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==Discography==
==Discography==
* ''Stopping Evolution Dead In It's Tracks" Single CD, songs "For Being Young", "Panties" B/w "Stormtrooper" (Punk Rock Records, 2010) Producer, M. Munsch <ref>http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stopping-evolution-dead-in/id397078747</ref>
* "Stopping Evolution Dead In It's Tracks" Single CD, songs "For Being Young", "Panties" B/w "Stormtrooper" (Punk Rock Records, 2010) Producer, M. Munsch <ref>http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stopping-evolution-dead-in/id397078747</ref>
* ''We've Got the Weapons'' [[Extended play|EP]] (1983)
* ''We've Got the Weapons'' [[Extended play|EP]] (1983)
* "Eye For An Eye / Don't Wanna Live" [[7"]] (self-released, 1984 - later reissued by Punkcore Records)<ref>http://www.btinternet.com/~thisispunkrock/ps/ushc/2/uschaos.htm</ref>
* "Eye For An Eye / Don't Wanna Live" [[7"]] (self-released, 1984 - later reissued by Punkcore Records)<ref>http://www.btinternet.com/~thisispunkrock/ps/ushc/2/uschaos.htm</ref>

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U.S. Chaos

U.S. Chaos are an American punk rock band from New Jersey, formed in 1981. They were the first singular active American exponent of the Oi!/street punk style.

The band was originally based in Passaic and Bergen counties, New Jersey. Their first release was We've Got the Weapons, a vinyl EP released in 1983. The production of the EP, with recording and printing by Ross Eliss, cost them $5,000, which was unheard of in the American punk scene at that time.[1] Their second release was the single "Kill The Killers" b/w "Suicide". This was later re-mastered by Marty Munsch, from the first pressing disk plates, and re-released by Punk Rock Records as a limited, co-release on punk-core in 1996.

U.S. Chaos' approach was to play music with lyrics that had an ironic as well as satirical, overzealous pro-American stance. They often played recordings of military marches, air-raid sirens and polyphonic sound assaults before going on stage.

Career

U.S. Chaos wrote songs and rehearsed in a basement for months before they played their first concert. In 1981, when their singer English Ron quit, Jack Gibson asked Alan "Skully" Skolski if he wanted to be in a punk band. Skolski knew of U.S. Chaos, but had never seen them play. He listened to a few songs that they had recorded on a portable tape deck a few weeks earlier, and thought they were good. At first he declined, but he eventually auditioned and then joined the band. In the winter of 1982-1983, U.S. Chaos rehearsed and wrote several songs. In March 1983, the band performed for the first time at a party at Aldo's Hideaway in Lyndhurst, NJ. The lineup at this time was: Skolski on vocals, Gibson on bass, Gene on drums, Gary on guitar and Brian Daley (HC), also playing "blazing" rhythm guitar.[2]

1985 through 1987

Gary's departure from U.S. Chaos meant that the only original member of the band was Skolski. The band changed their name to The Chosen Few and wrote new material. This change coincided with the end of the first wave of US hardcore punk, with many bands changing their sounds or leaving the scene altogether.

1990s and later

In 1992, U.S. Chaos reunited to perform at a party. The band continued this tradition every year until 1995, when they fully brought U.S. Chaos out of hiatus. Marty Munsch became the band's manager during this period. This led to several more releases and a few movie appearances. From 1996 to 1997, the lineup was: Skolsky on vocals, Gary on guitar, Gibson on bass and Glenn 'Spikey' Maer on drums. Maer was later replaced by Eddie Enzyme (who had played in Fahrenheit 451 and The Undead). The band continued to play and release new material into 2007, the year Gary died.

Prior to his death, Gary had recommended Buddy Vern (Backseat Driver, Cherry 13, Crash Street Kids and 25 Pills) to fill his place. Vern had recently declined a longterm membership, and was replaced by Reitmeyer's younger sister Rene Wasted, who is also an active founding member of Blanks 77. U.S. Chaos had resumed their normal performance schedule as of September 15, 2007. The current lineup is Gibson on bass, Skolski on vocals, Maer on drums and Wasted on guitar.

