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.

VELVET REVOLVER DISCOGRAPHY & VIDEOS

1.Contraband (2004)


2. Libertad (2007)

Contraband

Released June 8, 2004, Length 60:19, Label RCA

1.Sucker Train Blues 4:28
2.Do It for the Kids 3:56

3.Big Machine 4:26

4.Illegal i Song 4:18

5.Spectacle 3:42

6.Fall to Pieces 4:35

7.Headspace 3:43

8.Superhuman 4:16

9.Set Me Free 4:08

10.You Got No Right 5:35

11.Slither 4:08

12.Dirty Little Thing 3:58

13.Loving the Alien 5:49

Contraband is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, released on June 8, 2004 by RCA Records. A commercial success, Contraband debuted at number one on the American Billboard 200 chart and was certified 2x platinum by the RIAA.

Background and recording

Velvet Revolver formed when three Guns N' Roses musicians - Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum(drums) - combined to play at a benefit concert for fellow musician Randy Castillo in 2002. They decided to form another band and recruited guitarist Dave Kushner who had previously played with Suicidal Tendencies, Wasted Youth, and Dave Navarro. Kushner had gone to school with Slash and had worked with McKagan before. The quartet was known as The Project pending the selection of a permanent name.

The quartet then set about recruiting a lead singer with the recruitment process filmed by VH1. Several lead singers auditioned including Josh Todd of Buckcherry, Kelly Shaefer of Neurotica and Travis Meeks of Days of the New but they were unsuccessful. Scott Weiland had become friends with McKagan and had played on the same bill as Kushner when Stone Temple Pilots were known as Mighty Joe Young and Kushner was in the Electric Love Hogs. Weiland heard the material and offered his services as the lead singer and the band clicked. Slash suggested the name Revolver for the project and Weiland suggested the addition of 'Black Velvet' to the title. The 'Black' was dropped.

Velvet Revolver recorded its first track "Set Me Free" for The Hulk soundtrack in 2003, along with a cover of Pink Floyd's "Money" for The Italian Job. The band played their first live gig at the El Rey in Los Angeles in July 2003. It recorded Contraband in the latter part of 2003 with recording complicated by Weiland's court appearances for drug charges and his subsequent sentencing to undertake rehabilitation.

In February 2005, RCA Records released a "Tour Edition" of the album in Europe, which included a bonus disc containing three songs: "Surrender" (originally by Cheap Trick), "No More, No More" (originally by Aerosmith), and an acoustic version of "Fall to Pieces".

The United States release of the disc uses the MediaMax CD-3 system for copy protection, while Macrovision CDS-200 is used for the European release.

Chart success

Contraband debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 256,000 copies in its first week of release.Notably, this marked the best-ever debut for a new rock artist in the SoundScan era. The album would later sell over 2.9 million copies in the United States, and 4 million worldwide.

The first single, "Slither", topped a composite world modern rock chart in June, and later hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for 8 weeks. The follow-up, "Fall to Pieces", was a major crossover hit that reached #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart for 11 weeks.

In 2005, Velvet Revolver won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, an award Weiland had previously won for the Stone Temple Pilots song "Plush" in 1994. At the ceremony, they were asked to play the music for a cover of The Beatles' "Across the Universe". The live recording was a hit on iTunes, with all proceeds going to charity. In January 2005, Velvet Revolver were also asked to play the music for a cover of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven". The single was to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, with all proceeds going to Save the Children Foundation.

Critical Response

Metacritic.com has given Contraband an average score of 65 based on 14 reviews, indicating that the critical response has been "generally favorable".

Mojo rated the album as "a perpetually guilty pleasure." (June 2004 page 107) Q magazine said it was "astonishingly good" rating it as four stars. (Jul 2004, page 127)

Rolling Stone rated it as 4 stars out of 5 said "it is a rare, fine thing: the sound of the perfect A&R sales pitch turning into a real band. Now we can find out if these guys can stay together, and go somewhere new." Best tracks: "Sucker Train Blues", "Slither", "Do It For The Kids", "Big Machine", "Fall to Pieces"

ShakingThrough.net rated it as 3.5 stars although it said: "Contraband, the debut result of said pairing, never does transmute its elements into something new and exciting. Mostly, it sounds like no more and a little less than one might hope for from such a union." Best Tracks: "Slither", "Spectacle", "Headspace", "Superhuman"

Entertainment Weekly rated it as 67 saying "Even at its best, Contraband feels secondhand, and much of it is also hobbled by a disconnect between band and singer."

