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Gunfire Dance
12+ albums
glam punkglam rocksleazepunkbirmingham
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Gunfire Dance was formed in the 80's by two young punks: 'Rockin' Ray Birch and Ozzie, with a passion for the more 'rock 'n' roll' end of the spectrum (early Damned, The Heartbreakers, New York Dolls etc). After gigging with a couple of line-ups, around 1988 they were joined by Jeff Ward and Anthony Bullock .At which point the jigsaw was finally complete. The band gigged furiously for the next couple of years, building a following both in Birmingham and the Capital. A publishing deal was signed with Island , whereupon the bands profile and popularity increased with many a packed out gig at Londons famous old Marquee Club. The London scene, which they inadvertently became a part of, was heavily influenced by Guns 'n' Roses along with a crop of home-grown 'Keef Wannabees'. The Gunfire's fitted in with all of this but only on a superficial level , as the bands influences were always much wider and took in 60's R'n'B, Punk, Soul and 50's Rock 'n' Roll. In other words, they were always more 12 x 5 than goats head soup...! After courting many managers and record companies the band were frustrated at the lack of product and released a 4-track E.P. on their own Stay Sick records. They also went into the studio to record 5 tracks with former Damned members Brian James and Rat Scabies: Two of which saw the light of day on a single..."Suit & Tie/Till The End Of The Day" which was released on Jeff Dahl's Ultra Under Label through Triple X. In 1995, the band made the first of their tw
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