Unknown Road

Infobox Album |
Name = Unknown Road
Type = Album
Artist = Pennywise


Released = August 17, 1993
Recorded = 1993 at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood, California
Genre = Punk rock
Length = 46:38
Label = Epitaph
Producer = Joe Peccerillo
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:se91z87aoyv2~T1 link]
Last album = "A Word from the Wise/Wildcard"
(1992)
This album = "Unknown Road"
(1993)
Next album = "About Time"
(1995)|

"Unknown Road" is the second album by Pennywise, released in 1993. Like their self titled debut album "Pennywise", "Unknown Road" did not chart in Billboard magazine.

Writing and production

Writing for "Unknown Road" began in 1991/1992 while frontman Jim Lindberg was on hiatus from the band and got married at the time. After Lindberg returned in 1992, Pennywise returned to the studio in 1993 with producer Joe Peccerillo and recorded the album at Westbeach Recorders.

Track listing

All songs by Pennywise.

# "Unknown Road" – 2:46
# "Homesick" – 2:17
# "Time To Burn" – 2:19
# "It's Up To Me" – 3:16
# "You Can Demand" – 2:17
# "Nothing" – 2:33
# "Vices" – 2:03
# "City Is Burning" – 2:12
# "Dying To Know" – 3:04
# "Tester" – 3:14
# "Try To Conform" – 2:40
# "Give And Get" – 2:01
# "Clear Your Head" – 15:44

The album also contains a hidden track "Slowdown". The song's location is either in the pregap of track 14, or at the end of track 12, depending on the album pressing.

The piano on the track "Unknown Road" is extended after the silence on the closing track, "Bro Hymn Tribute", of the album "Full Circle". This piano piece is taken from the 1992 movie Poison Ivy.

Personnel

*Jason Thirsk – bass
*Byron McMackin – drums
*Fletcher Dragge – guitar
*Jim Lindberg – vocals