Go Vertical – Demo

Go Vertical
Demo
1990 (no label)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

12/03/90 Side:

1. Man of Sorrows
2. Hands of Fate
3. Cure
4. He Can Hear You

7/17/90 Side:

1. Our Love Will Grow
2. Beyond Gone
3. The Outlaw
4. Creator

I took a chance on this one, as you can see there isn’t much to go based on the j-card. Would it be the same Go Vertical that released a self-titled demo also in 1990? I thought the song titles sounded alternative, and sure enough – this is alternative rock, and it sounds like the same band. I guess technically the name of this demo is 12/03/90; 7/17/90 – but it looks like that is really the dates of the recording sessions on each side (each side on the tape is labeled with one of the dates). It also sounds a bit like these were recorded live in studio – they have that one take feel, but the quality is better than what you would get in some garage or live setting. This is pretty in line with a lot of what you  heard in late 80s, early 90s alt rock – but with a bit less reliance on U2 than other bands. I know I am making this sound generic, but it actually is pretty good (with the newer material on side 1 being stronger, naturally). It kind of sits in the intersection of Idealogy, SpringChamber, and The Violet Burning (especially due to the female backing vocals). I would guess it is the same or close to the same line-up as the s/t demo, but probably released later since the newest side was recorded so late in 1990.

Missing Information: Who played on this demo?