – 2:59 "God Save the USA" – 3:06 "Something to Change" – 2:41 "Waiting" – 2:59 "Salvation" – 2:42 "Look Who You Are" – 3:05 "Falling Down" – 2:56 "Holiday in the Sun" – 3:06 "This Is Only a Test" – 2:57 "Punch Drunk" – 3:10 "Rise Up" – 2:47 "Yesterdays" – 3:34 "Change My Mind" – 2:09 "Judgment Day" – 2:49 Personnel Personnel per booklet. Pennywise Jim Lindberg – vocals Fletcher Dragge – guitars Randy Bradbury – bass Byron McMackin – drums Production and design Darian Rundall – producer, engineer Pennywise – producer Clark Studios – art direction, design Charts References Citations Sources External links From the Ashes at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed) Interview at Punkadeka Pennywise (band) albums 2003 albums Epitaph Records albums