Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Doc Hopper - "Aloha"
The early 90’s were basically the heyday of what I think were the best crop of pop punk bands of my lifetime. There were a ton of different flavors, from the Ramones clones to the slightly indie tinged, the hardcore inspired etc. Some of my favorite stuff was the rougher edged pop punk that a label called Ringing Ear Records seemed to have a monopoly on at the time. With bands like Sinkhole, New Sweet Breath and yes, Doc Hopper, they captured a certain time and place in the punk scene that I’m still quite fond of. One of my favorite songs ever from back then was "Geiger" by Doc Hopper. I first got it on a compilation called "Flex Your Specs" and couldn't get it out of my head. From the jumpy intro to the catchy main riff to the pounding drums of the bridge, this song had all the energy of a truly great punk rock song but was more biting, more complex than your typical pop punk stuff. Later I figured out it was the first song on their "Aloha" album and quickly snapped it up. Of course nothing was quite on par with "Geiger" but the album is full of good stuff, mostly a mix of catchy guitar riffs which were a lot more hard rock oriented than your typical pop punk band combined with speedy, almost hardcore percussion. They went on to make a couple more really good records before disbanding but still nothing quite as good as the first song on their first record."Geiger"
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