Comments on: Teenage Popeye – Modern Problems E.P. 7″

By: MAFFISH

MAFFISH — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:57:53 +0000

I’m just amazed at how many El Paso folks are commenting on this site. I grew up in El Paso (1971 to 1994), but didn’t get into punk rock until about 85 or so, but even then, as a young kid I didn’t go to many shows cause I went to one show and some skinheads (C.O.F.) beat the crap outta me and some friends–they used golf clubs for christ sakes!. Anyway, I’ve heard of Teenage Popeye but this is the first time I got to actually hear them.

On it’s own, it’s a little slow and so/so but speaking from a totally relevant view of the El Paso scene, this 7″ is freakin’ genious. Thanks so much for posting this, as well as the first Rhythm Pigs 7″ on here–I never had that, yet I had a tape recording of it fortunately. This site is great.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:04:58 +0000

I saw Teenage Popeye at a battle of the bands at the El Paso Coliseum in 1981. Very cool. They were the first punk band I heard doing “I Fought the Law.” (Yes, I heard their version before the one by the Clash.) Anyway, I don’t remember who won the battle of the bands (maybe a band called IZE??) but I voted for Teenage Popeye.

By: dbc

dbc — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:31:16 +0000

I saw One Second Zero, at the “sub” in Juarez, plus they had their song “Money Talked” on the juke box

Any idea as to what happended to them, or where to get themusic ?

By: The Flakes // Drummer

The Flakes // Drummer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:51:29 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Marco! Got any music with your band to share?

By: Marco Baroz

Marco Baroz — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:39:02 +0000

Hey, I played in punk band in El Paso in the early Eighties. I remember Teenage Popeye, but only by name, I was just a little too young to have gone seen them. There was also another band called “Windfall”. They were like a Pablo Cruise cover band, but them and TP were the main bands at the time. There were a bunch of punk/new wave bands playing the Rathskellar and the Mesa Inn. Like the Civilians, One Second Zero (they had a cooler name first, but I can’t remember it) and if course The Pigs. My band was called The Outer Class and while we never got any notoriety in the scene, our first gig was at the Rathskellar opening for D.R.I. and TSOL. Thanks for posting these mp3’s I thought I’d never hear TP again!!