Balboa Fun*Zone

Balboa Fun*Zone
Studio album by Adolescents
Released	1988
Genre	Punk rock[1]
Length	52:49
Label	Triple X
Producer	Chaz Ramirez and the Adolescents
Adolescents chronology
Brats in Battalions (1987) Balboa Fun*Zone (1988) OC Confidential (2005)

Balboa Fun*Zone is the third album by punk band Adolescents. It was released in 1988. The band broke up after this album. Singer Tony Cadena had already left by the time this album was recorded. Rikk Agnew and Steve Soto took over vocal duties. It shows the Adolescents moving to a pop punk sound mixed with hard rock/metal.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Balboa Fun Zone (Riot on the Beach)" – 3:02
2. "Just Like Before" – 3:27
3. "Instant Karma" (John Lennon) – 3:13
4. "Alone Against the World" – 4:19
5. "Allen Hotel" – 3:26
6. "Frustrated" – 3:14

Side two

1. "Genius in Pain" – 3:37
2. "It's Tattoo Time" – 3:34
3. "'Til She Come Down" – 4:11
4. "Modern Day Napoleon" – 3:38
5. "I'm a Victim" – 4:37
6. "Balboa Fun Zone (It's in Your Touch)" – 3:14
7. "Runaway" – 4:34
8. "She Walks Alone" – 3:26
9. "Surf Yogi" – 1:18

Personnel

• Steve Soto - bass, vocals on song 1,3,5,6,9,11,12
• Rikk Agnew - guitar, vocals on song 2,4,6,7,8,10
• Frank Agnew - guitar
• Sandy Hansen - drums
• Recorded at Casbah Studio, Fullerton, CA
• Produced by Chaz Ramirez and the Adolescents
• Engineered by Chaz Ramirez
• Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Capitol

References

1. http://articles.latimes.com/1988-10-08/entertainment/ca-3074_1_adolescent-fun-zone