Unwritten Law is:
Scott Russo - Vocals
Rob Brewer - Guitar
Steve Morris - Guitar
Pat Kim - Bass
Wade Youman - Drum
Unwritten Law rose up out of Poway (San Diego), California in the early 1990s. The pop-punk band then consisted of a nameless trio, along with drummer Wade. Eventually, things happened, and Scott, Rob, and Steve joined, along with bassist John Bell. The band recorded their debut album, "Blue Room", in 1994 on an indie label. They toured excessively but became frustrated with the lack of distribution of the album.
UL solved their problem by signing with Epic Records in 1996. Epic re-released "Blue Room", and a few months later, released the band’s second album "Oz Factor". Touring helped the band gain an impressive cult status.
The band jumped labels again in 1997 to Interscope. In 1998, they recorded and released their self-titled third album. Shortly before its release in June, however, Bell left the band and UL recruited Pat Kim from the band Sprung Monkey. The self-titled album features classic songs like "Harmonic" and "California Sky", along with the radio hit "Cailin". All these helped the album and the band become huge on the punk scene. The toured the US for a while, and then hopped onto the 2000 Warped Tour roster.
The name Unwritten Law symbolizes the ever-present sense of repression that stifles every adolescent pleasure, from skateboarding to band practice. This ceaseless intrusion from the powers-that-be not only inspired some poignant future songs about loss of control, but literally brought the group together. This philosophy remains true to the band.
1996 - Oz Factor
1997 - Hollyweird
1998 - Unwritten Law
1994 - Blue Room
--- Named after the band’s jam pad, UL’s debut album starts off with the immortal "Crazy Poway Kids", and includes the songs "World War III" and "Suzanne".
--- Unwritten Law busted into the punk mainstream with their sophomore album, which includes songs like "Superman", "Tell Me Why", and the title song.
--- This is a live album record at The Palace in CA. It includes takes on "Superman", "Oz Factor", and "Crazy Poway Kids", as well as previews of songs off the upcoming album.
--- On their newest release, UL honed their skills and pumped out melodies that were unheard in their genre. It goes from poppy songs like "Sorry" to dark melodies like "Teenage Suicide" and "Before I Go", over to songs coming from UL’s roots, including "Harmonic" and "California Sky".
In 1999, the band put out "Visit To Oz", an EP including "Cailin", "Kill To Breathe", and "Lonesome", along with the unreleased "Driven".
UL put out an Australia-only "Lonesome" single in 2000. It includes the title track, as well as live versions of "Crazy Poway Kids" and "Denied".