Cap'n Jazz - Burritos...(Shmap'n Shmazz)(Emo, Fugazi)
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Description
Original Man with a Gun release of this seminal album
Impossible to find not seen on ebay before still in a1 condition
- "Little League"
- "Oh Messy Life"
- "Puddle Splashers"
- "Flashpoint: Catheter"
- "In The Clear"
- "Yes, I'm Talking to You"
- "Basil's Kite"
- "Bluegrassish"
- "Planet Shhh..."
- "The Sands Have Turned Purple"
- "Precious"
- "¡Qué suerte!"
Cap'n Jazz was a highly influential emo band, best-known for shifting emo's stylistic characteristics from post-hardcore prog-punk to more accessible pop-punk leanings. [1]
The group was formed in Chicago in 1989 by brothers Tim and Mike Kinsella, who were joined by Sam Zurick and Victor Villareal. After a number of name changes and the addition of guitarist Davey von Bohlen the band began to earn a cult following in the Chicago area and Midwest.
The band recorded several singles for independent labels in the early 90's as well as contributing to several compilations. In 1995, they released their only full-length album, Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards In The Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over - better known as Shmap'n Shmazz - on the tiny Man with Gun label. Due to its scant availability, the disc quickly became a collector's item.
The band broke up in July 1995, shortly after Shmap'n Shmazz's release, on the night of a show at Little Rock's Das Yutes a Go-Go. In 1998, the Jade Tree label assembled a double-disc Cap'n Jazz retrospective titled Analphabetapolothology which compiles the band's complete recorded works: Shmap'n Shmazz, early singles, material from split releases, compilation tracks, unreleased demos and outtakes and several tracks from their farewell performance in Chicago.
The line up of the band included Tim Kinsella (vocals); Samuel Zurick (bass guitar); Mike Kinsella (drums, vocals); Victor Villareal (guitar, vocals); and Davey von Bohlen (guitar, vocals from 1994-95).
Although their talent and influence stands on its own, they are also notable for the significant careers that former members of the band have charted since the demise of Cap'n Jazz in 1995, most notably Make Believe, The Promise Ring, American Football, Owls, Ghosts and Vodka, Joan of Arc and Owen.
[edit] Nomenclature
Several bands have taken their names from Cap'n Jazz song titles, including We Are Scientists, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Australian indie act Oh Messy Life.
Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards In The Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On and Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over is Cap'n Jazz's first and only full-length album, released in 1994 on Man With Gun Records. It is also referred to as the Schmap'n Schmazz LP. It is out of print.
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