tracks

Never Really Ever Had It
Black Ice
Losers, Weepers
Cherry Red Compilation
I Am Forgetting
Nightmare
Let Them Talk
Stand Tall
Cry Crybaby
The Rockabilly Ghetto
Halfway Home
Your Heart Or Your Life

notes

Guitars, Drums, Organs, Pianos, Bells, Spoons, Singing, Bass, Timpani.

All songs (c)1997 Lopez / Cabbagesounds Inc., BMI.
(c)1997 Daemon Records.

Digipak

Durations do not appear on release. Formed in the summer of 1994 in Cabbagetown, GA from the remnants of the Jody Grind, DQE, Opal Foxx Quartet. The lineup consisted of Chris Lopez (lead vocals, guitar, keyboard), Justin Davis Hughes (guitar, piano, organ, backing vocals), Kelly Hogan (guitar, backing vocals) and Chris Verene (drums). The Rock*A*Teens were one of the most successful and influential bands on Daemon Records. They proclaimed themselves, Orbisonic reverb-drenched art-billy bummer rock. Joy Division meets The Ventures. A wild ride from the perversions of the gallantry of South Harlem. Desperate rock for desperate times. In the midst of this desperation was a brilliant storyteller with cinematic leanings and soaring melodies that made even the toughest cry. They released 2 heavily praised records on Daemon and then went on to record for Merge Records. Their 1996 self titled debut was twitchy, trashy, off-kilter, lo-fi, three guitar, no bass blend of noisy x-like punk, 60's garage-rock caterwaul, crazed girl group harmonies, and echoing, cramps-like surf/rockabilly roar.

credits

Graphic Design – Brian Nejedly
Performer [The Rock*A*Teens Are] – Chris Lopez (2), Christopher Verene, Justin Hughes, Kelly Hogan
Photography By [Family Photographs] – Christopher Verene
Producer – Rob Gal
Producer [Produced With] – David Barbe, The Rock*A*Teens
Drums – Chris Verene
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Kelly Hogan
Guitar, Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals – Justin Hughes
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards – Chris Lopez (2)

companies

Copyright (c) – Daemon Records
Copyright (c) – Lopez (2)
Copyright (c) – Cabbagesounds Inc.
Produced At – The Snack N Shack

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