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Split Level – Break the Chains

Split Level
Break the Chains
1986 Big Feet Records
Northern Ireland

Adrian Thompson – Vocals, guitars
Derek Curie – Bass guitar, vocals
Shane Jackson – Keyboards
Barrie Kennedy – Drums, percussion, vocals

Side 1:

  1. Stand Firm
  2. Easter Rising
  3. Risen Lord
  4. Touch
  5. Messenger of Love
  6. Future Kingdom

Side 2:

  1. Fear of Falling
  2. Wishing
  3. Tonight
  4. Forgiveness
  5. Shout the Victory
  6. Break the Chains

If you are wondering if this is the same band that released glo.bal on Organic Records in 1997 – yes, it is. They were around for that long before being released in the U.S. In fact, glo.bal was actually their 7th album. This one is their first, and it is more new wave than the guitar alt rock that they later produced. After this tape, they released Sons of Liberty in 1987. I know that Thompson was with the group until the end, but I don’t know about the others. I do know that Curie joined Tribe of Dan for an album after this, and then went to form a band called Seven that changed names to Fono and also made a splash in States a couple of years after Split Level did.

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