Romeo avoidance
I’d blame WordPress but everything Flash-related on my Mac is spazzing out like an epileptic coke fiend today. The bandwidth upgrade has made it more than obvious that my day to day computer malfunctions have nothing to do with bandwidth and everything to do with the reluctance of the Windowsverse to abandon the kludges of the past so we can get on with the business of the future so yeah, this is a post about the past.
Is it just me, or is Romeo Void finally getting their long overdue moment in the sun? The Awl ran this video of Never Say Never today, a version I’d never seen and one that’s visually is as layered as Debra Iyall’s gratifyingly complex lyrics.
Not to mention Peter Woods’ razor sharp riffs, Frank Zincavage’s lucid bass playing and Larry Carter’s Bonhamesque drumming.
Still, I’m amazed they had a top 40 hit or two, their music being much better than what you normally find on the pop charts.
Never Say Never was one of many unknown killer tunes (recorded from 91X broadcasts) a friend sent me back in the 80′s.
It was a pleasant surprise to hear it again, and to learn the title. IOU.
Careful, you could easily lose an evening just searching for Romeo Void at YouTube. An amazing band that was criminally under appreciated.