Songs About Chocolate & Girls Part 99
Can’t sleep…
…repetitive thoughts will eat me. Okay, so it’s Saturday night and barley after 10pm so it’s not late by any means, but I’ve been trying to sleep for an hour and mind just keeps running. I thought maybe doing this a little early would clear my head so I can finally get some shut eye. I doubt it but stranger things have happened.
Bands covered: Electrocutes, Element, Elmer, Emily’s Sassy Lime, The Elite, Endgame, and English Dogs.
There are 11 reviews this time.
Electrocutes Steal Yer Lunch Money
So, this is The Donnas before The Donnas. It sounds like them, alright, but maybe a bit more primitive. (Sympathy for the Record Industry, 1999) Spotify
Element Kids These Days
You might know this band as Element 101 since it was the moniker they switched to when they signed to Tooth & Nail Records. Element is from New Jersey and played poppy punk with a bit of an emo edge to them with a female singer. (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 1998) Not currently streaming
Element Future Plan Undecided
The follow-up is in the same vein but maybe a little emo with some alternative rock slashes. For fans of Co-Ed or Idle Hands. (Burnt Toast Vinyl, 1999) Bandcamp
Elmer Songs of Sin and Retribution
Elmer’s one and only album is a cowpunk hoedown of a barn burner. Very rednecking and Hee-Hawing and a ton of fun. They do a few covers on here that classic country fans might recognize. (No Idea Records/Very Small Records, 1998) Bandcamp
Emily’s Sassy Lime Desperate, Sacred, but Social
All Asian American Riot Grrl act from Southern California. They play noisy primitive punk not unlike Bratmobile but more chaotic and less sarcastic. (Kill Rock Stars, 1995) Bandcamp
The Elite The Full Ten Inches
Yes, of course, this was released as a 10”, ha-ha we get the joke. However, when I see a band are categorized as an Oi! band I start to worry I’m going to have sit through another disc of boorish louts singing about footie and swilling warm beer at the pub. The Elite is that sometimes, but they are bit more tuneful and catchier. Hell, they even add some alternative parts. They cover “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” by Elton John. (Helen of Oi!, 1994) YouTube
The Elite Odds ‘n Sods
Yup, the ye ole comp album. Some of the earlier tracks showcase a keyboard giving The Elite a new wave feel. They do a over of “Cum on Feel the Noize” by Slade. (Step-1 Music, 1996) Spotify
Endgame Here Is Where Tomorrow Starts
Emotive melodic hardcore in the Samiam vein. (Spectra Sonic Sound, 1999) Not currently streaming
English Dogs Bow to None
Long running UK punk band that on this their fourth album they sound like SoCal skatepunk akin to RKL and other Nardcore bands. (Impact Records, 1994) YouTube
English Dogs All the World’s a Rage
Seriously, was anyone at Epitaph or Fat Wreck aware of this band? They would have fit right in, albeit with a bit more Oi/Streetpunk swagger than most bands on those labels at the time. (Impact Records/SPV GmbH, 1995) YouTube
English Dogs I’ve Got a Gun! Live in Helsinki
Recorded at The Lepakko 2/17/1995 in Helsinki, Finland. This is what I figured English Dogs would sound like on the previous albums, rough and tumble and drunk. The singer kept asking people to spit on him. That’s punx. (Retch Records, 1999) YouTube
Until next time,
