Reality Shock – Sorry, We’re Not From Seattle

Reality Shock
Sorry, We’re Not From Seattle
1996 (no label)
Marquette, Michigan, USA

Nathan Lyle – Bass guitar, lead voicles
Kent Randell – Treble guitar, backup voicles
Clint Kyro – Drums, strange noises

Side A16Track:

1. Private Hell
2. Just a Little Thing
3. Waiting Room Magazine
4. Helium Die
5. Daylight Saving Time

Side B4Track:

1. Intermission
2. Dirt
3. John Doe
4. Happyhappyjoyjoy
5. Something in D major, opus 15, number 52

I kind of chuckled at the demo title, because I remember a brief time when many bands outside of Seattle faced this frustration. This band does have a grungy edge that might have made some people think they were grunge, but vocally and stylistically they lean more towards college rock. Or, if you remember, kind of like grunge sounded before Nirvana exploded. There is also a considerable punk influence on this tape, like in “Just a Little Thing.” Also a bit of funk metal like in “Waiting Room Magazine.” A full length CD project was scheduled for the summer of 1996, but appears to never have happened unfortunately.