Allmusic rated it as 3 stars out of 5 saying "With Contraband, Velvet Revolver has pulled off something tidy, fashioning music that manages both hedonism and maturity. It upholds legacies while grading a new route." Best tracks: "Big Machine", "Fall to Pieces" "Slither"

Blender said it was "A showcase for Weiland's vocals" (#27, page 148). Playlouder rated it as three candles out of five saying it sounded more like Stone Temple Pilots and "anyone who'd hoped for Guns N' Roses mark II (or III) will be very seriously disappointed." Best track "Fall to Pieces"

Libertad

Released July 3, 2007, Length 51:48, Label RCA

1.Let It Roll 2:32
2.She Mine 3:24
3.Get Out the Door 3:14
4.She Builds Quick Machines 4:03

5.The Last Fight 4:03

6.Pills, Demons & Etc. 2:54

7.American Man 3:56

8.Mary Mary 4:33

9.Just Sixteen 3:58

10.Can't Get It Out of My Head  (Electric Light Orchestra cover written by Jeff Lynne) 3:57

11.For a Brother 3:26

12.Spay 3:06

13.Gravedancer" (contains hidden track "Don't Drop That Dime" from 4:40) 8:42

Libertad is the second studio album by American hard rock band Velvet Revolver, released on July 3, 2007. The name is Spanish and translates to "liberty" or "freedom" in English. According to a 2007 interview with Rolling Stone, along with the Stone Temple Pilots albums Core and Stone Temple Pilots, Libertad is one of only three albums lead singer Scott Weiland has written while sober.

Libertad was the last Velvet Revolver album to feature Weiland on vocals, after his departure from the band in April 2008. Libertad is also the last record the band released on RCA Records.

Release and Promotion

Velvet Revolver originally announced their plans for a second album in late 2005, when lead singer Scott Weiland said that the band was planning on recording a concept album. Although it is not certain how concrete the concept album plans were, they were eventually scrapped and the band began to work with famed producer Rick Rubin. However, the bandmembers felt that Rubin was not a good fit for the band and thus parted ways with him. In December 2006, Velvet Revolver began working with producer Brendan O'Brien, who had previously produced albums for Stone Temple Pilots, Weiland's former band. As Scott Weiland commented in Kerrang! magazine, "We were really excited about six months ago, when we first began writing. Then we really kind of flat-lined for a while, We didn't know which way we were going. Once Brendan (O'Brien) came on board, it was kind of like a shot in the arm. It was a new energy." Recording began on December 11 and continued through December, January, and February. The process was documented by a series of video blogs, or "Vlogs", available on the band's website.

On June 26, 2007, Velvet Revolver released a sneak peek of Libertad in its entirety.

Libertad was a released as an Enhanced-CD which includes a 10-minute video documentary called "Re-Evolution: The Making of Libertad" (Directed by Rocco Guarino). A deluxe Best Buy edition was also released which includes a DVD containing a 30-minute documentary called "Tierra Roja, Sangre Roja" (Directed by Rocco Guarino), that documented the band's journey across South America.

To promote the album, Velvet Revolver embarked on a South American tour with Aerosmith. The final performance saw 70,000 fans in attendance. Shortly thereafter, VR embarked on a North American club tour, revealing several new songs. The band also played major music festivals such as the Download Festival. On August 2007, they began a North American arena tour with Alice in Chains, and later toured Europe and Asia.

Songs from the album were featured at X Games XIII as being the official background music to the event. The track "Let It Roll" is also used as the official theme song for the 2007 WWE Diva Search. The song "American Man" has also been used in promotional ads for the popular drama Prison Break.

Reception

The album debuted at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 92,000 copies in its first week; as of October 12, 2007, it has sold 222,000 copies and had fallen off the charts. Compared to the multi-platinum success of Contraband, Libertad was seen as a commercial disappointment for the band. The album is certified Gold in New Zealand. Upon its release, Libertad received generally positive reviews and was said to possibly be "THE rock record of the summer" according to the Associated Press. Rolling Stone also gave the album a good review, stating that "there is plenty of thrill in the fuzz-lined hard-rubber bends of Slash's guitar breaks and the way bassist Duff McKagan keeps time, like a cop swinging a billy club" and that the album had "honest depth."

