I don't think I realized it at the time when I purchased this ep from
Lost Weekend Records in Columbus, but vocalist and guitarist "
Stevo" listed on the back cover was actually
Steven Deal, who also served as frontman for
Bleached Black. I've delved into their discogrpahy twice before on these pages, including quite
recently. Stevo's next act,
Chopper followed quickly on the heals of B/B debuting with the
4Play ep in 1989, a zippy set of riveting, three-chord power pop, boasting a pair of perfect-tens in the guise of "Caitlin Cries" and "Bloodspill." All four songs would later appear on Chopper's
self-titled debut, which initially saw the light of day on Zero Hour Records, and later on Big Deal Records. Two more Chopper disks would surface on Big Deal,
Slogans and Jingles in '93, and
Madhouse on Castle Street in '95, the latter of which I don't ever recall seeing. They also pulled off covering the Nerves
legendary ep in it's entirety. That's what I call, ummm... nervy.
01. You're Tearing Me Up
02. Caitlin Cries
03. Bloodspill
04. Nice Girls (Don't Explode)
https://rapidshare.com/files/461826311/chopper-4play.rar
