The Front Lines - Revision history

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	'''The Front Lines''' were an early punk band from the Evanston/Northwestern area, who played from [[1979]]-[[1983]]. Starting out briefly as a more rock-based band ''The Lines'' in 1979, The Front Lines recorded a couple demos, a 4-song EP and another single during their lifetime. They were one of the more prominent bands (along with [[Epicycle]]) in what [[Steve Albini]] called a "North Shore Miniscene" - and although they did play the Northwestern campus & outlying region, The Front Lines played [http://strejcek.net/bands/TFL_gigs.html all over Chicago] including [[O'Banions]], [[Misfits]], [[COD]], [[Waves]] etc.		'''The Front Lines''' were an early punk band from the Evanston/Northwestern area, who played from [[1979]]-[[1983]]. Starting out briefly as a more rock-based band ''The Lines'' in 1979, The Front Lines recorded a couple demos, a 4-song EP and another single during their lifetime. They were one of the more prominent bands (along with [[Epicycle]]) in what [[Steve Albini]] called a "North Shore Miniscene" - and although they did play the Northwestern campus & outlying region, The Front Lines played [http://strejcek.net/bands/TFL_gigs.html all over Chicago] including [[O'Banions]], [[Misfits]], [[COD]], [[Waves]] etc.


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	* Kier has [http://strejcek.net/bands/TFL_MP3s.html downloadable mp3s of all the TFL recordings], as well as live tracks.		* Kier has [http://strejcek.net/bands/TFL_MP3s.html downloadable mp3s of all the TFL recordings], as well as live tracks.

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	* '''''Where Do We Go from Here? EP''''' ([[Practical Records]] PR001, 1980)		* '''''Where Do We Go from Here? EP''''' ([[Practical Records]] PR001, [[1980]])
	** Recorded August-September 1980 at Studiomedia (II), Evanston		** Recorded August-September 1980 at Studiomedia (II), Evanston
	** 1000 Copies Pressed		** 1000 Copies Pressed

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'''The Front Lines''' were an early punk band from the Evanston/Northwestern area, who played from [[1979]]-[[1983]]. Starting out briefly as a more rock-based band ''The Lines'' in 1979, The Front Lines recorded a couple demos, a 4-song EP and another single during their lifetime. They were one of the more prominent bands (along with [[Epicycle]]) in what [[Steve Albini]] called a "North Shore Miniscene" - and although they did play the Northwestern campus & outlying region, The Front Lines played [http://strejcek.net/bands/TFL_gigs.html all over Chicago] including [[O'Banions]], [[Misfits]], [[COD]], [[Waves]] etc.

== Lineups ==

=== The Lines ===

* Phil - Guitar and Vocals
* [[Kier Strejcek]] - Guitar
* John - Bass
* Seth - Drums

=== Original The Front Lines (late 1979) ===

* Phil - Guitar and Vocals
* Kier Strejcek - Guitar
* John - Bass
* Steve - Drums

=== 1980 to mid 1982 ===

* Phil - Guitar and Vocals
* Kier Strejcek - Guitar
* Kevin - Bass
* Bruce - Keyboards (from 1981 on)
* Steve - Drums

=== Late 1982 to 1983 ===

* Phil - Guitar and Vocals
* Kier Strejcek - Guitar
* Kevin - Bass
* Bruce - Keyboards
* Jeff, Ronnie, Ed, John M - Drums

== Releases ==

* '''''Original Demo''''' (Early [[1980]])
** Rebel Not Home
** Just Because
** Voice of America

* '''''Where Do We Go from Here? EP''''' ([[Practical Records]] PR001, 1980)
** Recorded August-September 1980 at Studiomedia (II), Evanston
** 1000 Copies Pressed
# Night Napalm
# Dying In Fiction
# Voice of America
# Lips Are Sealed

* '''''Capital Attraction / In This Universe single''''' (Practical Records PR003, [[1982]])
** Engineered by John Nevin and Sam Fishkin
** Guests: Michelle Kinney, cello; Amy Phoebe, oboe

* '''''Don't Look Now / The Crossfire Demo''''' (1982)
** Demo for record companies

== History ==

* Kier has a comprehensive history of The Front Lines and all the bands he's been involved with on [http://strejcek.net/bands/bands.html his personal home page]. It's all there...

== Music ==

* Kier has [http://strejcek.net/bands/TFL_MP3s.html downloadable mp3s of all the TFL recordings], as well as live tracks.

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[[Category:Evanston]]
[[Category:1970s]]