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'''Chopper One''' was a rock band from Los Angeles formed by former [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] with his then-wife [[Amy Cropper]]. | '''Chopper One''' was a rock band from Los Angeles formed by former [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] with his then-wife [[Amy Cropper]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
After Cropper's short-lived position as the guitarist for [[22 Jacks]], he taught his then-wife, Amy Cropper how to play bass guitar in their Los Angeles home following her pregnancy with their first child. The two recruited a good friend of Cropper's, [[Darrin Pfeiffer]], as a drummer and subsequently formed a band called "Braxton Hicks" [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chopper-one-mn0000774528/biography] (named for womb contractions experienced during pregnancy). After a short period of time, Pfeiffer left Braxton Hicks to join the alternative-ska band, Goldfinger. | |||
The band released an indie single titled ''[[Free Lunch]]'' in [[1995]], followed by their debut album ''[[Now Playing]]'' in 1997. | In the autumn of [[1995]], Cropper and his wife found a replacement drummer, [[Tyrone Rio]]. The band then decided to change their name to "Chopper One". The band's name was taken from the short-lived ABC drama/adventure television series in early 1974 of the same name. | ||
Chopper One released an indie single titled ''[[Free Lunch]]'' in [[1995]], followed by their debut album ''[[Now Playing]]'' in 1997. The song, "[[I Like You]]" appeared on the tribute album, ''[[Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli]]'' in [[1998]]. | |||
Chopper One's the band lineup changed after drummer Tyrone Rio left in 1998, with [[Troy Zeigler]] playing drums and [[Dallan Baumgarten]] joining as a guitarist. The band began writing new songs together after the first album, but due to budget cuts from their record label, Chopper One's debut album was reissued as a self titled album featuring a new cover and single, "[[A Punk Named Josh]]". | |||
Chopper One disbanded in [[1999]] as a result of complications between the band and their record label, Restless Records. Cropper has continued various writing, recording, and production projects in the years since. In [[2021]], Cropper said of the group's disbandment:<ref>Andrew K "Weezercord Live- Jason Cropper Springtime Virtual Event 03/19/21" ''YouTube''. 1 August 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0jjwp8jkVs</ref> | |||
{{Jason Cropper quote|The story about Chopper One that kind of sums up the whole thing is; one day a trade publication that measures radio airplay for new and current songs was handed to me, and someone said, "you gotta see this, look. Look in the Australia pop-rock chart and see who's number one." | {{Jason Cropper quote|The story about Chopper One that kind of sums up the whole thing is; one day a trade publication that measures radio airplay for new and current songs was handed to me, and someone said, "you gotta see this, look. Look in the Australia pop-rock chart and see who's number one." | ||