1991 (Self Released)
My love of Alligator Gun is well documented on Twitter where I call for the release of Onehundredpercentfreak on vinyl several times a year. It's one of my top three albums that i think is just begging for a vinyl release. I don't know anyone will ever release it, but if I win the lottery, you can bet PopKid will come knocking.
Back to reality. This tape was the only Alligator Gun release I didn't already have (Though I am looking to upgrade my Smirk CD as the one I got a year or so ago has a corner cut off of the cover art). I was surprised to see the tape pop up on Discogs and was even happier to see it's sub-ten dollar price tag. It was an easy and instant buy.
Is it this sort of era defining classic as Onehundredpercentfreak? No, of course not. This is a super early tape released by a band that was just getting started. It's actually great for what it is, with solid hooks and punchy guitar riffs. In particular "Theory of Independent Feet" feels like a harbinger of what could come from this band. But in this instance, you don't have to take my word for it. The wonderful MKE Punk website has this tape and all of Aligator Gun's releases available to download, so go check them out!
Alligator Gun - Alligator Gun Tape:
http://www.mkepunk.com/releases/pop-punk/alligator-gun-3-song-ep/
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