Cover

The album's cover features a stylized 10 Chilean peso coin from Chile produced from 1973 to 1990. The coin is an allusion to the Coup d'état in Chile in 1973.During the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, the coin bore the image of the winged female figure. To her side, in small Roman numerals, the date of the coup d'état is marked, and underneath the word Libertad (Freedom, meant as freedom from communism) is written in capitals. After the return of democracy, a design with the portrait of Bernardo O'Higgins was used.

It was actually later stated by Slash in an interview in September 2007 by 102.1 The Edge in Dallas that the image came from a friend's necklace. Slash reported that he had no idea what the significance of the image was until a concert in Brazil.

VERTICAL HORIZON DISCOGRAPHY & VIDEOS

1.There and Back Again (1992); 2.Running on Ice (1995); 3.Everything You Want (1999); 4.Go (2003); 5.Burning the Days (2009)








There and Back Again
Released 1992, Length 40:13, Label RCA Records

1.Trying to Find Purpose 3:16
2.Children's Lullaby 5:20

3.Footprints in the Snow 3:29

4.Love's Light 3:37

5.The Mountain Song 2:51

6.Prayer for an Innocent Man 3:34

7.Lines Upon Your Face 5:28

8.Willingly 4:46

9.On the Sea 4:47

10.Liberty 3:05

There and Back Again was the first album by Vertical Horizon, released independently in 1992, and later re-released in 1999 by RCA Records. At the time, the band consisted solely of Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane, who together did all the writing, singing, and producing for the album, as well as playing all instruments used (mostly acoustic guitar, with little percussion and bass).

Running on Ice

Released 1995, Length 62:34, Label RCA/ Aware Records/ Rhythmic Records 

1.Heart in Hand 4:36

2.Wash Away 4:30

3.Fragments 3:47

4.Famous 3:03

5.The Man Who Would Be Santa 4:43

6.Angel Without Wings 4:19

7.Answer Me 5:31

8.Life in the City 4:13

9.Japan 5:24

10.Call it Even 3:40

11.Sunrays and Saturdays 3:33

12.Candyman 4:16

13.Falling Down 4:12

14.Goodnight My Friend...Reprise 6:33

Running on Ice was the second album by Vertical Horizon, released independently in 1995, and later re-released by RCA. It was produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Dave Matthews), Doug Derryberry and Matt Scannell. Though Vertical Horizon was technically still a duo and acoustic based. Running On Ice featured many guest musicians (most notably Carter Beauford of the Dave Matthews Band on drums), giving the album more of a full band sound. Derryberry also contributed keyboards and vocals.


Everything You Want
Released June 15, 1999, Length 45:45, Label RCA

1.We Are 4:01
2.You're a God 3:38

3.Everything You Want 4:17

4.Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning) 4:30

5.You Say 3:58

6.Finding Me 4:32

7.Miracle 4:22

8.Send It Up 3:42

9.Give You Back 4:22

10.All of You 3:04

11.Shackled 5:19

Everything You Want is the third album by Vertical Horizon, and the first major label effort with RCA Records. It was released in 1999. The first four tracks of the album were all released as singles. "Everything You Want" became one of the most played singles of 2000, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. "You're a God" was also very popular, if not quite as much as "Everything You Want". These two singles had popular music videos made for them; the video for "You're a God" featured actress Tiffani-Amber Thiessen. The album also served as the debut of bassist Sean Hurley in the band. Previous albums had a reasonably close balance of songwriting and singing duties between Matt Scannell and Keith Kane, but Everything You Want featured Scannell writing and handling lead vocals on ten of the eleven tracks.

"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" was covered by country singer Gary Allan on his 2005 album Tough All Over, from which his version was also released as a single. "Finding Me" was featured on the fifth Season opener of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "Give You Back" was featuring in the first episode of Alias, "Truth Be Told".

Go

Released September 23, 2003, Length 45:07, Label RCA Records/ Hybrid Recordings

1.When You Cry 3:31

2.I'm Still Here 3:54

3.Forever 4:28

4.Sunshine 3:19

5.Goodbye Again 4:44

6.Echo 4:06

7.It's Over 3:47

8.One of You 3:34

9.Won't Go Away 3:52

10.Inside 5:20

11.Underwater 4:32

Go was the fourth album by Rock Band Vertical Horizon, released in 2003 by RCA Records. It was originally scheduled to be released in 2002, but management changes at RCA led to a year delay. The first single off the album was "I'm Still Here", which had been added to the album during the delay period. All songs are sung and written by Matthew Scannell, in contrast to previous Vertical Horizon albums, where at least one song was written and sung by Keith. 

