Cha Cha Damore Explained

Cha Cha Damore
Type:	album
Artist:	Pegboy
Cover:	Pegboy - Cha Cha Damore.jpg
Released:	October 14, 1997
Genre:	Punk rock
Length:	29:14
Label:	Quarterstick^[1]
Producer:	Steve Albini^[2]
Prev Title:	Earwig
Prev Year:	1994

Cha Cha Damore is the third album by Pegboy.^[2] It was released on October 14, 1997, through Quarterstick Records.

Critical reception

Ox-Fanzine wrote that "the Pegboy variant of melodic guitar punk deliberately aims to avoid catchy tralala schemes."^[3] The Wisconsin State Journal wrote that "on each successive recording, the Chicago band's upbeat, elemental pop punk rock sounds ever more invigorating."^[4] The Chicago Reader called Cha Cha Damore the band's best album.^[5]

Personnel

Pegboy

• Larry Damore – vocals
• Joe Haggerty – drums
• John Haggerty – guitar
• Pierre Kezdy – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Steve Albini – production, engineering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cha-Cha Damore | Pegboy | Touch and Go / Quarterstick Records. www.touchandgorecords.com.
2. Web site: Pegboy | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Review. www.ox-fanzine.de.
4. Pegboy will invigorate O'Cayz . Wisconsin State Journal . December 4, 1997 . 6.
5. Web site: Touch and Go Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration at the 10th Annual Hideout Block Party. Liz Armstrong, Jessica Hopper, Monica Kendrick, Peter margasak, J. Niimi, Miles. Raymer. Chicago Reader.