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Album Review: Blue Room

  • Artist: Unwritten Law
  • Rating: Star
  • Release Date: November 14, 1995
  • Total Time: 32:50
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Battering out adrenalized punk-pop like the ignoble West Coast revivalism of Pennywise and blink-182, Unwritten Law stakes its claim on tolerably catchy riffs and singalong choruses that make Green Day seem like Laurie Anderson futurists. Wade Youman's convulsive drumming keeps things alive only to an extent. Like many in the Southern California area, they probably assume there's an inherent countercultural statement in photocopying old Undertones records or tackling weighty subjects like hating surfers and getting rejected by girls. ~ Dean Carlson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
C.P.K. Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (2:40)
Shallow (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (3:13)
What About Me Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (2:26)
Suzanne (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (2:22)
Obsession (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (1:47)
Tribute (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (2:26)
Lessons (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (2:01)
Superficial Society (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (1:52)
Kill to Breathe (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (4:38)
Switch (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (1:56)
World War III (Lyrics) Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (1:56)
Blurred, Pt. 2 Unwritten Law Unwritten Law (5:33)

Credits

Dave Nestor (Producer), Unwritten Law (Producer), Ben Davis (Photography), Dave Nestor (Producer), Rob Brewer (Guitar), Wade Youman (Drums), Mike Krull (Artwork), John Bell (Bass), Steve Morris (Guitar), Scott Russo (Vocals), John Golden (Mastering), Dave Nestor (Engineer), Greg Raymond (Graphic Design), Unwritten Law (Engineer), Greg Raymond (Design), Michael Monroe (Executive Producer)
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Blue Room
Studio album by Unwritten Law
Released 1994
Recorded May–June 1994 at Nestor Studios, El Cajon, California
Genre Punk rock
Length 33:00
Label Red Eye
Producer Dave Nestor, Unwritten Law
Professional reviews
Unwritten Law chronology
Blue Room
(1994)
Oz Factor
(1996)

Blue Room is the debut album by the San Diego-based pop punk band Unwritten Law, released in 1994 by Red Eye Records. It was the band's first full-length album and established their presence in the prolific San Diego music scene of the early 1990s. The album attracted the attention of Epic Records, who re-released it the following year.

The album's title is a reference to the single-room apartment that singer Scott Russo lived in during the band's early years and where most of the album was written (the room was painted entirely blue). The song title "C.P.K." stands for "Crazy Poway Kids" and is a reference to the band's hometown of Poway, California (a suburb of San Diego). "Blurred (Part 2)" is a reference to a song on the band's debut EP Blurr. The songs "Shallow" and "Suzanne" would be re-recorded for their second album Oz Factor.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Unwritten Law (Scott Russo, Steve Morris, Rob Brewer, John Bell, and Wade Youman). 

# Title Length
1. "C.P.K."   2:40
2. "Shallow"   3:13
3. "What About Me"   2:26
4. "Suzanne"   2:22
5. "Obsession"   1:47
6. "Tribute"   2:26
7. "Lessons"   2:01
8. "Superficial Society"   1:52
9. "Kill to Breathe"   4:38
10. "Switch"   1:56
11. "World War III"   1:56
12. "Blurred (Part 2)"   5:33
33:00

Personnel

Band

Production

Artwork

  • Greg Raymond – graphic design
  • Bagel – cover art
  • Mike Krull – disc art
  • Wade Youman – other artwork
  • Ben Davis – photography

 
 

 

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