With a gimmick that involves the lyrical aspiration of a wealthy lifestyle to accompany their 18th century attire of powdered wigs, velvet knickers, and pancake makeup, the Upper Crust's intention of aspiring the worst rock & roll idea clicked upon their 1994 formation. Formerly of the Boston surf act the Clamdiggers, the Upper Crust provided power pop antics that have been described as "AC/DC meets the Buzzcocks at a theater showing of #This Is Spinal Tap." After packaging their trademark on the 1995 album Let Them Eat Rock, Emperor Records eventually followed up with the Upper Crust's second album, The Decline & Fall of the Upper Crust, two years later.