The Front Lines
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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 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 his personal home page. It's all there...
Music
- Kier has downloadable mp3s of all the TFL recordings, as well as live tracks.