This one was my version of "Armageddon" written just a few months after Chris wrote "Someone to Believe".  I always felt the song was overproduced - by my own doing.  There is a demo acoustic version which is much more powerful that I will have to search for.

Cause Without A Reason.MP3

Silliness gone mad in the basement in Fort Totten.  Larry comes up with the idea of doing the vocal instrumentation inspired by his younger brother Philip who would walk around the house all day mimicking various  horns, string and brass instruments.  Frank is "singing the drums part, Jack is doing the synthesizer arpeggio,  Chris is doing the guitar "wangs" and Larry is trying to do his best sing Roger D but getting hardly any of the lyrics correct.  Great fun.

Baba O'Reilly (Accapella).MP3

Deborah Harry's hit song sung impeccably by Chris.  Tight song, bass is walking, the drumming is awesome and  Jack plays a great lead guitar.

Dreaming (Blondie).MP3

This was the first song on a demo tape that we used to try to get clubs interested in hiring us for shows.  Double track Larry vocals, great energy and sounds a lot like the Fab Four!

Cant Buy Me Love.MP3

Wordy Phrases (Chris Demo).MP3

Frank's version of the Steve Palo original song.  Recorded in the bedroom studio in Queens.  Frank is doing drums and vocals.  Larry on acoustic guitar and bass.  Out of phase piano solo inspired by the band Bread's  song "If" 

You Know I Care For You (Frank).MP3

Way back at the beginning.  Chris, Larry Jack and Charlie.

You're Gonna LoseThat Girl (w Charlie) .MP3

Song recorded in Fort Totten the night before the studio sessions at the "Workshop Studio" in Little Neck.  Song was literally changed overnight as the actually studio version is profoundly different.

Taking Too Long (Demo).MP3

An unusual cover song, not played very often live.  Somewhat of a departure from the standard instrumentation - song features with Larry on Synthesizer and Chris playing bass.

All For Leyna.MP3

Basement recording, only version; song never recorded in studio.  All four of us are singing at the same time which is pretty unique.

Far From Me.MP3

CBGBs (Part 1).MP3

Tape 3 of 3.  Includes "Isn't it Strange" and "She Passes Me By".  Song introductory by Larry into "Taking Too Long" is still fun to hear.  Tape warps a little at the end - still great to hear these again.

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