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Room for Abuse
Encyclopedia
Room for Abuse is the second full-length album by the Tewkesbury
ska punk
band Spunge
. It was released on 9 October 2000 on Sucka-Punch Records, and recorded at DEP International Studios
, Birmingham
(the studio owned by UB40
).
Two singles were released from the album, "Ego" and "Live Another Day" (which was a double A-side with a new version of "Kicking Pigeons" from their Pedigree Chump
album). "No Woman No Cry
" is a cover of the famous Bob Marley
song, to which the Marley family officially gave Spunge permission to change the lyrics. "Santeria" is a cover of the Sublime
song.
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook...
ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band Spunge
Spunge
Spunge are a ska punk band from Tewkesbury, England...
. It was released on 9 October 2000 on Sucka-Punch Records, and recorded at DEP International Studios
DEP International Studios
DEP International Studios is a recording studio situated in Digbeth, Birmingham, UK. Designed by Recording Architecture, the studio is owned by dub music band UB40 . Situated in Birmingham's Eastside area, it still exists today.- Studio One :...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
(the studio owned by UB40
UB40
UB40 are a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. The band has placed more than 50 singles in the UK Singles Chart, and has also achieved considerable international success. One of the world's best-selling music artists, UB40 have sold over 70 million records.Their hit singles...
).
Two singles were released from the album, "Ego" and "Live Another Day" (which was a double A-side with a new version of "Kicking Pigeons" from their Pedigree Chump
Pedigree Chump
Pedigree Chump is the first album from the British ska punk band Spunge. It was released following the success of the The Kicking Pigeons EP a year earlier which sold 5,000 copies to early followers at pub gigs....
album). "No Woman No Cry
No Woman, No Cry
"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
" is a cover of the famous Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
song, to which the Marley family officially gave Spunge permission to change the lyrics. "Santeria" is a cover of the Sublime
Sublime (band)
Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1988. The band's line-up, unchanged until their breakup, consisted of Bradley Nowell , Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh . Michael "Miguel" Happoldt also contributed on a few Sublime songs, such as "New Thrash." Lou Dog, Nowell's...
song.
Track listing
- "Live Another Day" – 4:04
- "Get Along" – 2:31
- "Break Up" – 3:44
- "No Woman No CryNo Woman, No Cry"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The song first became known in 1974 through the studio album Natty Dread. The live version from the 1975 album Live! is perhaps best known — it was this version which was released on the greatest hits compilation Legend. The original...
" – 4:25 - "All Gone Wrong" – 3:30
- "Dubstyle" – 4:18
- "Wake Up Call" – 2:58
- "Disco Kid" – 4:08
- "All She Ever Wants" – 5:26
- "Ego" – 3:04
- "Second Rate" – 3:12
- "Nothing to Hide" – 4:02
- "Go Away" – 3:18
- "Rockabilly" – 3:23
- "Santeria" – 3:47
- "Room for Abuse" – 5:07