*Paul Caporino - lead vocals, lead guitar, credit-taker, blamegiver, gloryhog, merch
also:
*Sir Dennis Eton Spaag - basso profoundo, backing shards
*Sir Alex The Stranger - drums
*Laurence Museum Of Death - guitar, bass, backing vocals
*JJ Champion - bass guitar - backing vocals -
*Ryan Guitar Murphy a.k.a. Bleedin' Drums Murphy - Drums
*Roman The German - drums across Europe
°Tim Shapland - bass across Europe
*Garret "The Pride Of Antioch" Hammond - drums, recording guru
*Beck Dudley - drums, backing vocals
*Matt Williams - drums
*Mike Tomeny - guitar, vocals
*Jeff Tomeny - bass, vocals
*Donald Ward - drums
*Brad Brewster - drums
*Greg Fisk - bass
*Mike Vezzuto - bass, backing vocals
*Art Kubin - drums, backing vocals
*Timothy Douglas "Posey" Ford - drums
*Paul Dionne - drums
*Mary Dunham - bass
*Margery Meadow - bass
*Moose - harmonica
*A.P. - drums
*Tony Stull - guitar, vocal
*Rick Karr - drums
*Tom Whalen - bass
*Smash - drums
*Dominique - Chic-a-go-go mime drums
*Darius Hurley - bass
*Johanna Anonuevo (aka Moto Jojo) - drums
*Brian Costello of the Enchanters Vs. Sprawl(s)burg - drums
*Chris Ott - drums
*Secret Agent Stefan B.- drums
*Traci Trouble - backing vocals whether we want 'em or not
*Barry Goubler - vocals, panning for lead, inspirado,
*Ally Spazzy - drums - M.O.T.O. Australia
*Rigidstabber - bass - M.O.T.O. Australia
Influences
The universe and everything in and around it - top that, college boy!
Sounds Like
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M.O.T.O. - CDs & LPs
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*RAW POWER cd/lp (Criminal IQ) - $10
*SINGLE FILE cd (Criminal IQ) - $10
*KILL MOTO cd/lp (Criminal IQ) - $10 - OUT OF PRINT currently, but should be back in print soon
*THIS CORPSE IS A WARNING cd - OUT OF PRINT but will be re-issued soon by Zaxxon Records (Canada).
*BOLT lp (Little Teddy - Germany) - out of print
*E PLURIBUS MOTO lp (Teenage Kicks - Germany) - out of print
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M.O.T.O. - 7" vinyl
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*EL-STOP/SHE'S GONE NUTS 7" (Babykiller - USA) - exclusivo cover art by acclaimed American artist Tom Stack. - OUT OF PRINT
*WHAT'S WORDS WORTH?/NUMBER ONE IN WALES 7" (Rehab - USA) - OUT OF PRINT
*HAMMEROID 7" (Tulpa - USA)- OUT-OF-PRINT
*I SHOT MY LOAD AND I'M READY FOR THE GRAVE 7" (Tulpa - USA) - OUT-OF PRINT
*SHE'S NOT READY/BADGER/GERM INSIDE (Feel Good All Over) - 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*I AM THE CHEESE/I CAN'T STOP IT - 7" (Feel Good All Over) - OUT OF PRINT
*MAGIC WORDS/GHOSTS" (Jetpac - Canada) 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*PLACES WE USED TO GO/LOVE BACK (Rockville - USA) 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*WEE BEASTIES (Little Teddy - Germany) 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*JACUZZI FOR THE DEAD (Little Teddy - Germany) 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*STREET WHERE LOVE LIVES/COMING DOWN ALL DAY AND NIGHT (Hi-Ball - USA) glow-in-the-dark 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*MIDNIGHT AT THE GUANTANAMO ROOM/SKINNY HEAD (Mind Of A Child - USA) clear vinyl 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*4PAC (MOC - USA) 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*ETERNAL STANDBY (MOC - USA) 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*I WON'T GIVE IT UP UNTIL YOU'RE MINE/CINCINNATI (Elephi Pelephi - USA) split 7" w/ Ham Steak - OUT OF PRINT
*SPIRAL SLOUCH (Shit Sandwich - USA) - 7" - OUT OF PRINT
*WORLD OF FUZZ (Therapeutic - USA) - 7" - OUT OF PRINT
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M.O.T.O. - Homemade Rock'n'Roll (CDRs)
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*ST. JOHN THE BASTARD - cdr - $5
*AMPEG STUD - cdr - $5
*E PLURIBUS MOTO - cdr - $5
*TERRAMOTO - cdr - $5
*TURN YOUR HEAD AND COUGH - cdr -$5
*ROCK ROLL & DISMEMBER - cdr - $5
(more coming and always available)
You can either PayPal us at MOTOSPAM@yahoo.com - or you can send cash/check/money order to:
Paul Caporino
M.O.T.O.
PO Box 578912
Chicago IL 60657
U.S.A.
Please overseas customers throw in a little more $$ to cover overseas shipping costs.
1. M.O.T.O.
Raw Power | Criminal IQ
Plenty of local albums released this year were more polished and ambitious than the latest from Paul Caporino's long-running punk outfit M.O.T.O., but not one of them was more fun. The two decades Caporino has spent sharpening his hooky pop songwriting, precise eighth-note riffage, and so-dumb-they're-brilliant lyrics have paid off handsomely -- if Raw Power had been released in the late 70s it might now be ranked alongside the best of the Ramones or the Undertones. The 14 lo-fi, high-adrenaline tunes charge by in 34 minutes, and the band's boneheaded shtick (the first two tracks are called "2-4-6-8 Rock 'n' Roll" and "Gonna Get Drunk Tonight") belies a rigorous economy and focus. Caporino gets an impressive variety of shades from a three-chord palette: His snotty bubblegum melodies on songs like "Deliver Deliver Deliver" and "Piano Jazz Radio" can trigger surprisingly powerful swells of emotion. He does goofy gabba-gabba-hey punk rock with the best of them ("Getting It Up for Physics," "Flipping You Off With Every Finger of My Hand"), but his wise guy's take on adolescence is as sophisticated as it is funny -- he can invoke the ache of longing by denying that he feels anything. And on "Primeval" -- less a conventional pop song than a mantra -- he manages to make compelling music by repeating a single line for two minutes. Nothing against all the bands out there trying to guess which kind of punk will get fashionable next, but Raw Power is still gonna sound great in 20 years, when everybody's forgotten about Interpol -- it's rock 'n' roll without a sell-by date.
Second job, eh? Personally I'm just waiting for the economy to go ahead and collapse so we can go back to the barter system and I can pay for everything with cookies and handmade jewelry! ;-)
I need a FIRST job in Chicago! Any help would be helpful too! I'll keep my ears open, you do the same. I sratch your back, you scratch mine! What are you specifically looking for? .. Di
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