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Artist
Dramarama
12+ albums
rock80salternativepower popalternative rock
about
Hailing from the Garden State, three friends and bandmates pack their suitcases, lug their guitars and head west to sunny Southern California. Upon arriving in the Dream Factory Entertainment Capital of the World that is Hollywood, singer/songwriter John Easdale, guitarists Peter Wood and Mark Englert and former bassist Chris Carter (Chris is now host extraordinaire of “Breakfast with the Beatles”) discover their dream is, well, a reality. The “World Famous” KROQ in Los Angeles is not only playing their song, “Anything, Anything (I’ll Give You)” [from their first LP, 1985’s Cinema Verite], but is playing it in heavy rotation! One day you’re working at the local hardware store in Wayne New Jersey, the next you’re being courted by countless record companies and touted to be the next big thing. And unlike most “modern rock” of the time, no synthesizers, but actual guitars! Didn’t they realize this was the ’80s? Unfortunately for Dramarama, it was the ’80s. Lacking eyeliner and an androgynous frontman, Dramarama had only their music to propel them to stardom. Too rock to be pop and not enough hairspray to be rock, Dramarama never found their mass market musical niche. In 1994, after releasing five critically acclaimed albums, the band broke up. Although Dramarama never became a household name, Easdale’s work has been cited as an influence on several major bands of the last two decades. Luckily for Dramarama “Anything, Anything” maintained its popularity, remaining the most requ
top songs
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Anything, Anything
49,7832Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)
17,4373Anything, Anything [I'll Give You] [Live at the China Club]
10,9534Anything, Anything (I'll Give You) - Live at the China Club
9,2865Last Cigarette
8,4396Scenario
5,2527Emerald City
4,4078Candidate
3,9159Visiting The Zoo
3,83910Femme Fatale
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