Tracks 1 - 3
Warren Halvarson - Lead Vocals
Sonny Melone - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Louis Morales - Drums
Phil Staffel - Bass Guitar
Tracks 4 - 8
Warren Halvarson - Lead Vocals
Sonny Melone - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Paul Farias - Bass Guitar
Manny Sparks - Drums
Cities in the U.S. are a strange thing. On the outside, they can seem loud, dirty, fast paced, colorful and ultimately dangerous as hell. For a lot of kids growing up there, the surroundings become their personalities. So, while there's much beauty, there lingers trouble, like a volcano ready to blow, the hot lava burning everything in its path. A real double-edged sword.
Such is the case with the BROAD ST. BULLIES. Growing up in the city of Chicago, all four members did their best to rage as hard as they could, partying in the streets listening to Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, and Black Sabbath. But somewhere down the line, rather than getting lost in a "who cares attitude” that surrounded them or being sucked into the temptations of self abuse, the boys turned their energies into the passion of rock 'n roll, and the final product was red hot. Putting their street smarts to use, a wiser group bonded together in a winter of 1989 and called themselves BROAD ST. BULLIES, and although they didn't have many years together, they "clicked" instantly and became a family, leaving the competition crippled with envy.
Performing like a fine tuned machine, the BROAD ST. BULLIES employed a riff-oriented guitar style mixed with solid percussive sense, clean, melodic power vocals and a booming yet funky bass line that was second to none.
The name BROAD ST. BULLIES employed a group of strength; tough music for tough people from a tough organization. The band's songs took a look at everyday life situations, yet sometimes taboo experiences, but the basic group attitude was one of the saying, "Failure begins when you stop trying to succeed." Success comes in many forms. People often connect success with money and power. A man can have money and power and be a failure as a human being, and if the experiences end up leaving a sour taste in your mouth, learn from them and move on to bigger and better things.
With such an outlook on life, the BROAD ST. BULLIES were both youthfully reckless, yet knew the bottom line on harsh reality. While every other label was signing any hard rock act out there, they should have been looking for the most obvious choice, the BROAD ST. BULLIES. After one listen to their brand of music, the choice will be obvious that the band to sign in the early 90's was the BROAD ST. BULLIES.
This is dedicated to the life of Sonny Melone, whose life was taken too soon.
Broad St. Bullies
