Actually, even though the album is kind of interesting and the band probably deserved to be better known on its own merits, the reason I bring them up at all is because I was stunned to discover that their frontman is now a VERY famous actor; I had no idea at all he'd had a prior career as a credible rocker. And as is usually the case at times like this, I'll be awarding a coveted PowerPop No-Prize to the first reader who guesses who it is without Googling.
Two hints:
The band was interracial (from LA, remember).
The band was initially billed as Eddie James and Pacific Ocean.
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I had to google, so I offer no name.
B ut you're right -- too damned cool. Credible indeed.
Michael Parks?
Wow -- that wouldn't have occurred to me, and it would have been very cool indeed. But no, somebody much better known than Parks.
Sam Jackson?
I was gonna say Samuel L. Jackson. Day-um!
Is SLJ that old?
Anyway -- not him.
Hint: Big sci-fi hero of late.
OK, let's cut to the chase here, Edward James Olmos is the virtuoso we're looking for.
No-Prize on its way via planaria caravan as we speak.
:-)
Wow. That IS pretty cool. Nice track.
sounds a tiny but cool bit like The Band at certain moments in their career. Great crossover from Appalachia to R'n'B.
AP
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