Schleprock - Propeller

Schleprock’s Propeller is a tightly wound, highly explosive package of up-tempo punk rock seasoned with a good dose of rock and melody.

Like a whirlwind set to unleash its unrelenting chaos – Schleprock’s Propeller is a tightly wound, highly explosive package of up-tempo punk rock seasoned with a good dose of rock and melody. Having first got my hands on this release some years ago, it is surely a wonderful thing to finally let my ears feast on this audio offering once again (it’s what happens when you borrow records – you have to give them back).

Packed with tracks of pure, straight up punk rock, this release served notice of how Schleprock’s brand of music was unmatched. While they released a very mediocre record on Warner Bros, it is with these earlier releases that they were at their best. Recorded raw and furious – tracks like "Underground" and "Happy Home" are proof that without a big recording and producing budget, you can still “bring the rock”. There are mid tempo tunes, ("Nowhere"’, "Obscurity") but the majority of this effort is paced like those silly race cars that go round and round all day long.

You might say that bands like Schleprock were some of the first to mix fast paced punk rock with elements of melody, akin to Face to Face’s Don’t Turn Away; soaring guitars, melodic vocals and drums that belt like no other. And like that Face to Face record, years after its release it still rocks harder and better than most. It’s nice to hear a record raw – something that isn’t produced by knob turning gurus like Mark Trombino.

(Dr. Strange Records)