Punkrockacademyfightsong Explained
| Punkrockacademyfightsong |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Down by Law |
| Cover: | Punkrockacademyfightsong.jpg |
| Released: | 1994 |
| Studio: | A&M Studios |
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| Length: | 46:27 |
| Label: | Epitaph[1] |
| Producer: | Michael W. Douglass |
| Prev Title: | Blue |
| Prev Year: | 1992 |
| Next Title: | All Scratched Up |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
Punkrockacademyfightsong is the third album by American punk rock band Down by Law, released in 1994.[2] [3] It contains a cover of the Proclaimers' hit song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".[4] Singer Dave Smalley considered it the band's best known album.[5]
Production
The album was produced by Michael Douglass.[6] It was recorded at A&M Studios, in Hollywood, California.[7] [6] Down by Law was in the studio at the same time as the Rolling Stones; the Stones allegedly complained about the volume of the band's punk rock.[6]
Critical reception
The Chicago Reader labeled the album "punk as pabulum," and considered the band an "alternative-rock Raffi."[1] The Las Vegas Review-Journal deemed it "19 terse, incisive tunes that epitomize the California sound."[8] The Boston Herald opined: "Fast and loud, yet marvelously melodic, Down By Law takes punk to a new level and proves it can be more than just angry noise."[9]
AllMusic called the album "a solid, polished album of raw punk rock."
Track listing
- "Punk Won" (Phillips, Smalley) – 2:57
- "Hit Or Miss" (Smalley) – 3:22
- "Flower Tattoo" (Oswald) – 1:20
- "Sympathy For The World" (Oswald) – 3:15
- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (Reid) – 4:04
- "Brief Tommy" – 0:05
- "Bright Green Globe" (Smalley) – 3:37
- "Minusame" (Oswald, Williams) – 2:25
- "Drummin' Dave, Hunter Up" (Oswald) – 0:30
- "Punk As Fuck" (Smalley) – 1:34
- "1944" (Smalley) – 3:56
- "The King & I" (Oswald) – 2:16
- "Haircut" (Smalley) – 2:21
- "Chocolate Jerk" (Oswald) – 1:51
- "Sam I" (Oswald) – 1:08
- "Heroes & Hooligans" (Oswald, Smalley) – 3:29
- "Soldier Boy" (Smalley) – 3:59
- "Goodnight Song" (Smalley) – 3:51
- "Sam II" (Oswald) – 0:27
Personnel
- Dave Smalley - Vocals, Guitar
- Hunter Oswald - Drums, Vocals
- "Angry" John Di Mambro - Bass
- Sam Williams III - Lead Guitar
Notes and References
- Web site: Spot Check. March 23, 1995. Chicago Reader.
- Web site: Down by Law Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
- Book: Winwood, Ian. Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion. November 20, 2018. Hachette Books. 978-0-306-90273-4 . Google Books.
- News: Sakamoto . John . AN ALTERNATIVE TOP 10 FOR THE PERPETUALLY DISAFFECTED. . Toronto Sun . August 2, 1994 . Entertainment . 42.
- News: Distefano . Alex . Why Down By Law Chose to Get Back Up In the SoCal Punk Scene . OC Weekly . January 30, 2017 . Music.
- News: GRUNGE GROUP, DOWN BY LAW, WILL HEADLINE U. OF U. CONCERT . Deseret News . March 31, 1995 . W8.
- News: Cubarrubia . Eydie . 'FAMILY' TIES STRONG FOR DOWN BY LAW . The Bradenton Herald . November 4, 1994 . W3.
- News: Weatherford . Mike . DOWN BY LAW . Las Vegas Review-Journal . 14 Apr 1995 . 2E.
- News: Kula . Geoffrey . DISCS . Boston Herald . August 5, 1994 . S19.
