Go Vertical
Go Vertical
1990 (no label)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Patrick Pierce – Vocals
Michael Stitzel – Guitars
Mark Richards – Drums
Teri Stitzel – Backing Vocals
Keith Darwin – Bass tracks
- Go Vertical
- Secret Garden
- Chosen
- Hung the Moon
- Walking Shoes
Despite the name of the band sounding kind of stadium rock-ish, I thought the cover looked like a pretty cool alternative rock band, and it turned out I was right. The guitars are a bit louder and more distorted than your average 80s modern rock band, so my guess is that this band was cutting edge 90s alt rock before it really took off in the mainstream. Also have to give them credit for maximized use of space on a single panel J-card – all details, lyrics, and even scripture references on both sides of one panel, where most bands barely just get the credits. Don’t know if they recorded anything else before or after this, but I certainly hope something shows up.
Update: An 8-song demo looks to have been recorded live in studio later in 1990.
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