©2002-2011
Section 8
Lifespan |
19811989; benefit gig 2000; Zaphods 2006 |
Members |
Started out in 1980 with Karl Reznick joined in 82 on Lead guitar The 2006 line up is: |
Type of music played |
Fun, Energetic, thought provoking '70s New York, West Coast and British influences |
First gig |
Hoopers January 1981 |
Other gigs worth mentioning |
The Roxy, The Jungle, Barrymores all many times even Peaches which was a shock. Banana Obskuri in Hull and god knows where else. |
Last gig |
Barrymores opening up for BTO Dec 1989 use to open for MacLean and MacLean all the time for some reason they liked Section 8 |
Recordings |
Can't let Go Charted no 1 on Campus radio across Canada
Hollywood Hallowe'en Recorded the Album "Unstable World" but was never released because the stuio "lost" the 2" masters |
Claim to fame |
Fun Band |
Band high point |
Playing in St Lucia on Independance day in fact the whole trip was a blast the band stayed at ladera and marigot bay and everyone brought their date so it was pretty special. |
Band low point |
Having the Unstable World Album disappear and not continuing to play after the BTO gig, the band blew up for no apparent reason. Steve went to Jamaica for a holiday and when he came back everyone had split? |
Anything else? |
Steve Bent got several calls from friends and fans in '84 asking if he had sold his song Star Wars to John Cougar. It appears "R.O.C.K. in the USA" is virtually identical. ("Star Wars" was on the "lost" 2" tape from the infamous Ambiance Studio) Steve said no but to this day when you hear ROCK in the USA you think Star Wars if you ever heard it. |
Derivatives |
Section 8 was formed from the ashes of "Crackerband" a party band that cover iggy and the Stooges amoung others. Crackerband had Ron Charles and Steve from 1979 to Sept 1980 when they changed the name to Section 8. |
Links |
www.section8live.com (pix and tunes) |
Contact information |
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Where are they now |
Steve Wildesmith: Here in Ottawa, recently 2 weeks ago gathered up Karl to reform Section 8 and took a gig at Zaphods on Feb 12 2006. |
Info source |
Steve Wildesmith aka Steve Bent |
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