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A Poet's Life
A Poet's Life
Studio album & DVD by Tim Armstrong
Released	May 21, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Studio	Signet Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Bloodclot Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Weeping Buddha;
Genre	Ska; reggae;
Length	33:44
Label	Hellcat; Epitaph;
Producer	Tim Armstrong; John Morrical; Rachel Tejada;
Tim Armstrong chronology

A Poet's Life is the debut solo studio album by American musician Tim Armstrong. It was recorded with The Aggrolites in Los Angeles, California and released on May 22, 2007 via Hellcat Records.^[1]^[2]

The album was initially released for free as downloads on the internet. Later it was announced that it would be a physical product as well. The album comes with a DVD featuring a video for every song on the album.^[3]

History

On August 29, 2006, Armstrong sent out a bulletin over MySpace, the text of which later appeared on Epitaph Records' site (Hellcat Records is a subsidiary of Epitaph) that explained his decision to release a solo LP. Unlike most albums, Armstrong said that it would be free and downloadable over the internet, with one song being released at a time. That same day, the first track, "Hold On", appeared as an MP3 and music video on Epitaph's site. Almost two months later, on October 11, 2006, the second track, "Wake Up", was released in the same manner. No more tracks have been released in this manner, but in March 2007, "Into Action" was played on KROQ-FM.

At some point, Epitaph's site listed a release date of February 6, 2007 but it was later changed to June 7. When KROQ started playing the single Into Action the release date was pushed up to May 22.^[4] Despite little promotion Into Action peaked on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks at number 39 and stayed on the chart for 2 weeks.

In Epitaph's last newsletter, it was said that they will be releasing the last eight tracks of the album (including the video to the track) in the coming weeks before it is released. However, they also mentioned that, they won't be telling listeners where. Those wishing to download the album have to find the songs on various websites.

Chart performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
Sputnikmusic	^[6]

A Poet's Life peaked at number 59 on the US Billboard 200,^[7] number 18 on the Top Rock Albums chart,^[8] number 2 on the Independent Albums chart,^[9] number 7 on the Tastemakers chart,^[10] and number 196 on the Top 200 Albums chart in France.^[11] Its lead single, "Into Action", peaked at number 39 on the Alternative Songs chart.^[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Tim Armstrong

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up"	2:59
2.	"Hold On"	3:52
3.	"Into Action" (featuring Skye Sweetnam)	3:39
4.	"Translator"	4:11
5.	"Take This City"	3:14
6.	"Inner City Violence"	3:48
7.	"Oh No"	3:07
8.	"Lady Demeter"	2:24
9.	"Among The Dead"	3:32
10.	"Cold Blooded"	2:45
Total length:		33:44

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Into Action" (Remix)	3:41

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wake Up"	3:00
2.	"Hold On"	3:52
3.	"Into Action"	3:40
4.	"Translator"	4:10
5.	"Take This City"	3:14
6.	"Inner City Violence"	3:48
7.	"Oh No"	3:08
8.	"Lady Demeter"	2:24
9.	"Among The Dead"	3:30
10.	"Cold Blooded"	2:46

Notes

Song "The Dark" was once listed to be on the album, but was removed or renamed for the final release
Song "Translator" was previously titled "Girl, I Only Want What's Best For You," but was renamed for the final release
Song "Lady Demeter" was previously titled "Burning Angel," but was renamed for the final release

Personnel

Tim Armstrong – lead vocals, guitar, mixing, producer, engineer, artwork, photography, video director, video editor
Jesse Wagner – guitar, backing vocals
Brian Dixon – guitar, engineer
Jason A. Bonner – bass guitar
Roger Rivas – organ & piano
Korey Horn – drums
Scott Abels – drums
Saliva Cano – percussion
Ritchie Stites – backing vocals (track 2, 6)
Skye Sweetnam – backing vocals (track 3)
Daphna Dove – backing vocals (track 10)
John Morrical – additional guitar (tracks: 2, 4), piano (track 3), harmonica (track 8), mixing, engineer, producer
Belinda "Bibi" McGill – additional guitar (track 5, 6, 10)
Hunter Perrin – additional guitar (track 4)
Jubal Jones – saxophone (track 1, 3, 4, 9)
Ethan Avineri – trumpet (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)
Tom Cook – trombone (tracksL 1, 4, 9)
DJ Odie – scratches (track 6)
Gene Grimaldi – mastering
Rachel Tejada – artwork, photography, video editor, video director, dvd producer
Shaun Otsuka – assistant video editor/film technician
Steven S. Friedman – assistant video editor/film technician
Matt Ferguson – film technician
Kali Niemann – film technician
Nazeli Kodjoian – film technician
Mando Gonzalez – additional cameraman (DVD tracks: 3, 4, 7, 9)
Cameron "The Lens" Glendenning – additional cameraman (DVD track 2)
Tom D. Klime – layout
Chris Lasalle – A&R
Abe Baruck – management
Camden Lock – wardrobe
Chelsea Rebelle – wardrobe

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
France Top 200 Albums^[11]	196
US Billboard 200^[7]	59
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[8]	18
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[9]	2
US Tastemakers (Billboard)^[10]	7