UNWRITTEN LAW DISCOGRAPHY & VIDEOS

1.Blue Room (1994); 2.Oz Factor (1996); 3.Unwritten Law (1998) 4.Elva (2002); 5.Here's to the Mourning (2005);  6.Swan (2011)

Blue Room

Released 1994, Length 33:00, LabelRed Eye

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

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.


Oz Factor
Released April 1996, Length 33:57, Label Epic

1.Superman 3:36
2.Oz Factor 2:50
3.Suzanne 2:58

4.Denied 2:24

5.Tell Me Why 2:55

6.Rejected 2:14

7.Falling Down 2:26

8.Shallow 3:11

9.Differences 3:27

10.Lame 2:36

11.Stop to Think 1:19

12.The Legend of Johnny and Sarah 3:50

Oz Factor is the second album by the San Diego-based punk rock band Unwritten Law, released in 1996 by Epic Records. It established the band's presence in the prolific southern California punk rock scene of the mid-1990s. The songs "Superman" and "Denied" became minor hits on local rock radio stations. It was the band's last album with bassist John Bell, who left the band following the supporting tours.

The album was produced by Greg Graffin of Bad Religion. Brian Baker, also of Bad Religion, appeared on the album as well. The songs "Suzanne" and "Shallow" are re-recordings of songs from the band's debut album Blue Room.


Unwritten Law
Released June 2, 1998, Length 44:37, Label Interscope

1.Harmonic 3:42
2.Teenage Suicide 2:50

3.Sorry 2:58

4.California Sky 3:00

5.Cailin 3:56

6.Lonesome 3:24

7.Coffin Text 2:59

8.Holiday 2:56

9.Underground 3:10

10.Close Your Eyes 2:41

11.Before I Go 4:25

12.Genocide

13. 418 9:11

Unwritten Law is the third album by the San Diego-based punk rock band Unwritten Law, released in 1998 by Interscope Records. 

It was their first album to chart, reaching #16 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart. Music videos were filmed for the songs "Teenage Suicide", "California Sky", "Holiday", "Cailin", and "Lonesome"."Cailin" and "Lonesome" were released as singles, the former being Unwritten Law's first song to chart, reaching #28 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

Micah Albao performed as a session bassist on the album, the band's original bassist John Bell having departed the group the previous year. Following the recording sessions, Pat "PK" Kim of Sprung Monkey joined Unwritten law as their new permanent bass player. The album includes guest appearances by Brandon Boyd and Mike Einziger of Incubus on the hidden track "418".



Elva
Released January 29, 2002, Length 50:13, Label Interscope

1.Mean Girl 3:06
2.Up All Night 3:03
3.Sound Siren 2:50
4.How You Feel 2:45
5.Blame It on Me 2:36

6.Seein' Red 3:47

7.Nick and Phil 0:38

8.Hellborn 3:19

9.Geronimo 3:29

10.Rescue Me 4:01

11.Actress, Model..." 3:09

12.Raleigh (Soliloquy, Pt. V) 0:14

13.Babalon 4:08

14.Raleigh (Soliloquy, Pt. VI) 0:42

15.Rest of My Life 2:43

16.Elva 4:08

17.Evolution 5:35

Elva is the fourth album by the San Diego-based rock band Unwritten Law, released in 2002 by Interscope Records. With it the band moved away from their previously established punk rock formula and towards a more accessible hard rock sound. The band found success with the song "Seein' Red", which reached #1 on US modern rock charts.

Elva was the band's first album with bassist Pat "PK" Kim. It features guest appearances by Tony Kanal of No Doubt, Josh Freese of The Vandals, and Neville Staples of The Specials. The two "Raleigh Soliloquy" tracks are recordings of the rants of Raleigh Theodore Sakers.

Previous recordings of his rants numbered soliloquies I-III had appeared on the Sublime album Robbin' the Hood. After the closing track "Evolution" there is a phone message to singer Scott Russo from Blink-182 singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge, a close friend of the band who had grown up with them in their home town of Poway.

