Punkrockacademyfightsong
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| Punkrockacademyfightsong | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Studio | A&M Studios | |||
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| Length | 46:27 | |||
| Label | Epitaph[1] | |||
| Producer | Michael W. Douglass | |||
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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]
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
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Punk Planet | Favorable[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]
