THE CHINESE MILLIONAIRES Detroit Double Cross 1998

 

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Chinese Millionaires Biography by Mike DaRonco

Raw, action-packed rock & roll are what these guys are all about. Formed out of the ashes of local mid-Michigan legends El Smasho & the Actionaries in 1995, the Chinese Millionaires capture the sound of '60s garage rock with an added snotty, punk rock attitude and a matching shirt and tie wardrobe. Having released their first EP, White Collar Criminals, on their own Punkity Rockity Records -- even before their first show -- the Millionaires where a breath of fresh air from all the generic pop-punk and watered down ska that was clogging Michigan's Great Lakes. After their second 7" Juvenile Justice, underground critical acclaim and a deal with California's Rip-Off Records followed in 1996. Two more EPs came about in 1997 -- the one sided Heart on a Chain and This Is Criminal Element -- before their full-length, Detroit Double Cross, finally saw the light of day on Rip-Off in late 1998.

Tracklist

1		Doll Collector	2:15
2		Double Tough Twist	1:35
3		Spoiled Rotten	1:30
4		Up With People	1:55
5		Wildwood	1:48
6		If Wishes Were Hearses	1:20
7		Rat Jacket	1:51
8		Annette Brunette	2:08
9		Don't Leave Me Alone	1:49
10		Blue Blood	1:36
11		Mama Doesn't Know	1:16
12		Richie White	2:33