G.G Elvis & the T.C.P. Band “Back From The Dead” A Punk Elvis Tribute
G.G Elvis & the T.C.P. Band “Back From The Dead” A Punk Elvis Tribute – When I first read about this I wasn’t sure what expect. Was it going to be an overdone flamboyant attempt of humor at The Kings expense or was it going to be a band seriously trying to make Elvis’s old classics punk rock? The members of G.G. Elvis & the T.C.P Band are a combination of former members of; NOFX, Aggression, Ill Repute, Stalag 13 & Bad Samaritans, so (if done right) the talent is there to pull something like this off.
Honestly after checking out the one sheet, I was worried that this was going to be a rough ride. The band looked to be one of those overly dramatic over-kill bands that can ruin even the best of ideas. Included with the one sheet was the music CD and the controversial; Never-Before-Seen DVD the limited premiere Scratch-n-Sniff edition pull-out booklet. The CD itself consists of 13 tracks totaling, 30minutes and 22 seconds of surly vocals mixed with a talented backdrop of musical accompaniment.
The DVD that’s included with this CD is a brilliantly horrible improvisation of hi jinx and amateur porn level production all as it was intended. The DVD’s flamboyant theatrical acting is reminiscent of the old Powell Peralta – “Search for Animal Chin “video". The highlights for me is the inability to provide a musical soundtrack to the “music” videos because of copyright issues and how the band works around it by providing humorous scrolling monolog (on the bottom of the screen) that prompts the viewer to play certain tracks from the CD along with the video to make it a music video. Overall the entire project provides a hilariously fun tribute to Elvis done with absolutely no class or integrity, just like punk rock was meant to be done.
