Comments on: Great Unknowns: Off Broadway

By: Narciso Lobo

Narciso Lobo — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:17:22 +0000

AGH! I CAN'T PLAY YOUR MP3'S! I loved this band too, and I dearly want to hear these songs again…

By: Narciso Lobo

Narciso Lobo — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:17:22 +0000

AGH! I CAN'T PLAY YOUR MP3'S! I loved this band too, and I dearly want to hear these songs again…

By: Don W

Don W — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:37:38 +0000

We are looking to put together some shows for The Kings – you remember “This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide” – throughout the Midwest. We are working on some dates in Michigan and hope to bring the band to Chicago and maybe even put together a double bill with Off Broadway. Please drop me a message if interested…

Thanks,
Don

By: Ravenheart

Ravenheart — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:23:19 +0000

It's amazing how loyal the fans truely are. I was married to Rob Harding (guitar) for all the Off Broadway years. As much as you enjoy the album, you needed to experience the show. You are correct. Cliff Johson had a command over any audience. It was much fun back then. Such a tight little group of friends. The guys of Cheap Trick, including the rotating bass players, Peter Comita and John Brandt. Who also played with Cliff back in his D'Thumbs days. Enuff Znuff and don't forget the Elvis Brothers (also a Ken Adamany band) Oh the memories.

By: usgirl

usgirl — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:18:09 +0000

I hear ya!

By: wangotango

wangotango — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:58:24 +0000

in 1981(I think), I drove from Elgin to Milwaukee to see these guys. I was awful messed up and only knew they were there but never actually played. What the hell happened??? Anyone???

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:27:45 +0000

One other big thing those two bands had in common during that time was Tom Werman's production. I know Cheap Trick had their differences with him, but Heaven Tonight has always been my favorite album of theirs. It's funny that they added the keyboard-less versions of Surrender and Dream Police to the most recent CD reissues.

If memory serves, there was a recut version of the entire “In Color” on the old He's a Whore website. The band redid it because they couldn't stand Werman's orignal production.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 07:33:54 +0000

This takes me back to the spring of 1980. ON was a HUGE album in Chicago my sophomore year of high school and I remember hearing several cuts from it on the big FM rock stations (The Loop, WMET and “WE” FM), including “Stay In Time”, “Full Moon Turn My Head Around” and even “New Little Girl” (two other cuts I'm partial to are “Bad Indication” and “Money's No Good”… excellent power pop with some cool hooks!). Of course not long after it dropped out of the charts this album went immediately out of print and practically vanished, save for the occasional used vinyl copy that would cost upwards of 50 bucks. Needless to say I was a VERY happy camper when Atlantic reissued it on CD in 1997.

By: Jude

Jude — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:49:33 +0000

WLS? Check. I grew up in Chicago so, yeah, this record was a big deal growing up--still have the vinyl. Great story, how absolutely fucking cool for you to have experienced that.

C'mon Mr. Moon, don't bug out too soon.

Indeed.

By: despitealltheamputations

despitealltheamputations — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:33:56 +0000

They're playing with Enuff Z'nuff this month in Milwaukee at perhaps the most frigtening concert venue I've ever been too:
http://www.paysbig.com/entertainment/calendar.php