Here's to the Mourning

Released February 1, 2005, Length 46:15, Label Lava

1.Intro 0:50
2.Get Up 4:11
3.Celebration Song 3:41
4.Because of You 3:03
5.Lost Control 2:53

6.Save Me (Wake Up Call) 3:31

7.I Like the Way 2:58

8.Slow Dance 3:11

9.She Says 3:59

10.Rejection's Cold 4:01

11.F.I.G.H.T. 2:48

12.Walrus
Machine (hidden track) 1:09

Here's to the Mourning is the fifth studio album by the San Diego, California rock band Unwritten Law, released in 2005 by Lava Records. Much of the lyrics on the album were co-written by singer/songwriter Aimee Allen. She and singer Scott Russo soon began a romantic relationship and formed the side project Scott & Aimee. Allen and Linda Perry contributed to the writing of the album's lead single "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," which reached #5 on US modern rock charts. Overall the album reached #51 on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest-ranking album of the band's career.

When the band began to record the album they were without a drummer (founding drummer Wade Youman had been expelled from the band in 2003). They were joined in the studio by Adrian Young of No Doubt and Tony Palermo of Pulley who filled in on drums for the recording. The band got along so well with Palermo that by the time of the album's release he had joined as their permanent drummer. Here's to the Mourning was also the band's last album with original guitarist Rob Brewer, who was ejected from the group in March 2005, a month after the album's release.

Several songs from the album appeared in soundtracks to video games released that same year. "Celebration Song" was used in Need for Speed: Underground 2 and MX vs. ATV Unleashed, "F.I.G.H.T." was used in Burnout Revengeand Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. "Get Up" was preloaded onto Xbox 360 premium pack hard drives and was also used in the trailer for Indigo Prophecy.

Swan

Released March 29, 2011, Label Suburban Noize Records

1.Starships and Apocalypse

2.Nevermind

3.Dark Dayz

4.Last Chance

5.Sing

6.Superbad

7.Let You Go

8.Chicken (Ready to Go) (Feat. Del the Funky Homosapien)

9.On My Own

10.Love Love Love

11.Swan Song

Swan is the sixth studio album by the San Diego-based punk band Unwritten Law. It was released on March 29, 2011on Suburban Noize Records. 

It's the band's first album in six years, since 2005's Here's to the Mourning.

In 2010, the band held a contest for fans to submit their designs for the album's cover art, and the band chose three different covers for the album, a different one for advanced copies, internet copies, and retail copies. The album's first single, "Starships and Apocalypse" was released on January 24, 2011.

UNWRITTEN LAW ***

Unwritten Law is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour. They are notable for their singles "Seein' Red" and "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," both of which entered the top 5 in the US Modern Rock charts. Their sixth studio album, Swan, was released March 29, 2011.

Band history

Formation

Unwritten Law formed in Poway, California in 1990. Original drummer Wade Youman generally takes credit for starting the band, and a number of players came and went before the lineup coalesced to include Scott Russo on vocals, Steve Morris and Rob Brewer on guitars, and John Bell on bass. They released their first cassette demo in 1992, followed by the 7" vinyl single Blurr in 1993. The band quickly established themselves in the prolific San Diego music scene of the early 1990s that also included groups such as blink-182, Buck-O-Nine, Sprung Monkey, Drive Like Jehu, and Rocket from the Crypt.

Early albums

In 1994 the band recorded their first album, Blue Room, which was released by local label Red Eye Records. It established their early sound of fast-paced punk rock and gave them the opportunity to build their reputation by playing local shows in and around the San Diego area. Songs such as "CPK," "Shallow," and "Suzanne" would become favorites with local fans and would remain in their live set for years to come. The album attracted the attention of Epic Records, who signed the band to a recording contract and re-released Blue Room the following year.

Their second album, Oz Factor, was released in 1996. The songs "Denied" and "Superman" received airplay on several southern California rock radio stations and were released as singles. Over the next year the band toured the United States with bands such as blink-182 and Pennywise.

