Punk is punk. In the 90s I was as happy with the Angelic Upstarts and GBH as I was with Black Flag and the Germs, or Dillinger 4 and Fleshies. I'm a very different person now, but that shit is still true.
Anyways, the Cropknox fell on the mohawk side of things. Good friends of mine --- mostly Davey, but also Mackey and Nathan, and also some people I couldn't get along with (though Taylor was decent, if I remember. Did I just list everyone but one person?). I have some very fond memories of hanging out with these folks in Berkeley, Brooklyn, and various other places. In fact, I shot some B&W photos that ended up on the liner notes of their LP, and took some *very* weird photos at 5am in Bushwick when they crashed with us on tour.
Here's the demo:
Cropknox demo tape (.zip file)
They put out some 7"s too, and a record on Punkcore where they stepped up their riff game. This demo, more than their other stuff, really reminds me of Davey --- it's 80% sneer and Spanish Civil War references. Love it.
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