Bantam Rooster
{{Short description|American garage punk band}}
{{For|the aggressive miniature fowl|Bantam (poultry)}}
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| origin = Lansing, Michigan, United States
| genre = Garage punk
| years_active = {{start date|1994}}–{{end date|2003}}
| label = Crypt, Sympathy for the Record Industry
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- Eric Cook
- Mike Alonso
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Bantam Rooster was an American garage punk band, formed in 1994 in Lansing, Michigan and disbanded in 2003.
History
Bantam Rooster formed in 1994 as the duo of vocalist and guitarist Thomas Jackson Potter (formerly of Kill Devil Hill) and drummer Eric Cook, who teamed up between working with other bands.DaRonco, Mike "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bantam-rooster-mn0000786722/biography Bantam Rooster Biography]", Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2017 According to Potter, they considered adding additional members but by that time had already written songs that worked as a guitar-drum duo, so decided not to.Davidson, Eric (2010) We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut, 1988 - 2001, Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|978-0879309725}} According to Potter, the duo were initially attempting to reproduce the sound of Guitar Wolf's Wolf Rock! album. After playing live around the American Mid-West they signed to Crypt Records for their first release, the "Miss Luxury" single in 1996.
Their debut album, Deal Me In was recorded in late 1996 with Jim Diamond and released in 1997, followed by a European tour. Second album The Cross and the Switchblade, with Mike Alonso on drums, was released in 1999, described by Allmusic as "both heavier and more frantic" than Deal Me In, and by Exclaim! as "a must for any fans of rockabilly/blues-influenced punk rock".Mason, Stewart "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cross-and-the-switchblade-mw0000257708 The Cross and the Switchblade Review]", Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2017Daniels, Craig (1999) "[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/bantam_rooster-cross_switchblade Bantam Rooster The Cross and the Switchblade]", Exclaim!, September 1, 1999. Retrieved September 23, 2017
Third album Fuck All Y'all appeared in 2000 after a switch to Sympathy for the Record Industry.Deming, Mark "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/fuck-all-yall-mw0000607657 Fuck All Y'All Review]", Allmusic. Retrieved September 23, 2017
Bantam Rooster disbanded in 2003 as Potter formed the funk rock band Detroit City Council.
Discography
=Albums=
- Deal Me In (1997), Crypt
- The Cross and the Switchblade (1999), Crypt
- Fuck All Y'all (2000), Sympathy for the Record Industry
=Singles, EPs=
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Category:Garage rock groups from Michigan