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4am Friday

4am Friday is the third studio album by Avail. It is named after the day and time the band received news of Bob Baynor's death. The song "F.C.A." was also written about Bob. It was released in 1996 on Lookout! Records and reissued in 2006 by Jade Tree Records. The reissue also includes the Live at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco album. The song "Simple Song" was featured in the 2002 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.

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4am Friday
Studio album by
Avail
ReleasedMay 10, 1996
RecordedJanuary–February 1996 at Uncle Punchy Studio, Silver Spring, Maryland
GenresPunk rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
LabelLookout!
Avail chronology
Dixie
(1994) 		4am Friday
(1996) 		Live at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar1
Pitchfork Media8.3/102

4am Friday is the third studio album by Avail. It is named after the day and time the band received news of Bob Baynor's death (of the band Maximillian Colby). The song "F.C.A." was also written about Bob. It was released in 1996 on Lookout! Records and reissued in 2006 by Jade Tree Records. The reissue also includes the Live at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco album. The song "Simple Song" was featured in the 2002 skateboarding video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4.3

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Simple Song"3:12
2."Order"1:36
3."Tuesday"2:29
4."92"1:41
5."McCarthy"2:27
6."(Ben)"0:31
7."Monroe Park"1:28
8."Armchair"1:34
9."Fix"2:07
10."Blue Ridge"2:34
11."Swing Low"1:13
12."F.C.A."1:44
13."Hang"2:44
14."Governor"1:58
15."Nameless"2:42
2006 Re-Release Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
16."South Bound 95"1:32
17."Stride"2:55
18."Order"1:46
19."Tuning"2:31
20."Fix"2:12
21."FCA"2:24
22."Pinned Up"2:41
23."Nickel Bridge"1:46
24."Simple Song"3:07
25."Clone"2:19
26."Nameless"3:22
27."Scuffle Town"1:19
28."Blue Ridge"3:55
29."Virus"2:35
30."Model"3:54
References

References

  1. Raftery, Brian. "4AM Friday". All Music. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  2. Baron, Zach. "Avail". Pitch Fork. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  3. I. G. N. Staff (October 9, 2002). "Tony Hawk 4 Soundtrack". IGN. Retrieved December 30, 2024.