Chop-Sakis - Ghost Town Crowd CD LDR 5005
Members of The Marked Men and Riverboat Gamblers.
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Chop-Sakis - Ghost Town Crowd (Little Deputy)
Another great Texas trash blowout, features Mike from the Riverboat Gamblers. by MIKE LAVELLA
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Chop-Sakis - Ghost Town Crowd (Little Deputy)
Oh I like this CD. I was walking down the street and all the pimps and players were commenting on my dancing as I bounced around. The CHOP-SAKIS made me dance and dance. Sounding like a cross between the NEW BOMB TURKS and FYP, CHOP-SAKIS bring a smile to all the kid's faces. If you don't like this CD you are just wrong and drink tea instead of coffee. The only thing that could make this record better would be to listen to it on vinyl. (JF) Maximum Rock n' Roll
From X2RR.com
The Chop-Sakis - Ghost Town Crowd (Little Deputy Records)
Out of the remains of a couple of real noteworthy bands (the Reds & the Marked Men), come pop punk sensations the Chopsakis. I can hear a lot of the same stuff going on on this record that makes the Marked Men so great. They've manic punk rock beats, they 've got buzzsaw guitars, they 've got snotty impassioned vocals, and back up vocal harmonies. The cd is really listenable, and even though it strays off alone into international pop waters, their punk rock roots chart the way back to friendly seas. -(MG) X2RR.com
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ChopSaki's
Ghost Town Crowd
It's been a while since I've heard a band fire out blaze after sped-up garage pop blaze. This band has got some connections to the already impressive Riverboat Gamblers, Marked Men and The Reds, and on this little side project (?) it's clear that the gang has too much energy to be contained in a mere band or two. Throughout this whole album, they simply don't slow down. On the most typical of rock records the ballads kick in around track 5 and allow you to catch your breath until track 8 or 9. If not then, then surely the last track will be a calm affair. Not so with the Chop-Sakis, they've got enough juice to keep you rocking all night long (well, since this disc is 13 songs in a furious 23 minutes, you'll have to put it on repeat). Call me crazy, but this band sounds like what Dirt Bike Annie would sound like if Dan was the full-on leader/singer and they ventured further into punk rock rather than power pop punk.
"Golden Graham" starts the festivities in fine fashion, while "Shoot To Kill" is bursting at the seams, almost jumping out of the speakers. The guitars are speedy, the vocals are filled with frantic nervousness but delivered with power and confidence (is that possible?), and the drums charge along track after track. Along this Chop-Saki express route you'll find the glorious thrash of "Atari 2600" and the poppy head-bobber "Awkward". The chugga-chugga-on-amphetamines punk of "Mystery Train" then leads us into a song about the tv show "The Wonder Years", and despite the dated material, the song rocks. "Alright" is a catchy number that closes out the disc and leaves you singing along and begging for more.
All there is to sum up about "Ghost Town Crowd" I've already said in the opening. If you like everything The Reds (and, for adding details sake, the Marked Men, the Firebugs, and Tiltwheel) have put forth, there's no reason to not like this. The Chop-Sakis aren't facsimiles, but the fact remains that you just can't keep a rocking guitar player and a good songwriter down.
Now Wave Jan. 2004