Upbeats and Beatdowns

Upbeats and Beatdowns
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 29, 1996
RecordedSeptember 2–10, 1996
StudioOne Way (Concord, California)
GenreChristian ska
Length47:25
LabelFive Minute Walk/Warner Bros. Records
ProducerMasaki Liu
Five Iron Frenzy chronology
It's Funny but Not Very Creative
(1996)
Upbeats and Beatdowns
(1996)
Our Newest Album Ever!
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cornerstone[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]
Real Magazine[5]
YouthWorker[6]

Upbeats and Beatdowns is the first full-length album of the band Five Iron Frenzy. It was originally released independently on November 29, 1996[citation needed] before receiving a national release on April 8, 1997, on Five Minute Walk, under the SaraBellum imprint, with distribution from Warner Bros. Records.

  1. ^ Upbeats and Beatdowns at AllMusic
  2. ^ Canfield, Dave (1997). "Reviews: Five Iron Frenzy Upbeats & Beatdowns". Cornerstone. 26 (112): 52. ISSN 0275-2743.
  3. ^ Lobaugh, Rod (June 1997). "Five Iron Frenzy – Upbeats And Beatdowns". Cross Rhythms (39).
  4. ^ "Five Iron Frenzy, "Upbeats and Beatdowns" Review". Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Upbeats and Beatdowns by Five Iron Frenzy < Music ReViews < ReALMagazine.com". Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
  6. ^ Houge, Ty Chap (March–April 1997). "Tools / Music / Upbeats and Beatdowns". YouthWorker Journal. XIII (4): 66. ISSN 0747-3486.