Unfun
Unfun is the debut studio album by American punk rock band Jawbreaker. It was first released on Shredder Records in May 1990[4] on CD, LP and cassette formats. In October 2008, it was announced that the album was being remastered for release through drummer Adam Pfahler's label, Blackball Records. Pfahler said that there were "'flutters' in that first pass, which is a techie way of saying that gummy leader tape splices between the songs made the beginnings and endings sound like they had been drinking, which is a longwinded way of saying that it was fucked up."[5] This edition was released on March 30, 2010, adding the 7" mix of "Busy".
| Unfun | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 1989 ("Busy") January–February 1990 (rest of the album) | |||
| Studio | Radio Tokyo, Venice, California | |||
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| Length | 54:04 | |||
| Label | Shredder | |||
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| Singles from Unfun | ||||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[2] |
| Punknews.org | [7] |
Kerrang! ranked Unfun at number 30 on their list of "The 50 Best Albums From 1990".[8] Cleveland.com ranked "Want" at number 62 on their "top 100 pop punk songs".[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Want" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Seethruskin" | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Fine Day" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Incomplete" | 2:41 |
| 5. | "Imaginary War" | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Busy" | 4:24 |
| 7. | "Softcore" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Driven" | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Wound" | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Down" | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Gutless" | 2:53 |
| 12. | "Drone" | 3:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Lawn" | 3:28 |
| 14. | "Crane" | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Eye-5" | 5:50 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Busy" | 4:30 |
References
- Thomas, Fred. "Bivouac - Jawbreaker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Howe, Brian (April 7, 2010). "Jawbreaker: Unfun". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Sinclair, Tom (September 15, 1995). "Music Review: 'Dear You'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- "Jawbreaker". Maximumrocknroll (87). August 1990.
- "UPDATED: Jawbreaker updates: Unfun remastering, Blake Schwarzenbach in a new band, documentar". Alternative Press. October 22, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- DaRonco, Mike. "Unfun - Jawbreaker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- Shultz, Brian (August 6, 2010). "Jawbreaker - Unfun [reissue]". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Law, Sam (July 8, 2020). "The 50 Best Albums From 1990". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- Smith, Troy L. (March 2, 2022). "The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time". Cleveland.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.