Maisey wrote:I saw them on the list of inspirations on Rosettas myspace page. I was curious and checked out the website. I didn't give them much time to be honest, any RotA fans wanna rant about them so I have something to go on?
Yes, they were superb............but I'm guessing that you are looking for more than that.
From 85-87 they released a conveyor belt of under rated alt rock classics, although at least half of them suffer from really cheap production, and a not very good drum machine.
They (IMO) peaked in 1986, and put on a great show (with human drummer by now) supporting The m*****n on the World Crusade tour in Oct/November that year. By now they had signed to Fire records, and as much as I hate Fire they released 3 great singles in 86/87 'Too Many Castles', 'Velveteen' & 'Always There'.
Around the time of Always There (early 87) they were approached by various majors, and tried to leave Fire which resulted in a legal nightmare that stoped them releasing anything for 18 months. They played a few low key Leeds gigs in the summer of 1988 under the name of 'Absolutely Anything', and Fire released an album of unfinished demos with the appalling title of 'In Rock'
By the time they finally released their 1st proper album in early 1989, the general consensus (even amongst fans) was that they had missed their window, and they never really recovered. They stumbled around the pub/small club circuit in the UK for a few more years with an ever changing line up, before finally splitting in 1993?
'LA Rain - The Singles Collection' would be the perfect starting point, for anyone investigating Leeds 2nd best band.
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