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The Movies
12+ albums
indie rockhard rockshoegazedream popmelodic hard rock
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At least five different bands by this name. 1. The oldest-established band with this name were a quintet from Cambridge, England, formed in 1975 from the ashes of the bands Public Foot The Roman and Thunderbox. Fronted by the bluesy vocals and slide guitar of Jon Cole, they made five albums between 1975 and 1980. They never really found much of an audience; their sound was more straightforward (songwise) than PFTR's prog-rock, but it was still too steeped in jazz fusion hyperkineticism to interest punk fans. Their highest profile gig was as Joan Armatrading's backing band on her Back To The Night tour. Percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Julian Diggle and drummer Jamie Lane have since made guest appearances on her albums. 2. New York City-based (made up of members from Milwaukee, WI) pop trio that made a handful of singles and one (self-titled) full-length album for Arista in 1977 produced by Vini Poncia, ex-Innocence and The Tradewinds (his Tradewinds-mate Peter Anders wrote their "If I Can Just Get Through Tonight"). Their style was somewhere between The Beach Boys and Harry Nilsson. They contributed the theme song to the movie Fun With Dick and Jane, "Ahead of the Game," which was released as a single. 3. Los Angeles based band (formed in Boston) featuring former singer/songwriter of the Crank Records band The Vehicle Birth. The band released "In One Era Out The Other" first in Europe (Houston Party Records) in 2002, then in the U.S. (Gern Blandsten Records) in 2003. Th
