Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Boys Brigade - Toronto Band

They first formed in 1981 and were part of the Canadian New Wave scene. The first exposure they received was via their first single "Mannequin" which appeared on Q107 s annual compilation album Homegrown, back when the mighty "Q" actually cared about new talent. Produced by Geddy Lee ( lead singer for Rush ) the self-titled debut album release in 1983 yielded two singles "Melody" and "The Passion of Love" both of which fared well on the Canadian charts. This band was truly talented but never reached their full potential. Infighting and internal tensions led the band to break up before releasing another album, one can only speculate on what might have been...

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