All Gas. No Brake.

All Gas. No Brake.
All Gas. No Brake.
Studio album by Stellar Kart
Released	February 15, 2005
Genre	Pop punk, punk rock, Christian rock
Length	31:48
Label	Word
Producer	Stellar Kart
Stellar Kart chronology

All Gas. No Brake. is the debut release of the Christian pop punk band, Stellar Kart. The album was released February 15, 2005 under Word Records.^[1]^[2]

Awards

In 2006, the album was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Ask.com	^[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout	^[5]
New Release Tuesday	^[6]
Today's Christian Music	(average)^[7]

The album was received to mixed reviews, some affirming it for a good debut, others noting the album was nothing above average.

Kim Jones of Ask.com positively stated: "If you're a pop/punk fan, you'll love Stellar Kart's All Gas. No Brake. If you're not a fan, you should still give it a listen. The high energy, high impact songs are all well done with a lot of skill and a lot of passion....All in all, I'd have to say that Stellar Kart's freshman release is a good one and I expect to see great things out of this young band in the future."^[4]

John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout went on to say: "With music drawing heavy influences from artists like Relient K and Blink-182, Stellar Kart has the strength to carry the pop/punk torch into the Christian industry, but doesn't entirely add anything new to the genre. That essentially isn't really a problem because Stellar Kart does the style very well...Stellar Kart's All Gas. No Brake. isn't a perfect debut, but it possesses enough momentum to make it worth checking out. Pop-punk fans alike should find plenty to like about Stellar Kart."^[5]

On the flipside, Nathan of New Release Tuesday frankly said: "The messages are mostly lame, the music while snappy, begins to wear on the listener after a few spins. All Gas. No Brake. is a rough debut which has potential but, the wise buyer will skip the CD."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Adam Agee, Jordan Messer, Cody Pellerin, and Tay Sitera except where noted

Album release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Student Driver"		2:34
2.	"Second Chances"		2:15
3.	"Come Back Home"		3:59
4.	"Spending Time"		2:51
5.	"Livin' on a Prayer" (originally performed by Bon Jovi)	Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child	3:09
6.	"A Love Song"		4:16
7.	"Superstar"		3:04
8.	"Life is Good"		2:33
9.	"Tree Climber"		0:30
10.	"Gone Fishin'"		2:42
11.	"Finish Last"		3:55
Total length:			31:48

Personnel

Stellar Kart

Adam Agee – vocals, guitars
Cody Pellerin – guitars
Tay Sitera – bass
Jordan Messer – drums

Production

Stellar Kart – producers
Tony Palacios – additional production, recording, mixing
Kenzi Butler – mix assistant
Jim Cooper – vocal edits
Tresa Jordan – vocal edits
Nathan Dantzler – mastering

Additional personnel

Blaine Barcus – A&R direction
Cheryl H. McTyre – A&R administration
Mark Lusk – artist development
Katherine Petillo – creative direction
Blair Berle – senior creative administration
Sally Carns Gulde – design
Jimmy Abegg – photography
Shannan Shepard – wardrobe styling
Robin Geary – grooming
Chance Hoag – management
Darren Tyler – management

Music videos

Student Driver on YouTube
Life is Good on YouTube

References

^ "All Gas. No Brake. on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ "All Gas. No Brake. on Amazon". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ "37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners on About.com". About.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "All Gas. No Brake. review on Ask.com". Ask.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "All Gas. No Brake. review on Jesus Freak Hideout". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 13, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "All Gas. No Brake. review on New Release Tuesday". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
^ "All Gas. No Brake. review on Today's Christian Music". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[1] "All Gas. No Brake. on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[2] "All Gas. No Brake. on Amazon". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[GMA-3] "37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners on About.com". About.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[Ask-4] "All Gas. No Brake. review on Ask.com". Ask.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[JFH-5] "All Gas. No Brake. review on Jesus Freak Hideout". Jesus Freak Hideout. February 13, 2005. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[NRT-6] "All Gas. No Brake. review on New Release Tuesday". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

[7] "All Gas. No Brake. review on Today's Christian Music". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved May 10, 2015.

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