Young Lords, Bucket!, 1992
PERSONNEL:
Bob Nicksic: guitar
Chuck Tipton: vocals
Jerome Mansfield: guitar
Jeff Lee: drums
Paul Kasprzak: bass
Recorded by Mike Kelsey at The Playground, Lafayette, IN, February 1991
Cover design and layout by Al Wirtes
TRACK LISTING:
Side A
Tribute
Scream
Power Ballad
Side B
Highway
Blood Kiss
Recorded around the same time as bassist Paul Kasprzak‘s solo cassette, Paul-O-Riffic (also the name of his publishing company and label), this full-band recording delivers five satisfying slabs of majestic, forceful early ’90s rock.
According to the Indiana Musicpedia, Young Lords were “probably one of the first Indiana bands to feature the alternative/grunge sound popularized by Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Nirvana,” which makes Bucket! uniquely historic (although it wasn’t their first release; that would be a self-titled LP released on noted Las Vegas-based indie Behemoth Records (Drunks With Guns, Crawlspace)). The 1993 CD Down marked the end of the road for this pioneering Midwest rock band.
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I’m not sure if this site is defunct or not, but I arrived here via an online search for Young Lords info. I was a radio DJ at my dorm station in the early 90’s, and somehow Paul Kasprzak ended up coming in to promote their first album (self-titled?). Which was weird because we were a tiny station that never ever got any bands in to promote anything. I don’t remember much about Paul’s visit, other than he seemed cool and hung out for maybe an hour or two. Somewhere in my record collection I have that album he was promoting, which I think is even autographed by Paul lol. Anyway, I’m glad to see that some of their history & music still persists online.
Hey hey! Not defunct, just on pause — and your comment is a great reminder to get back to it, so thanks!
If you’re curious, here’s another one by Paul:
https://demouniverse.com/2024/06/16/paul-kasprzak-paul-kasprzak-is-paul-o-riffic-1992/