All Scratched Up!

All Scratched Up!
Studio album by Down by Law
Released	March 12, 1996 (1996-03-12)
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Epitaph[1]
Down by Law chronology
Punkrockacademyfightsong (1994) All Scratched Up! (1996) Last of the Sharpshooters (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[3]
The Tampa Tribune	[4]

All Scratched Up! is the fourth album by Down by Law, released in 1996.[5][6] The band supported the album by touring with labelmates Millencolin.[7][8]

Vinyl versions of the album were released as a double album, with Side D consisting of vinyl-only bonus tracks. Three songs on the album ("True Believers", "Post Office Lament", and "True Music", one per vinyl side) end with different performances of a short song called "Counting Crows Must Die", with Side D ending in seven different versions of the song.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Down by Law "blends punk and pop with knowing ease but without a whole lot of flair."[9] The Bradenton Herald determined that "musically, 'Radio Ragga' (a melancholy reggae number) and 'Far And Away' (the catchy melody switches motifs to rolling drums and stretched guitar sounds a la The Who, then back again) are most interesting."[7] The Tampa Tribune thought that "the band dabbles in dime-store punk and tuneless wonk with limited success."[4]

Track listing

1. "Independence Day"
2. "Cheap Thrill"
3. "All American"
4. "Hell Song"
5. "True Believers"
6. "Giving It All Away"
7. "Gruesome Gary"
8. "Radio Ragga"
9. "Attention: Anyone"
10. "Superman"
11. "Post Office Lament"
12. "Ivory Girl"
13. "No Has Beens"
14. "Kevin's Song"
15. "True Music"
16. "Far And Away"
17. "Punks And Drunks"

Vinyl edition bonus tracks:

1. Daily Occurence [sic]
2. Neon Skies
3. Going Underground
4. Dag Punk
5. World Without Me
6. Green Hills of Virginia
7. Counting Crows Must Die

References

1. "Top 75". CMJ New Music Monthly (35): 55. Jul 1996.
2. "Down by Law Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
3. "DOWN BY LAW - All Scratched Up!". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
4. Jeter, Jeff (April 26, 1996). "DOWN BY LAW, All Scratched Up!". The Tampa Tribune. FRIDAY EXTRA!. p. 23.
5. "Down by Law Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
6. Grant, Kiernan (May 8, 1996). "THEY'RE UP TO SCRATCH". Toronto Sun. Entertainment. p. 80.
7. Cubarrubia, Eydie (April 26, 1996). "HERE AIN'T NO HUNTER". The Bradenton Herald. p. W4.
8. Miller, Michael (April 26, 1996). "PUNK BANDS TRY TO KEEP GENRE ALIVE". The State. Weekend. p. 13.
9. Reger, Rick (10 May 1996). "Down By Law and Millencolin". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. N.