Rain Parade
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Rain Parade
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Among the L.A. groups dubbed Paisley Underground (Dream Syndicate, the Bangles, Three O'Clock), Rain Parade were the closest to being the real deal for their use of psychedelic flourishes throughout their first album. Formed in Los Angeles in the early '80s, the group consisted of David Roback (vocals, guitar), Steven Roback (vocals, bass), Matt Piucci (vocals, guitar), Will Glenn (keyboards), and Eddie Kalwa (drums). Their first single, "What She's Done to Your Mind," was a certifiable hit on college radio, and the band quickly followed with a full-length LP for Enigma in 1983, Emergency Third Rail Power Trip. For 1984's Explosions in the Glass Palace, (Restless) the band lost David Roback to Opal, but John Thoman took over and Mark Marcum filled in for the departed Eddie Kalwa. The re-formed band recorded the live album Beyond the Sunset (1985, Restless) and Crashing Dream (Island, 1986) before disbanding. David Roback went on to finesse Opal into Mazzy Star, Steven Roback and Thoman worked as Viva Saturn, and Piucci recorded an album with Crazy Horse -- yes, that Crazy Horse. ~ Denise Sullivan, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Rain Parade
| Rain Parade | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Psychedelic Rock |
| Years active | 1981–1986, 1988 |
| Labels | Enigma, Zippo, Island |
| Associated acts | Rainy Day, Opal, Viva Saturn, Gone Fishin', Mazzy Star |
| Members | |
| David Roback Matt Piucci Will Glenn Steven Roback Eddie Kalwa Mark Marcum John Thoman |
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The Rain Parade was a band active in the Paisley Underground scene in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
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History
The band was founded by college roommates Matt Piucci (guitar, vocals) and David Roback (lead guitar, vocals) in 1981, originally as The Moving Sidewalks.[1] David's brother Steven Roback (bass, vocals) joined the band shortly thereafter. David and Steven had been in a band called The Unconscious with neighbor Susanna Hoffs (who went on to lead the most famous of the Paisley Underground bands, The Bangles.) The band soon added Will Glenn (keyboards and violin) and later Eddie Kalwa (drums). They self-released their debut single, "What She's Done to Your Mind" on their Llama label in 1982.[1] In 1983 they released the debut album Emergency Third Rail Power Trip on the Enigma/Zippo label.
David Roback left to form a new band, Opal, the rest of the band continuing to record as a four piece, releasing the mini-LP, Explosions in the Glass Palace in 1984.[1] After a single, "You Are My Friend", Kalwa left, his replacement being Mark Marcum, and John Thoman (guitar, vocals) was added to the line-up.[1] The band signed to Island Records, and a live album (Beyond The Sunset) recorded in Japan, and a third album, Crashing Dream, came out in 1985.[2]
The band split in 1986, with Piucci going on to release the LP Can't Get Lost When You're Goin' Nowhere with Tim Lee under the band name Gone Fishin', and later joining Crazy Horse. The band reformed in 1988 to finish off a double album they had started, but it was never released.[1] Steven Roback went on to form the band Viva Saturn whose releases appeared on the San Francisco label Heyday Records which was run at the time by Pat Thomas. (Pat Thomas made waves of his own in the Rochester New York band Absolute Grey).
After making the album Rainy Day featuring cover versions performed by various leading lights of the Paisley Underground, David Roback formed The Clay Allison Band and Opal with ex Dream Syndicate bassist Kendra Smith, and later Mazzy Star with Hope Sandoval.
Discography
Singles, EPs
- "What She's Done To Your Mind" b/w "Kaleidoscope" (1982) Llama DK002
- "You Are My Friend" (1985) Enigma/Zippo (UK Indie #28)[3]
Albums
- Emergency Third Rail Power Trip (1983) Enigma/Zippo (UK Indie #5)[3]
- Explosions in the Glass Palace mini-LP (1984) Enigma/Zippo (UK Indie #4)[3]
- Beyond The Sunset (live in Tokyo 1984) (1985) Restless/Island (UK #78)[1]
- Crashing Dream (1985) Island
- Demolition (1991) Outtakes and unreleased material
- Emergency Third Rail Power Trip/Explosions in the Glass Palace (1992) Mau Mau
- Perfume River (2002) Live in New York, November 1984
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Strong, Martin C. (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1992) "The Guinness Who's Who of Indie & New Wave Music", Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-579-4
- ^ a b c Lazell, Barry (1997) "Indie Hits 1980-1989", Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
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