All Scratched Up! is the fourth album by punk rock band Down by Law, released on March 12, 1996, by Epitaph Records[5][6] The band supported the album by touring with labelmates Millencolin.[7][8]
The vinyl pressing of the album was 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
| Title |
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| 1. | "Independence Day" | 1:13 |
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| 2. | "Cheap Trill" | 2:52 |
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| 3. | "All American" | 1:58 |
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| 4. | "Hell Song" | 3:09 |
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| 5. | "True Believers" | 2:31 |
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| 6. | "Giving It All Away" | 3:30 |
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| 7. | "Gruesome Gary" | 3:02 |
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| 8. | "Radio Ragga" | 4:41 |
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| 9. | "Attention: Anyone" | 0:14 |
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| 10. | "Superman" | 3:02 |
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| 11. | "Post Office Lament" | 1:28 |
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| 12. | "Ivory Girl" | 2:49 |
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| 13. | "No Has Beens" | 2:37 |
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| 14. | "Kevin's Song" | 3:22 |
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| 15. | "True Music" | 2:54 |
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| 16. | "Far and Away" | 4:06 |
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| 17. | "Punks and Drunks" | 3:21 |
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| Total length: | 46:49 |
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Vinyl edition bonus tracks
| Title |
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| 1. | "Daily Occurence [sic]" | 3:08 |
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| 2. | "Neon Skies" | 2:34 |
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| 3. | "Going Underground" (Originally by The Jam) | 3:18 |
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| 4. | "Dag Punk" | 2:18 |
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| 5. | "World Without Me" | 3:32 |
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| 6. | "Green Hills of Virginia" | 2:51 |
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| 7. | "Counting Crows Must Die" (Different recordings of the same song back-to-back) | 2:50 |
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| Total length: | 20:31 |
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References
- ↑ "Top 75". CMJ New Music Monthly (35): 55. July 1996.
- ↑ "Down by Law Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ↑ "DOWN BY LAW - All Scratched Up!". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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 (May 10, 1996). "Down By Law and Millencolin". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. N.
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