This band has an interesting
story. Starting off in the suburbs of Pittsburgh PA in the early 80s. They
released an EP apparently to some acclaim in the media at the time. They played
around a lot but wanted something bigger so they all moved to Phoenix, AZ and
that was the death of the band, due homesickness, diabetes and other band
offers… There is not a lot of info about
where or when this material was recorded (1982-1984). The album features 10
songs. I would say that the music is a bit of a hit or miss for me. Tracks like
Looking for the light with these pad keyboards, that I hated in the 80s music,
were not for me, while tracks like Night Stalker were more aggressive and the
keys a bit more progress and it has a cool panned guitar solo. Valhalla is a
bit spacey at times with some effects on the vocals and has some great guitar
work. A very cool song. The singer has quite an impressive vocal range on side
A. Side B seems to be older tracks as the sound production is a bit different
and the vocals and playing not as strong as on the side A. Quite an interesting
time artefact to release in 2017.. Check them out… More cool releases coming
from WYLN in 2017.
Thank you for writing about this band. I did not have the EP, but my friend did. I met the singer at rock concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. My friend recognized him. Must have been right before they move out to Arizona.
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