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SoCal punk outfit SCHLEPROCK formed when the LA music scene was in a slump. Looking to change that, vocalist Doug Kane and guitarist Jeff Graham aimed for a strong rock unit in 1989, and within a year Ernie Berru (drums) and Sean Romin (guitarist) made it complete. Several 7" singles, such as "Do It All" and "Long Time Ago" were issued on Nemesis in 1991 and the band rollicked right on through countless gigs across North America. At a time grunge was king, SCHLEPROCK released the melodic hardcore "Propeller" on Dr. Strange in 1994 and continued to build a name for themselves. Bass player Dean Wilson was added to the lineup in 1995 and SCHLEPROCK's heavy punk snarl got bigger. Warner Bros. took notice and signed the band in 1996. Was SCHLEPROCK on their way to joining the "alternative" rock scene alongside Rancid and Green Day? Nah, they were far too nasty for such candy punk, and (America's) Dirty Little Secret exuded rock rawness.
Though the band scored a minor hit with "Suburbia" after signing to Warner Brothers during the punk re-emergence of the mid-'90s, the band splintered by 1997. Doug Kane and drummer Dirty Ernie regrouped to form THE GENERATORS who'd be back in circulation in 2001 with their debut album "Welcome to the End".
In memoriam of guitarist Jeff Graham we have put together the definitive SCHLEPROCK retrospective. "Learning to Fall" contains 21 tracks that follow the band from beginning to end. It includes 6 previously unreleased tracks, several rare out of print tracks, and the demo that got them signed to Warner Bros.
Tracklisting:
1. Cant Hold Me Down
2. Three Stories High
3. Suburbia
4. Outlaw
5. Sorry
6. Waiting
7. Happy Home
8. Minute By Minute
9. Do It All
10. Freak of nature
11. Monster
12. Four Walls
13. I Don't Know Why
14. Smog
15. Somber Song
16. Wrong Way Out
17. Drunk Again
18. Ten Speed
19. Long Time Ago
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