Punkrockacademyfightsong

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)

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]

Production

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

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

  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

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

References

  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.