CROPDUSTER: Drunk Uncle

Cropduster

Drunk Uncle

© 2001 We Put Out Records (805998000120)

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"Energetic, disillusioned punky-tonk from a gritty, crafty bunch of free spirits." -CMJ

tracks

1 In Yr Ear
2 Milkman
3 Lower East Side Blues
4 People Person
5 Nothin's Gonna Change
6 Golden Sunsets
7 And Then There Was You
8 Mind Rock
9 Indestructo

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notes

Hi, my name is Trevor. I'm from North Jersey.

The boys in the band don't have too many friends so they asked me to write down some of the things I know about them.

Cropduster pretty much started with me. They wrote a song, "Trevor Trailer Trash" and it appeared on their first album. It's a tale of action and adventure, starring me as a troubled teen being chased by police who raided my parents' drug-ridden trailer home. The song was played on college radio and it turned my life upside down.

I can't even walk into the Wal-Mart without being heckled.

Naturally, I've been waiting for revenge. So here's my chance to let everyone know the facts about Cropduster. First off, they claimed to have named Drunk Uncle after my dad's brother. The truth is, they always refer to each other as "Uncle" and the drunk part - you figure it out.

To their credit, they somehow won The Musician's Atlas Independent Music Award for "Best Rock Act" for their song "Nothin's Gonna Change." I was there when they recorded it at The Machine Shop in Hoboken, NJ.

By the way, if you listen closely, you can hear me singing backup vocals, but did I get thanked on the album? NO! Marc and Tom have been lifelong friends,in 1998 they convinced Scott to join the band and play drums and the three of them move into a house together.

Sounds fine, right? What you don't know is that Lee; the Starbucks workin' bass player is getting married to the lead singer's sister! And they call my situation dysfunctional!? A friend of mine has illegal cable and we watched a show called "Behind The Music." That's where Cropduster will most likely end up.

The one thing I was supposed to accomplish in writing this was to tell you what the hell Cropduster sounds like without you having to listen to the CD.

I have no clue what to say.

After all, I don't actually own any CDs (mostly because my dad told me when compact discs came out, they weren't going to last).

Marc told me to say, "Cropduster sounds like a roundtable discussion between Bob Dylan,Ween and Brian Wilson." I don't own a computer but I heard the Internet once described them as Pavement meets The Who.

I really don't know what that means.

Drunk Uncle is addictive, gritty, country punk-spiked rock n' roll, but it's no Slippery When Wet.

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  • author: CD Baby

    "Energetic, disillusioned punky-tonk from a gritty, crafty bunch of free spirits." -CMJ

  • There is another Drunk Uncle.......................
    author: Randy Cintos

    There is a band Drunk Uncle from Fort Smith Arkansas that plays punk an rockabilly music. They write songs that kill and have been a band since 1992.........Have a shot on me..

  • Not Cow-punk, but something close
    author: Caz

    Really good music. I'm a huge fan of acts like Wilco, The Jayhawks, The Geardadies, and this band just makes me wish this type of music was more popular. Heck, Hard rocking country is what started Rock & Roll! Its a great throw back album, with a great new, punk sound to it as well. Worth the $10 bucks!!!

  • Mr. Wilson would be Proud
    author: Heywood Giblomee

    These guys are like the freakin Beach Boys of Indie Rock!!!! You can't wait to sing along. Milkman is a masterpiece and Golden Sunsets just rules!!

  • I give it 5 shot glasses
    author: Ruy

    One time I hit a Cropduster with my Guitar... but they sure got me back... because this album hit me right in the heart... Romantic, Soulful and Wonderful.

  • Gonna Burn this CD
    author: Milton Wadams

    I said, nooo salt. nooo salt. but this band put the salt on anyway. i could sue them. excuuse me, but i wanted a piece of cake. I got this cropduster instead. i play it at a reasonable volume while i collate. i appreciate the music. thank you...

  • Sounds like old Friends
    author: G$

    This is the feel good album of the year!!!!!! Great songs great sense of humor. Don't smoke crack!

  • La la la la la la la la la la la la
    author: The Drunk Moth

    You want melody? You want rhythm? You want to sing along? You remember laughter? You want the rock? Then Drunk Uncle is for you.

  • YEAH!
    author: Peter Gibbons

    This cd is very good. It's hard to describe and I think that's why I like it so much. I like "people person", "milkman" and "then there was you." I celebrate the whole album!

  • OHmahgosh
    author: Gott Drunk?

    I listened to the tracks on the site here and liked what i heard. so i ordered the entire Drunk Uncle and the whole album just really rocked. I love the harmonies and the way these guys mixed up their use of acoustic guitars, electric, and percussion. the lyrics in Then There Was You are intense, and Mind Rock brings back the great energy that rock is supposed to have. Drunk Uncle is intelligent and accessible. The more I listen, the more i get out of it. Hope you guys tour so i can see it all live!

  • Smokin' crack and hangin' out...
    author: The Biscuit City Road Fan Club

    Insanely good. Just got the CD today and probably won't take it out of the CD player for a long, long time. Cropduster makes life worth living.

  • Why not?
    author: Td

    This CD is chock fulla tunes that I wrote. No, that's a lie. I only wrote one. No, that's a lie too. I just like it a lot, and I'd like to take some credit for it...but that wouldn't be fair. If you like music, you'll like this disc. 8 or 9 songs, all unique and rocking (isn't that a lame adjective, "rocking"?...probably, but it seems to fit. Not Limp Bizkit rocking, more Billy Joel Rocking...no, that's a lie. Not Korn rocking, but more Elliott Smith rocking...no that's a lie too...oh I just don't know. It just rocks and makes you smile and sing and stuff). Hey, for 10 bucks, you really can't get hurt either way.

  • this cd rocks!
    author: Jane

    i love this cd. it rocks like no other. i want to ride in indestructo!!!

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