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band that was formed in 1989 in

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and broke up in 1995, after releasing two albums.

History

The band consisted of lead singer Symon Bye, Duncan Forrester (drums), Robert Forrester (guitar), and Austen Rowley, who replaced original bass player Steve Hughes in 1991.Sutton, Michael " This Picture Biography,

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, retrieved 2011-05-07 The band released two albums, the Kevin Moloney-produced ''A Violent Impression'' (1991) and ''City of Sin'' (1994), both issued by

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in the U.S. and

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'', retrieved 2011-05-07 Tom Demalon drew comparisons to U2 and

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in his review of the album ''Violent Impression''. Demalon gave the album 2 stars in the review for AllMusic.Demalon, Tom
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, retrieved 2011-05-07 In an interview for the online music magazine Perfect Sound Forever,"An Interview with Robert Forrester" by Pete Crigler
Furious.com, retrieved 11 June 2015 Forrester described the thinking behind the change of bass player and also talks about the troubled second album and eventual band split. Bye and Duncan Forrester kept in touch and continued to write and record, eventually signing a deal with EMI Publishing. Symon was also a member of a band called 'd tone & Me' and four of his songs are featured in a movie directed by E D Maytum, called ''Blind'' (2007). Robert and Duncan Forrester started a new band with Steve Whitfield (ex Belljar) called 'Western Electric Sound System' is writing and recording material.

Discography

Albums

*''A Violent Impression'' (Dedicated/RCA 1991) *''City of Sin'' (Dedicated/RCA 1994)

Singles

*"Naked Rain" (33⅓ EP, Rough Trade, 1989 - RTT237) *"Breathe Deeply Now" (Dedicated, 1991) *"Naked Rain" (Dedicated, 1991) *"Stronger Than Life Itself" (Dedicated, 1991) *"The Great Tree" (Dedicated, 1991) *"With You I Can Never Win" (Dedicated, 1991) *"Step Up" (Dedicated, 1992) *"Highrise" (Dedicated, 1993) *''Acoustic Versions'' EP (Dedicated, 1994) *"Hands On My Soul" (Dedicated, 1994) *"Heart Of Another Man" (Dedicated, 1994)

References

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