Discography

  • "Stopping Evolution Dead In It's Tracks" Single CD, songs "For Being Young", "Panties" B/w "Stormtrooper" (Punk Rock Records, 2010) Producer, M. Munsch [3]
  • We've Got the Weapons EP (1983)
  • "Eye For An Eye / Don't Wanna Live" 7" (self-released, 1984 - later reissued by Punkcore Records)[4]
  • Complete Chaos LP (1996)
  • You Can't Hear a Picture LP (Punkrockrecords/Razorwire E.U., 1997)[5]
  • We Are Your Enemy - split 7" single with Portland, Oregon's Statch and the Rapes, Remixed and Mastered by Marty Munsch Rel. 1999, Punkrockrecords.[6]

Compilation appearances

  • Stinkbox Records Compilation LP (1996)
  • Pins and Skins CDLP (1996)[7]
  • Punk Dwellings: New York's Finest Vol. 1'CD - songs "For Being You" and "Last Call For Alcohol" (Dwell, 1996)[8]
  • No More Heroes: A Tribute To The Stranglers song "Shut Up" (Elevator Music, 1998)[9]
  • Broken Bones And Power Chords Vol. 1: New York's Finest CD songs "For Being You" and "Last Call For Alcohol" (Crosscheck, 2005)[10]
  • A Marty Munsch Production EP (Punkrockrecords SG-63593, 2010, UPC: 846017048228)[11]

Filmography

  • A Current Affair - Fox Network television show (1985), Unknown clip, murder case in Washington DC area.
  • Pariah - movie soundtrack, U.S. Chaos 1983, 45 Single, Don't wanna live (suicide), 2001, movie, soundtrack, inclusion, (1996)
  • Punk's Not Dead - movie soundtrack inclusion (2006)-(Susan Dyner)
  • All Grown Up The Movie- A documentary movie soundtrack, full inclusion, lengthy interview (2006) - (Andrea Witting)[12]
  • Love and Bullets - movie soundtrack inclusion (1999)-(Matthew Brown)


Members

  • 1982 Gary guitar, Brian "HC" Daley guitar, Jack bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer drums, English Ron vocals
  • 1982 Gary guitar, Brian "HC" Daley guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Gene drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals
  • 1983 Gary guitar, Brian "HC" Daley guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals
  • 1984 Gary guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals
  • 1984 Gary guitar, Brian "HC" Daley guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals
  • 1984-85 Steve "Hot Shot" guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals.
  • 1985 Gary guitar, Steve "Hot Shot" guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Eddie Enzyme drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals.
  • 1986 Gary guitar, Mark Beer guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Eddie Enzyme drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals.
  • 1986 Gary guitar, Mark Beer guitar, Jack Gibson Bass, Jade drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals.
  • 1987 Mark Beer guitar, Gary guitar, Tim Taylor bass, Jade drums, Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals.

U.S. Chaos Reunited

  • 1996 - Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals, Gary guitar, Brian Daley guitar, Jack Gibson Bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer drums.
  • 1997 - Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals, Gary guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Eddie Enzyme drums.
  • 2007–present Allan "Skully" Skolsky vocals, Rene Wasted guitar, Jack Gibson bass, Glenn "Spikey" Maer, Eddie Enzyme on drums.

Others

  • Freddy L. - manager during first incarnation
  • Marty Munsch - Band manager from 1995 to present.
  • Matthew Brown, drummer for Dysfunctional Youth, filled in on drums while drummer Eddie Enzyme recovered from a work injury.

References

  1. ^ Ref. Gary Rightmeyer 1986
  2. ^ Ref. Accessed December 3, 2006 USCHAOS.COM
  3. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/stopping-evolution-dead-in/id397078747
  4. ^ http://www.btinternet.com/~thisispunkrock/ps/ushc/2/uschaos.htm
  5. ^ LP (Punkrockrecords/Razorwire E.U., 1997)
  6. ^ "Blame It On Sam" Remixed and Mastered by Marty Munsch Rel. 1999, Punkrockrecords Reviews in RazorCake Fanzine
  7. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1500768/a/Skins+'n'+Pins.htm
  8. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1038338/a/Punk+Dwellings:+New+York's+Finest+Vol.+1.htm
  9. ^ http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=58182&
  10. ^ http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=127517&
  11. ^ http://www.songcastmusic.com/profiles/PUNKROCKRECORDS
  12. ^ http://www.allgrownupthemovie.com
  • The Encyclopedia of Punk Rock (Brian Cogan), Paperback, Sterling; illustrated edition edition (November 9, 2008), English, ISBN-10: 1402759606, ISBN-13: 978-1402759604. Pg. 347
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