Our hometown was quiet back then, when some small-time youth gangs began a turf war. Nothing too serious, so I used them as fodder and wrote Prisoners. It was my three-minute attempt at turning their conflict into a mini West Side Story.

We booked Round Sound in Toronto and got our feet wet in a quality recording studio.

I still enjoy the pops and scratchy warm sound from the analog two-inch tape recordings. It wasn't perfect, but there's some stellar playing here.

Band Members

Fredrick Brooks acoustic guitar/lead vocals Jeff Brackett - electric guitar/vocal harmony Joy Brooks - vocal harmony Mel Kay - Bass David Hawes - keyboards Morey Patchen - drums Eric Walker - vocal harmony Chris Catton - live take CBC - congas Bob Federer - mix engineer/mastering