At Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:09:08 Farrar wrote:

>I've also been dipping into earlier versions of later-famous bands. I 
>boggled the mind of a friend the other day when she came over and I was 
>listening to ‘Fleetwood Mac in Chicago.’ She didn't believe at first that 
>it was Fleetwood Mac!
>
>I bet it's more common than not that many popular bands had to change style 
>before they became popular, though. I just can't think of any at the 
>moment.

Party-Pop meisters The Kings were originally a prog rock act called 
WhistleKing before someone told them that New Wave was going to be the next 
commercial explosion. Dave Diamond and Mister Zero put on skinny ties, 
rolled up the sleeves on their suit jackets, shortened their name and went 
Top40 with "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" in 1980.

Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye Records

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