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Punkrockacademyfightsong

Punkrockacademyfightsong is the third album by American punk rock band Down by Law, released in 1994.[7][5] It contains a cover of the Proclaimers' hit song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".[8] Singer Dave Smalley considered it the band's best known album.[9]

Punkrockacademyfightsong
Studio album by
Down by Law
Released1994
StudioA&M Studios
Genre
Length46:27
LabelEpitaph[1]
ProducerMichael W. Douglass
Down by Law chronology
Blue
(1992) 		Punkrockacademyfightsong
(1994) 		All Scratched Up
(1996)

Production edit

The album was produced by Michael Douglass.[2] It was recorded at A&M Studios, in Hollywood, California.[10][2] 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.[2]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Punk PlanetFavorable[6]

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."[11] 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."[4]

AllMusic called the album "a solid, polished album of raw punk rock."[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "Punk Won" (Phillips, Smalley) – 2:57
  2. "Hit Or Miss" (Smalley) – 3:22
  3. "Flower Tattoo" (Oswald) – 1:20
  4. "Sympathy For The World" (Oswald) – 3:15
  5. "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (Reid) – 4:04
  6. "Brief Tommy" – 0:05
  7. "Bright Green Globe" (Smalley) – 3:37
  8. "Minusame" (Oswald, Williams) – 2:25
  9. "Drummin' Dave, Hunter Up" (Oswald) – 0:30
  10. "Punk As Fuck" (Smalley) – 1:34
  11. "1944" (Smalley) – 3:56
  12. "The King & I" (Oswald) – 2:16
  13. "Haircut" (Smalley) – 2:21
  14. "Chocolate Jerk" (Oswald) – 1:51
  15. "Sam I" (Oswald) – 1:08
  16. "Heroes & Hooligans" (Oswald, Smalley) – 3:29
  17. "Soldier Boy" (Smalley) – 3:59
  18. "Goodnight Song" (Smalley) – 3:51
  19. "Sam II" (Oswald) – 0:27

Personnel edit

  • Dave Smalley - Vocals, Guitar
  • Hunter Oswald - Drums, Vocals
  • "Angry" John Di Mambro - Bass
  • Sam Williams III - Lead Guitar

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Spot Check". Chicago Reader. March 23, 1995.
  2. ^ a b c d "GRUNGE GROUP, DOWN BY LAW, WILL HEADLINE U. OF U. CONCERT". Deseret News. March 31, 1995. p. W8.
  3. ^ a b c "Down by Law - Punkrockacademyfightsong Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ a b Kula, Geoffrey (August 5, 1994). "DISCS". Boston Herald. p. S19.
  5. ^ a b Winwood, Ian (November 20, 2018). Smash!: Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the '90s Punk Explosion. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-306-90273-4 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ a b Berland, Matt (September–October 1994). "Record Reviews". Punk Planet (3): 55.
  7. ^ "Down by Law Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Sakamoto, John (August 2, 1994). "AN ALTERNATIVE TOP 10 FOR THE PERPETUALLY DISAFFECTED". Entertainment. Toronto Sun. p. 42.
  9. ^ Distefano, Alex (January 30, 2017). "Why Down By Law Chose to Get Back Up In the SoCal Punk Scene". Music. OC Weekly.
  10. ^ Cubarrubia, Eydie (November 4, 1994). "'FAMILY' TIES STRONG FOR DOWN BY LAW". The Bradenton Herald. p. W3.
  11. ^ Weatherford, Mike (14 Apr 1995). "DOWN BY LAW". Las Vegas Review-Journal. p. 2E.
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