Crimpshrine
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Crimpshrine was a punk rock band from Berkeley, California, United States, formed by seminal punk rock zine Cometbus founder, Aaron Cometbus and Jeff Ott. The band's origins go back to 1977, though the year of their formation is debated.
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[edit] Members
- Aaron Cometbus - Drums (later of Pinhead Gunpowder)
- Jeff Ott - Vocals/Guitar (later of Fifteen)
- Pete Rypins - Bass (1986-1988)
- Idon Bryant - Second Guitar (1987-1988)
- Paul Curran - Bass (1988-1989) (later of Go Sailor and Onion Flavored Rings, as well as a one-time editor of Maximum Rocknroll)
[edit] Biography
Crimpshrine grew out of the East Bay scene, centered around 924 Gilman Street, and had an important influence on later East Bay bands such as Green Day and pop-punk in general. Their incredible touring ethic, which often consisted of playing with used equipment and hitching rides from city to city, made many people look up to them and their D.I.Y. approach.
The band wrote simple-sounding songs that combined the aggression and power not seen since the days of The Dead Kennedys and MDC with many different melodies. Lyrically, the band usually addressed issues such as personal politics and social change.
The year Crimpshrine was formed is a matter of certain debate. In an interview for Maximum RocknRoll[1] on August, 1988, Aaron Cometbus stated that the band has "really started going" on late 1986, though had existed for a few years earlier. The interview claims possible years of formation were 1977, 1982 or 1984.
[edit] Discography
| Title | Label | FMT | Date |
| Studio albums | |||
| Sleep, What's That? | Lookout Records | 7" | 1988 |
| Quit Talkin' Claude[2] | Lookout! Records | 7" | 1989 |
| Lame Gig Contest | Musical Tragedies | 12" | 1988 or 9 |
| Duct Tape Soup | Lookout! Records | CD/12" | 1992 |
| The Sound of a New World Being Born | Lookout! Records | CD/12" | 1998 |
| Compilations and splits | |||
| Turn It Around | Very Small Records | Double 7"/12" | 1987 |
| Caution | Skene Records | 7" | 1988 |
| The World's in Shreds, Vol. 1 | Shredder Records | 7" | 1988 |
| The World's in Shreds, Vol. 2 | Shredder Records | 7" | 1989 |
| Make The Collector Nerd Sweat | Very Small Records | 10" | 1989 |
| Crimpshrine / Mutley Chix | No Idea Records | 7" | 1989 |
| Crimpshrine / G-Whiz | ? | 7" | 1990 |
| Jawbreaker / Crimpshrine | Skene Records | 7" | 1993 |
| Forward Till Death | Lookout! Records | CD | 1999 |
| The Thing That Ate Floyd | Lookout! Records | CD/12" | 2002 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Crimpshrine - Maximum Rock'n'Roll Interview. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
- ^ The cover for Quit Talkin' Claude features a drawing of some punks leaning against a concrete structure. This structure, called "clob", was located in a swampy area of Benicia, California. Claude was supposedly a young punk colleague of the band who talked "a lot of shit." The drawing was made by artist Bobby Madness.
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