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]
| All Scratched Up! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 12, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Epitaph[1] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Rock Hard | 8.0/10[3] |
| The Tampa Tribune | [4] |
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
editThe 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
edit- "Independence Day"
- "Cheap Thrill"
- "All American"
- "Hell Song"
- "True Believers"
- "Giving It All Away"
- "Gruesome Gary"
- "Radio Ragga"
- "Attention: Anyone"
- "Superman"
- "Post Office Lament"
- "Ivory Girl"
- "No Has Beens"
- "Kevin's Song"
- "True Music"
- "Far And Away"
- "Punks And Drunks"
Vinyl edition bonus tracks:
- Daily Occurence [sic]
- Neon Skies
- Going Underground
- Dag Punk
- World Without Me
- Green Hills of Virginia
- Counting Crows Must Die
References
edit- ^ "Top 75". CMJ New Music Monthly (35): 55. Jul 1996.
- ^ "Down by Law Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ "DOWN BY LAW - All Scratched Up!". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
- ^ a b Jeter, Jeff (April 26, 1996). "DOWN BY LAW, All Scratched Up!". The Tampa Tribune. FRIDAY EXTRA!. p. 23.
- ^ "Down by Law Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Grant, Kiernan (May 8, 1996). "THEY'RE UP TO SCRATCH". Toronto Sun. Entertainment. p. 80.
- ^ a b Cubarrubia, Eydie (April 26, 1996). "HERE AIN'T NO HUNTER". The Bradenton Herald. p. W4.
- ^ Miller, Michael (April 26, 1996). "PUNK BANDS TRY TO KEEP GENRE ALIVE". The State. Weekend. p. 13.
- ^ Reger, Rick (10 May 1996). "Down By Law and Millencolin". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. N.