[color=rgb(68, 68, 68)]Thanks to John Phillips, who messaged us via our [/color][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][url=https://www.facebook.com/calgarycassettes]facebook group[/url][/color][color=rgb(68, 68, 68)] to send this demo from Never a Dull Moment - one of those bands from the 80's who we've heard about but, until getting this, hadn't actually [/color][i][color=rgb(68, 68, 68)]heard[/color][/i][color=rgb(68, 68, 68)]. We'd also read a bunch about these guys, thanks to articles like this one by James Muretich, from a May 1987 Calgary Herald profile of the city's independent music scene:[/color] [center][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][highlight=transparent][url=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHe3_Psr97gxFR35mkn80X2yVcJtTb7dLGC8SiEGnzmhzJSJqIoHZIYmMzG-GlZ0fPTDD19kbyL1l6G0Pz6qQ4m3FI6b7tmQkP2zFzqWuS4mWvMRG3VpJoBEko0X4UwcFsEjlEEKYPiMc/s1600/never+a+dull+moment3.jpg][img width=275]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHe3_Psr97gxFR35mkn80X2yVcJtTb7dLGC8SiEGnzmhzJSJqIoHZIYmMzG-GlZ0fPTDD19kbyL1l6G0Pz6qQ4m3FI6b7tmQkP2zFzqWuS4mWvMRG3VpJoBEko0X4UwcFsEjlEEKYPiMc/s1600/never+a+dull+moment3.jpg[/img][/url][/highlight][/color][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][highlight=transparent][url=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6BXTa_08BfiaEdDQEj4yyo23ApItieMXeUXDb_4oelNagmyHt8f_ZB-Rh3Ygu9OZmCR97U_fJfmj7oCYP1RvCzYDf1brNVjt4T_t1_Y3p-SVpe35v6G_UV5BYlCwMrcNDvaj6vk7qBe/s1600/never+a+dull+moment2.jpg][img width=234]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6BXTa_08BfiaEdDQEj4yyo23ApItieMXeUXDb_4oelNagmyHt8f_ZB-Rh3Ygu9OZmCR97U_fJfmj7oCYP1RvCzYDf1brNVjt4T_t1_Y3p-SVpe35v6G_UV5BYlCwMrcNDvaj6vk7qBe/s1600/never+a+dull+moment2.jpg[/img][/url][/highlight][/color][/center] [center][/center] [center][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][highlight=transparent][url=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6BXTa_08BfiaEdDQEj4yyo23ApItieMXeUXDb_4oelNagmyHt8f_ZB-Rh3Ygu9OZmCR97U_fJfmj7oCYP1RvCzYDf1brNVjt4T_t1_Y3p-SVpe35v6G_UV5BYlCwMrcNDvaj6vk7qBe/s1600/never+a+dull+moment2.jpg][img width=234]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_6BXTa_08BfiaEdDQEj4yyo23ApItieMXeUXDb_4oelNagmyHt8f_ZB-Rh3Ygu9OZmCR97U_fJfmj7oCYP1RvCzYDf1brNVjt4T_t1_Y3p-SVpe35v6G_UV5BYlCwMrcNDvaj6vk7qBe/s1600/never+a+dull+moment2.jpg[/img][/url][/highlight][/color][/center] [color=rgb(68, 68, 68)]The band was Dave Orr and John Hiebert on guitars and vocals, Trent Buhler on Bass and Chris "Lou" Lowry on drums. Pretty much and all-star lineup. This article from an 1986 issue of VOX, which explains a bit of their rich heritage, with members coming from [/color][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][url=http://www.calgarycassettes.org/2009/06/silent-terror-cowcore.html]Silent Terror[/url][/color][color=rgb(68, 68, 68)] and [/color][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][url=http://www.calgarycassettes.org/2011/05/white-noise-dead-and-alive-1983.html]White Noise[/url][/color][color=rgb(68, 68, 68)].[/color] [center][color=rgb(55, 120, 205)][highlight=transparent][url=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j0gln7cPlv2l-ZRpEjVokh35jyKGXGzPOjLXI8X8lo2PwchY4_2_hEAa7uswUfWe-mswVxStucNb_J9v-g_Q6GPritM_Soajn4dTdETKVeXf2FJhUES2ScveVmopoodAIB5wNL7feDD-/s1600/never+a+dull+moment.jpg][img width=320]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7j0gln7cPlv2l-ZRpEjVokh35jyKGXGzPOjLXI8X8lo2PwchY4_2_hEAa7uswUfWe-mswVxStucNb_J9v-g_Q6GPritM_Soajn4dTdETKVeXf2FJhUES2ScveVmopoodAIB5wNL7feDD-/s1600/never+a+dull+moment.jpg[/img][/url][/highlight][/color][/center] Of course, these guys would go on to bands like Stelazine / Skin Barn , Ninth Configuration , Field Day and, uh, Pal Joey . This 8-track demo is a bit hissy, but it's still a great glimpse of a what must have been a pretty excellent band. Also, based on the two photos above, they liked jumping a lot . [i][color=rgb(68, 68, 68)]Update: thanks hugely to Trent Buhler for getting in touch and giving us a scan of the j-card for the tape![/color][/i]
