The Romantics
This US band's career falls into two distinct halves; the Knack-like pop of the 70s dressed in tight red leather pants, and the near stadium rock-like success of the early 80s. The Romantics started out as four factory workers from Detroit, Michigan; Wally Palmar (vocals/guitar), Mike Skill (guitar/vocals), Rich Cole (bass/vocals) and Jimmy Marinos (drums/vocals). They originally formed in February 1977, releasing their debut single, "Little White Lies"/"I Can't Tell You Anything", on their own Spider Records. It was followed by "Tell It To Carrie"/"First In Line' on Greg Shaw's Bomp Records label in 1978. The music was uptempo and pop-like, much in the vein of the Flamin" Groovies or the Raspberries, epitomised by the euphoric "What I Like About You'. In the 80s the Romantics developed a much more sophisticated, and familiar, US rock sound. Coz Canler (guitar/vocals) was brought in to the line-up on 1981"s Strictly Personal, but real success followed in 1983 when the band achieved a US Top 5 hit with "Talking In Your Sleep". However, despite their sudden success Jimmy Marinos left and the band, who recorded one more album with replacement David Petratos, effectively disappeared with him.
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Albums
- (1990) What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits)
- (1985) Super Hits
- (1979) The Romantics
Top Tracks
- What I Like About You
- Talking In Your Sleep
- One In A Million
- When I Look in Your Eyes
- Shake A Tail Feather
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