The Last Dance – Everyone

The Last Dance
Everyone
1991 (no label)
Fountain Valley, California, USA

Jeff Diehm
Rick Joyce
Tony Tullai

Side 1:

1. Everyone Cries
2. Like a Doll
3. Black Roses
4. Remembrance

Side 2:

1. Watch Me Fall Down
2. Country
3. Tami
4. Alone
5. Broken Heart (bonus track)

I have heard a large number of albums by The Last Dance (including the later compilation that had this tape on it) – but I had not heard this tape on its own until it appeared on YouTube. The Last Dance is considered a classic band in the gothic/darkwave scene (or more technically, the “third wave of the gothic rock movement” as Wikipedia calls it.). This appears to be their first demo, followed in 1992 with Angel. It is interesting how, while they go better later, they were still really good here as well. Through tragedy and trial and a few hiatuses they were still active up until at least 2015. Maybe they are still going today? Not sure, but I hope so. Note that the videos that I found on BandCamp appear to be a 1995 remaster with a bonus track not on the 1991 release.