Credits:PepperDescription:Wheneveratrendishot,onecansafelyassumethatsaturationwilltakeplace.Inevitably,labelswilltrytocashin,andthatmeanssigningalotoffaceless,unoriginalcloneartists.Thathashappenedwitheverythingfromdiscotogangstarap,andtherewasnoreasontobelievethatitwouldbeanydifferentwithska-punkinthe'90s.WhenPepper'sdebutalbum,Give'nIt,cameoutin1999,plentyofalternativerockerswerejumpingontheska-punkbandwagonandtryingtosoundliketheMightyMightyBosstonesorReelBigFish(justasalotofupstartrap-metallersweregoingoutoftheirwaytoemulateKornorLimpBizkit).Butthankfully,Pepperhadmorevisionthanthat,andwassmartenoughtouseJamaicaninfluencesinitsownway.Thisfairlypromising,ifuneven,debutisn'tasfocusedorasconsistentasPepper'ssecondalbum,KonaTown,wouldbe.Nonetheless,thebanddeservescreditfordoingitsownthing--blendingalternativepop/rock,reggae,andpunk,likabletrackslike"PrankCaller"and"FeelsGood"madeitclearthatPepperwasn'tjustanothervisionlessban