Songs About Chocolate & Girls Part 38
I am typing from the second floor of the Hennepin County Library in case you wanted to come hang out as I um…type this. I won’t be here long though, I just need to do this and go back home. Here’s a thing you might not know about me, I love libraries. I got to this branch every week to pick trade paperbacks from the Marvel and DC universes. I’ve been keeping up on my “stories” since I’ve moved up to the Twin Cities over two decades ago. I really don’t want to go on and on why I love libraries besides getting caught up with my stories, but if you have access to a library, use it. They are awesome. Also, not going get into why I need to this week’s SACAG from the library besides it involves me being broke. Actually, that is the entire story.
Bands covered: Carburetor Dung, Carpet Sweeper, Carter Peace Mission, and the Casualities.
There are 11 reviews thi time.
Carburetor Dung Songs for Friends
Hailing from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and naming them after a Lester Bang’s book, CD play an eclectic mix of alternative rock and tuned down pop-punk that reminds a bit of the Hard-Ons. Also, the drummer has a double kick pedal, and goddamn, he is certainly going to use it. (Valentine Sound Productions) YouTube
Carburetor Dung The Allure of Manure
Compared to the other album, The Allure of Manure sounds like a demo of a sloppy punk band mixing Tragedy type d-beat with East Bay/Lookout! Records punk. (Alternative Garage Entertainment, 1999) YouTube
Carpet Sweeper Let’s Play
Clearly a high school band playing mostly Op Ivy type ska punk with one thrash song and one rap song. They are not terribly good at any of them, but it’s still charming in its own adolescent way. (Own Krapp Recordz, 1998) YouTube
Carter Peace Mission Disco Stu Likes Disco Music
Four freshly scrubbed lads from Coronado, CA all decked out in leather jackets playing pop-punk that lies somewhere between Screeching Weasel’s more poppier song and very early Blink 182. A bit of caution, CPM uses the R-word liberally on here. (Mullethead Records, 1996) Not currently streaming
Carter Peace Mission Ladies, Ladies, Ladies
Carter Peace Mission released their second album on their own. It’s like their last album except they do an acoustic song about how girls are all dumb or crazy. They also cover The Mamas & The Papas and the Dead Milkmen on here. (Self-released, 1998)
The Casualties For the Punx
I think I’ve mentioned it before in other reviews, but I never know what to do with street-level punk rock. NYC’s the Casualties are other one of those bands. They play rough sounding punk for real punx with all the correct accoutrements on their clothes. The lyrics are vaguely political even though they take a hard stance against having politics in music. There are twelve tracks on here and they all the sound the same. Album was reissued in 2000 with some live tracks tacked on. (Tribal War, 1997) Spotify
The Casualties Underground Army
More of the same. I just am not punk enough for this. It’s fookin’ punk rock, man. (Tribal War/Punkcore Record, 1998) Spotify
The Casualties The Early Years 1990-1995
Wouldn’t be a 90s punk band if you didn’t have a comp of all your 7”s, comp tracks and demos, right? (Punkcore Records, 1999) Spotify
The Casualties 4/18/97 (Fireside Bowl - Chicago, IL)
One of those V.M.Live recordings that is actually the whole set and not one of those generic looking 7”s. Decent recording considering it was probably recorded off a mic in the rafters. The Casualties cover “If the Kids Are United” by Sham 69 but it’s titled “Us Destroying”. (Liberation Records/V.M.L Records, 1999) Spotify
Until next time,
