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Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk Studio album by Osaka Popstar Released May 23, 2006 Genre Punk rock Length 27:39 Label Misfits, Rykodisc Producer John Cafiero Professional reviews The reviews parameter has been deprecated. Please move reviews into the “Reception” section of the article. See Moving reviews into article space.
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Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk is the first, and so far only, album released by Osaka Popstar. The title references the fact that the band includes members of legendary punk bands such as The Misfits, Ramones, Black Flag and The Voidoids.
The CD came with a DVD that included music videos for "Wicked World" and "Insects".
Track listing
- "Wicked World" (Daniel Johnston) – 2:58,
- "Astro Boy" (Donald Rockwell, Tatsuo Takai) – 1:30
- "Sailor Moon" (Andy Heyward, Tetsuya Komoro,Kanako Oda) – 1:11
- "Man of Constant Sorrow" (John Cafiero, Traditional) – 3:20
- "Insects" (Davis Aronin, Carl Brown Jerron Cool, Keisha Dotson, Brenda Garcia, Inisinna, Kids Of Widney High, Michael Monagan) – 2:06
- "I Live Off You" (Marianne Elliot aka Poly Styrene) – 1:50
- "Xmas Intro (That Almost Wasn't)" (Ray Carter) – 0:10
- "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't" (Carter, Paul Tripp) – 1:38
- "Love Comes in Spurts" (Richard Hell) – 1:53
- "Blank Generation" (Hell) – 2:47
- "Monsters" (Cafiero) – 2:52
- "Where's the Cap'n?" (Cafiero) – 2:25
- "Shaolin Monkeys" (Cafiero) – 2:58
Personnel
- John Cafiero – vocals
- Jerry Only – bass
- Dez Cadena – lead guitar
- Ivan Julian – rhythm guitar
- Marky Ramone – drums
Cover songs
Among the songs on the album are cover versions of the title tracks from anime series Astro Boy and Sailor Moon, and the Rossano Brazzi film The Christmas That Almost Wasn't.
Categories:- 2006 albums
- Rykodisc albums
- Debut albums
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