Unwritten Law
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Unwritten Law is a U.S. punk rock band that started in 1990.
They broke out in 1999 for their best known singles "Cailin'", "Up All Night" and "Seein' Red" in 2002 and have recently released a new single "Save Me" in December 2004 which appears on their latest album Here's to the Mourning.
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[edit] Biography
Growing up just north of San Diego, a scene that produced fellow bands such as longtime friends blink-182, as well as Agent 51, Unwritten Law has a distinctive power punk sound. The band features two guitar players (they previously had three) including Scott Russo, their chief songwriter and lead vocalist.
The band's Elva album was the #1 selling rock album in Australia in 2003 and they have toured extensively there, as well as touring all over the U.S. since the mid-1990s.
In 2004, the last original member of the band, Wade Youman, was kicked out for ongoing disputes with Russo over a woman and money. Considered an underrated drummer by some, Youman faded out of sight and made way for a tandem of drummers for the band's new album, Here's to the Mourning released February 1, 2005. Adrian Young of the popular band No Doubt and Tony Palermo of Pulley were the two drummers involved with the album. Palermo would end up joining Unwritten Law.
In March of 2005, guitarist Rob Brewer was kicked out due to "a number of volatile circumstances involving disputes between Rob and various band members, as well as interaction between Brewer and the fans". The catalyst came on March 23, 2005 at The House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Statements made by the band on their MySpace.com page accused Brewer of failing to know his parts for the song F.I.G.H.T, which led to an incident on stage where Rob punched singer Scott Russo in the face knocking out his front tooth. According to the band, Rob later chased Scott with a vodka bottle which he swung and broke on a door frame, severing half of his pinky finger. The statement also says that Rob "insulted the entire band, our families, and assaulted an innocent fan backstage who was waiting to meet us."
The band continued on their tour for "Here's to the Mourning" as a 4 piece, stating "Rob is irreplaceable, and therefore we will not be accepting any applications for a new guitar player. We will, however, continue to play our hearts out every single night for our fans."
[edit] Members
- Current members
- Scott Russo - (lead vocals, guitars)
- Pat "PK" Kim - (bass)
- Steve Morris - (guitars, back-up vocals)
- Tony Palermo - (drums)
- Former members
- John Bell (bass, 1991-1997)
- Wade Youman (drums, 1991-2004)
- Rob Brewer (guitars 1991-2005)
- Jason Hill
- Matt Rathje
- Chris Mussey
- Craig Winters
- Eric Barth
- Nathon Rooney
- Jeff Brehm
- Shannon Woods
- Donald Stone
- Vince "Sloppo"
[edit] Discography
- (1995) Blue Room
- (1996) Oz Factor
- (1998) Unwritten Law
- (2002) Elva
- (2003) Music in High Places - live
- (2005) Here's to the Mourning
- (2006) The Hit List
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | U.S. Modern Rock | U.S. Main- stream Rock | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Cailin" | - | 28 | - | Unwritten Law |
| 2002 | "Seein' Red" | - | 1 | - | Elva |
| 2002 | "Up All Night" | - | 14 | - | Elva |
| 2003 | "Rest of My Life" | - | 16 | - | Elva |
| 2005 | "Save Me" | - | 5 | - | Here's to the Mourning |
| 2005 | "She Says" | - | 32 | - | Here's to the Mourning |
| 2006 | "Should've Known Better" | - | - | - | The Hit List |
[edit] Trivia
- The Song "C.P.K." on the album The Blue Room stands for Crazy Poway Kids. Most of the original members of the band grew up in the city of Poway, CA.
- The Song "Seein' Red" was used in the movie Grind in the second-to-last scene.
- Unwritten Law's song "Cailin" is featured on the movie Coyote Ugly.
- The television show North Shore, had Unwritten Law's "Home In Paradise" as the opening theme song.
- The song "Get Up" by Unwritten Law from the album Here's to the Mourning, is preloaded onto Xbox 360 premium pack hard drives and is also used in the trailer for the game Indigo Prophecy.
- The song "Celebration Song" from Here's to the Mourning was used in Need for Speed: Underground 2 and MX vs. ATV Unleashed.
- The song "F.I.G.H.T." from Here's to the Mourning was a part of the soundtrack for Burnout Revenge and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition.
- According to lead singer Scott Russo, his girlfriend singer/songwriter Aimee Allen wrote half the songs on the record Here's to the Mourning.
- The two also currently have a side band called "The Scott and Aimee Project".
- Unwritten Law is referenced in the blink-182 song "Josie" in the line, "My girlfriend likes UL and DHC" (DHC refers to Dance Hall Crashers). Russo also provided backup vocals on this song.
[edit] External links
- Unwritten Law.com - Official website
- Unwritten Law biography, discography, and songs at Band-Online
- [1] - Article on departure of Wade Youmande:Unwritten Law
