Tuesday, June 18, 2024

The Reign Makers - Reign Makers Demo (1986)

 This was a mod/power pop band from San Diego California and I believe this is their only release.

When I say mod/power pop that is just the core of their sound. There is a prominent saxophone in most of their songs and their overall sound has blurred lines that fade into blues rock and new wave and even into the paisley underground scene that was popular in California at that time.

For being a demo tape every song is incredibly well-written and the sound quality is extremely professional. There's not a filler song on this tape. One would think that these guys had experience in songwriting, performing, and recording in a studio. Personally I think this band is made up of members of the San Diego band N-E-1. 

The only foundation I have to propose that assumption is that they are from the same area, N-E-1 stopped recording around this time, they look like the same band, and the song "One Two Three" is a cover of N-E-1's song "1-2-3".

 

1 Willy the Elephant

2 Two People*

3 One Two Three

4 Precious Friend

5 Feed the Fire

6 The Possession 


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*If you have ever written a song in your life you have an appreciation for great songwriting. Listen to this song. You can learn something from it. 


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