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Artist Biography by Michael Sutton
The gritty, back-to-basics rock & roll of New
York's the Brandos has roots in the Seattle scene, but not the one that
become famous. Brandos frontman Dave Kincaid once led the Allies, an
early-'80s power pop band that won an MTV contest with the video for
"Emma Peel." However, the new wave-influenced acts emanating from the
Emerald City back then received little attention outside of the Pacific
Northwest so Kincaid split from the Allies and moved to New York in
1985. While skimming through the Village Voice, Kincaid saw an ad from
the group Soul Attack looking for another lead singer. Kincaid joined
the band and changed their name to the Brandos. Featuring Kincaid on
vocals and guitar, Ed Rupprecht (guitar), Ernie Mendillo (bass, vocals),
and Larry Mason (drums), the Brandos released their first album, Honor
Among Thieves, on Relativity Records in 1987. The Brandos reaped
positive coverage in Rolling Stone and Time; moreover, the video for
"Gettysburg" was played often on MTV, a channel that rarely supported
artists on indie labels. In 1988, Kincaid was chosen as Best Male
Vocalist (Independent Label) at the New York Music Awards. The Brandos
also left Relativity that year to sign with Geffen Records. But the
Geffen deal was tangled in legal hassles, and the group ended up at RCA
Records in 1989. RCA dropped the Brandos after they finished their
second LP, Trial by Fire, in 1990. The Brandos' third album, Gunfire at
Midnight, was distributed by Germany's SPV Records in 1992. Rupprecht
and Mason departed from the band in 1993, replaced by ex-Del Lords
members Scott Kempner (guitar) and Frank Funaro (drums). In 1996, Frank
Giordano (vocals, guitar) was added to the lineup; the group's fourth
LP, Pass the Hat, also appeared that year. Kincaid completed a solo
album in 1997 but returned to the Brandos for another LP and gigs in
Europe with Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, and Deep Purple.
Tracklist
| 1 | The Light Of Day | 4:18 |
| 2 | Hard Times | 4:31 |
| 3 | The Warrior's Son | 4:55 |
| 4 | Not A Trace | 4:21 |
| 5 | Love Of My Life | 2:25 |
| 6 | Turn Away | 3:33 |
| 7 | Paddy On The Turnpike / Exit 57 | |
| 8 | The Hangin' Tree | 4:29 |
| 9 | Jail Bar Blues | 4:38 |
| 10 | Fight For Love | 3:46 |
| 11 | Hard Times Come Again No More | 4:27 |
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