Background

The album's title reflects upon the "just go for it" mentality the group had during the recording sessions. 16 songs were originally recorded for the album. Go debuted at number 61 on the Billboard 200. On June 28, 2005, Hybrid Recordings (a label under RCA Records parent BMG) re-released Go as Go 2.0. The album features new cover artwork and a bonus track, "Better When You're Not There". The track list was also rearranged slightly, noted in the track listing below.

After the re-release, "Forever" and "When You Cry" were released as singles in 2005 and 2006 respectively; both charted in the Billboard Adult Top 40 charts ("Forever" at #18 and "When You Cry" at #35) and "Forever" also made the top 20 of the Billboard Hot AC chart, peaking at #17. "I'm Still Here" charted at #17 on the Adult Top 40 after its release when the original album came out in 2003.

Burning the Days

Released September 22, 2009, Length 51:40, Label Outfall Records

1.All Is Said and Done 4:23
2.The Lucky One 3:54

3.The Middle Ground 4:24

4.I Believe In You 3:23

5.Save Me from Myself 4:17

6.Carrying On 3:36

7.Back to You 3:33

8.Can You Help Me 3:59

9.Afterglow 3:58

10.Here 3:41

11.Welcome to the Bottom 5:47

12.Even Now 6:43

Burning the Days is the fifth album from the band Vertical Horizon, released on September 22, 2009. A song from the album, "All Is Said and Done" has been on the group's MySpace page since November 2008.

Background

Following the multi-platinum success of their 1999 album, Everything You Want, the members of Vertical Horizon were disappointed with what they felt was a lack of support from RCA in promoting their 2003 follow up, Go.Singer/guitarist Matt Scannell felt the group's time with RCA was good, but also felt that the changes made within the label during the time between albums were proving to be bad for the group and asked to be released: "We had some amazing years together [with RCA] and then they were making some changes and we really didn't fit into their scheme." Go failed to gain any real support from RCA, but despite the label's lack of interest in Go Vertical Horizon had difficulty getting released from its contract. The transition was very frustrating to Scannell, "When we were going through our breakup with RCA, we kind of got lost in the shuffle... We were sent to work with Clive Davis and it’s safe to say we were not Clive’s favorite band. [The label] then took their time in letting us go from our deal. It was a torturous time." Despite setbacks, the group and label severed their relationship when RCA merged with Sony Musicin 2004, after which Vertical Horizon signed with Hybrid Recordings, where Go was re-released as Go 2.0 in 2005.

Shortly after the release of Go 2.0, long time drummer Ed Toth announced he was leaving Vertical Horizon to join The Doobie Brothers.

Recording

After an extended hiatus, work began on Burning the Days in 2007. Scannell took a different approach to the record by working at his home studio, and created his own label, Outfall Records, to release Burning the Days on.Though free of any external pressures, Scannell felt the need to be cautious with the recording: "You have the freedom to be a little creative when you're not working against the clock, but at the same time you can be a little too lenient, and spending an awful lot of time."

Scannell also worked with outside musicians while writing and recording Burning the Days, which included drummer Neil Peart from Rush, and singer/songwriter Richard Marx. Peart played drums on three songs: "Even Now", "Save Me from Myself" and "Welcome to the Bottom", and wrote the lyrics to "Even Now". Scannell asked Peart if he would be interested in playing drums on the song, and Peart responded, "No one else can play drums on it — I won’t let anyone else play drums on it. I have to play the drums on it." Marx played piano on "Here" and produced Scannell's vocals on two of the album's songs.

As with Go, long time singer/guitarist Keith Kane is largely absent from Burning the Days, only being credited with performing harmony vocals on the album. Scannell has insisted that Kane's minimal involvement in the recording of the album was not due to any tension between the two, explaining that Kane's limited involvement has been a part of the changing dynamics within the group that's naturally progressed though the years starting with their first album: "[W]ith There and Back Again, the album was purposefully half Keith's songs and half my songs. And what really started happening, quickly as we started progressing as a band, is that my output of songs just started greatly increasing. Keith’s input started slowing down, and I think that is evident with Running on Ice." Over the years Kane has always stated contentment with his role in the band, and Scannell's as frontman.

According to an interview with Matt Scannell for Songfacts, he wrote "All Is Said and Done" about control freaks.