- Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers
Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers were a
Sydney -basedindie rock psychedelic band active in the early to mid-80's ,but they never released any records. The band consisted of:Michael Quinlan (musician) on vocals;Tim O'Reilly (musician) on bass guitar;Stephen McCowage on lead guitar; Alex Luksich on drums supplemented on occasions byTim Spicer on keyboards.Formed at
St Patrick's College ,Strathfield the band developed a very visual approach to its60s inspired material much of which was drawn from the classic compilation of60's garage bandpsychedelic rock "Nuggets ". As well as original tracks such as the pop of "Strawberry Girls", the dark foreboding of "The Laughing Song" and the protest in "Loving Eyes" the band covered such classics asThe Electric Prunes "(I had) too much to dream last night",The Monkees ' "Mary Mary", "Circle Sky" and "For Pete's Sake",The Beatles "If I Needed Someone" ,The Doors "Love Street",The Count Five "Psychotic Reaction",The Grass Roots "I Get So Excited".O'Reilly, McCowage and Quinlan went on to form
The Mexican Spitfires .
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