Osaka Popstar - Osaka Popstar And The American Legends Of Punk (2006/07)



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Expanded with the full DVD taken from American Deluxe Edition - 416 MB / Japanese Re-Release '2007
Punk rock revolutionaries have united to form the super-group Osaka Popstar

The man behind pop/punk superstar group Osaka Popstar, singer John
Cafiero, started the band as a way to unite his love of music and
cartoons, not to mention the fact that it gave him the opportunity to
play with some luminaries of original punk rock's superheroes. With
Marky Ramone (The Ramones) on drums, Jerry Only (The Misfits) on bass,
Dez Cadena (Black Flag) and Ivan Julian (Richard Hell & The
Voidoids) on guitars, Osaka Popstar released their debut album,
fittingly titled Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk.

Says Cafiero:
"It's great to work with your friends and who better for a band than the
guys who started the scene? This is my own personal Punk Rock And Roll
Hall of Fame".




Any serious punk fan would probably appreciate an answer to the
following question: what would you get if the Ramones' Marky Ramone,
former Misfit Jerry Only, the Voidoids' Ivan Julian, Black Flagger Dez
Cadena, and longtime Misfits collaborator John Cafiero all got together
and recorded an album in 2006? The answer is simple: an anime-themed
punk concept album!


Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk is a truly delicious
project that proves punk is about spirit and delivery, not about
content. The songs on this record revolve around Sailor Moon, Astro Boy,
the threat of giant insects, a fear of monsters in the closet, and the
tragedy of being out of Cap'n Crunch. There's also "Wicked World" -- a
song by cult hero Daniel Johnston, who also sings backup on a rowdy
version of the bluegrass traditional "Man of Constant Sorrow" -- but
even the few tracks that don't directly reference kitschy ideas are
still delivered with the same fun, rollicking exuberance. All 13 tunes
are just as fast and tight as anything off of Ramones' Leave Home or
Misfits' Walk Among Us, but what's truly remarkable is how the veterans
attack the material. Each song is executed with the ease of lifelong
musicianship, but the characteristic punk messiness is still there; it
just emerges as an organic element of the way these guys play, rather
than as a consequence of inexperience or inebriation. In fact, punk fans
and Otakus may find a common ground in Osaka Popstar that they never
noticed before: a mutual appreciation for all things flashy, loud, and
sometimes confusing.

~ Cammila Albertson, all media guide

Tracklist:

01. Wicked World
02. Astro Boy
03. Sailor Moon
04. Man Of Constant Sorrow
05. Insects
06. I Live Off You
07. Xmas Intro (That Almost Wasn't)
08. The Christmas That Almost Wasn't
09. Love Comes In Spurts
10. Blank Generation
11. Monsters
12. Where's The Cap'n?
13. Shaolin Monkeys
14. Wicked World (live) [Bonus track]
15. Sailor Moon (live) [Bonus track]
16. Beat On The Brat (live) [Bonus track]
17. Wicked World (Music Video)
[DATA]18. Insects (Music Video)

Limited DVD:

01. Wicked World [Animated MV]
02. Insects [Animated Music Video]

Produced and Arranged by John Cafiero
Recorded at Schoolhouse Studios NYC, West West Side Music & Watson's House Of Music
Live Tracks Recorded Live Halloween Night (Oct. 31st, 2006) at the Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. Additional information read inside the booklet.

• John Cafiero - vocals on all tracks, guitar on 7 & 11
• Dez Cadena - guitar on tracks 1-6, 8, 12-16
• Ivan Julian - guitar on 7,9,12, 14-16; bass on 9-11, harmonium & piano on 11
• Jerry Only - bass on tracks 1-6, 8, 12, 13-16
• Marky Ramone - drums and percussion on all tracks

special guest:
- Daniel Johnson - vocals on track 4

Original Release Date: May 23, 2006
Re-Released in Japan: June 27, 2007
Format: Bonus Tracks
Label: Imperial Records
Catalog No.: TECI-24419

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