▁of ▁Sug arc ult ▁( back ing ▁vocals ). ▁ ▁Com position ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁writing ▁process ▁for ▁the ▁record , ▁Ro e ▁found ▁a ▁book ▁that ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁book , ▁which ▁was ▁Go ▁Now ▁by ▁Richard ▁Hell , ▁contained ▁a ▁chapter ▁" where ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁quote ▁that ▁said ▁mem ories ▁are ▁better ▁than ▁life ▁... ▁I ▁wanted ▁this ▁record ▁to ▁port ray , ▁that ▁life ▁is ▁only ▁as ▁good ▁as ▁the ▁mem ories ▁we ▁make ." ▁Ro e ▁said ▁the ▁group ▁" focus [ ed ] ▁on ▁writing ▁good ▁songs ▁[ and ] ▁straightforward ▁rock ▁songs ". ▁Mus ically , ▁the ▁album ' s ▁sound ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁pop ▁punk , ▁punk ▁rock ▁and ▁rock . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁were ▁written ▁by ▁Ro e , ▁except ▁for ▁" The ▁Hero ▁Dies ▁in ▁This ▁One " ▁and ▁" All ▁You ▁Can ▁Ever ▁Lear n ▁Is ▁What ▁You ▁Al ready ▁Know " ▁by ▁Ro e , ▁Coll ura , ▁D aven port ▁and ▁Kn app , ▁and ▁" The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Summer " ▁by ▁Don ▁Hen ley ▁and ▁Michael ▁Campbell . ▁ ▁" So ▁Long , ▁Ast oria " ▁is ▁about ▁Ro e ▁writing ▁songs ▁in ▁his ▁bed room ▁in ▁Anderson , ▁Indiana . ▁The ▁track ' s ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁the ▁film ▁The ▁Go on ies ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁" In ▁This ▁Di ary " ▁and ▁" Sum mer ▁' 7 9 " ▁talk ▁about ▁night s ▁out ▁in