Genres: New Wave, Power Pop, Punk/New Wave Active: 70's, 80's, 90's Formed: 1976 in Tulsa, OK
Cheap Trick, Candy, Phil Seymour, Pezband, Off Broadway, The Plimsouls, The Beat, The Spongetones, Dwight Twilley, Shoes, The Knack, B Girls, The Diodes, Pop & Williamson, The Van Delecki's, Shivvers, David Quinton, Paul Collins, Nikki & the Corvettes |  |
20/20 was formed in Tulsa, OK, by high school friends Steve Allen (guitar, vocals) and Ron Flynt (bass, vocals). They relocated to Los Angeles in 1977, adding Mike Gallo on drums, and began playing local clubs. Greg Shaw, the head of Bomp! Records, was impressed with their highly charged power pop and signed them to his label in 1978. The resulting single, "Under the Freeway," created enough interest in the band to secure a deal with Portrait Records. They added keyboardist Chris Silagyi and recorded their first LP, 20/20. "Cheri" from the album saw some minor regional success but the album was virtually ignored apart from critical acclaim. The follow-up, Look Out! (1981), was equally strong but again failed. The band was dropped by Portrait in 1982 and effectively disbanded. They returned in 1982 with the independently released Sex Trap, but by this time, their sound was out of style and the band finally called it quits.
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Release: August 11, 1998
Label: Oglio Records
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Release: September 19, 1995
Label: Oglio Records
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