 Self-titled album and tours

By 1997 Unwritten Law had signed to Interscope Records and bassist John Bell had left the band. Pivit bassist Micah Albao joined them in Seattle for the recording of their self-titled album Unwritten Law which was released in 1998. The singles "Lonesome," "Cailin," and "Teenage Suicide" became minor hits on rock radio stations. Pat "PK" Kim, formerly of Sprung Monkey, joined as their new permanent bass player and the band embarked on the Vans Warped Tour, which took them across North America, Europe, and Australia. In Australia the band developed an enthusiastic and dedicated following, and they would return there over the next few years and release several singles and live recordings exclusive to the country.

Mainstream popularity

The band spent a considerable amount of time recording and preparing their next release, 2002's Elva. The album was a stylistic change of pace, deliberately moving away from their established punk rock formula and towards a more accessible hard rock sound. The lead single "Up All Night" became somewhat popular, but it was "Seein' Red" and its accompanying music video which brought the band their greatest success, reaching #1 on US modern rock charts. They toured extensively in support of the album alongside bands such as Sum 41 and The Used.

In 2003 the band was invited by VH1 to film an episode of the live acoustic series Music in High Places. The invitation happened somewhat by accident, as the station was hoping to attract Jimmy Eat World but contacted Unwritten Law's management by mistake. The band recorded a set of acoustic performances in various locales at Yellowstone National Park. They prepared the recordings for release as an album, but Interscope declined to release it. The band ended their contract with Interscope and signed to Lava Records, who released Music in High Places as an album. The performance was also released as a DVD entitled Live in Yellowstone. The song "Rest of My Life" from this performance received airplay on modern rock radio stations nationwide.

Lineup changes

Shortly after the release of Music in High Places founding drummer Wade Youman was ejected from the band due to personal and professional issues. For the recording of their next album Here's to the Mourning drummers Adrian Young of No Doubt and Tony Palermo of Pulley joined the band in the studio. The band got along so well with Palermo that by the time of the album's release in 2005 he had joined as their permanent drummer. Much of the lyrics on the album were co-written by singer Scott Russo's girlfriend Aimee Allen, with whom he formed the side project Scott & Aimee. Allen and Linda Perry contributed to the writing of the album's lead single "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," which reached #5 on US modern rock charts. This was followed by the single "She Says."

In March 2005 guitarist Rob Brewer was fired from Unwritten Law due to disputes with Russo and other band members. The band chose not to replace him and continued on as a 4-piece. They continued to tour in support of Here's to the Mourning across the United States as well as internationally.

Recent activity

Unwritten Law spent much of 2006 recording a "best of" album entitled The Hit List, which was released on January 2, 2007 by Abydos Records. It includes 17 of the band's most popular songs, most of which were re-recorded by the current lineup, as well as 2 new songs including lead single "Shoulda Known Better." Interscope also released a "best of" compilation entitled 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection which includes songs from the albums Unwritten Law and Elva. On January 3, 2007 the band performed "Shoulda Known Better" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. That July the band embarked on a North American tour in support of The Hit List, with Scott & Aimee drummer Dylan Howard filling in for roughly half the tour while Palermo stayed home with his wife, who was due to give birth.

Also during 2007, Palermo acted as fill-in touring drummer for Papa Roach. In March 2008 it was announced that Palermo had joined Papa Roach permanently. Meanwhile, Unwritten Law, with new drummer Dylan Howard, filmed a live DVD at the Key Club in Hollywood, California in March 2008. The album, titled Live and Lawless, was released September 30, 2008 through Suburban Noize Records. Unwritten Law's upcoming sixth studio album, Swan, was also released through Suburban Noize on March 29, 2011. On January 24, 2011, Unwritten Law posted on their Myspace page the first single off of their new album called "Starships and Apocalypse." They have also been confirmed to play the 2011 Warped Tour.