''All Scratched Up!'' is the fourth album by Down by Law, released in 1996. The band supported the album by touring with labelmates

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. 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

The ''

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'' wrote that Down by Law "blends punk and pop with knowing ease but without a whole lot of flair." ''

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'' 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." ''

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'' thought that "the band dabbles in dime-store punk and tuneless wonk with limited success."

Track listing

# "Independence Day" # "Cheap Thrill" # "All American" # "Hell Song" # "True Believers" # "Counting Crows Must Die" # "Giving It All Away" # "Gruesome Gary" # "Radio Ragga" # "Attention: Anyone" # "Superman" # "Post Office Lament" # "Counting Crows Must Die" # "Ivory Girl" # "No Has Beens" # "Kevin's Song" # "True Music" # "Counting Crows Must Die" # "Far And Away" # "Punks And Drunks" # "

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" (hidden track) Vinyl edition bonus tracks: # Daily # Neon Skies # Going Underground # Dag Punk # World Without Me # Green Hills of Virginia # Counting Crows Must Die

References

{{Authority control Down by Law (band) albums 1996 albums Epitaph Records albums