- Wire Train
Infobox musical artist
Name = Wire Train
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Genre =Alternative rock New Wave
Years_active = 1983—1992
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Associated_acts = TranslatorRomeo Void Red Rockers
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Past_members = Kevin Hunter Kurt Herr Anders Rundblad Frederico Gil-Sola Brian MacLeod Jeffrey TrottWire Train was a
United States based group who produced fivealbum s in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band was originally formed as the Renegades in April 1983 inSan Francisco bySan Francisco State University students and guitarists and singers Kevin Hunter and Kurt Herr with the rhythm section of Anders Rundblad (bass) and Frederico Gil-Sola (drums). Wire Train signed to the local415 Records label, also home to acts like Translator andRomeo Void , all of which found themselves with a national distribution deal when 415 entered into a deal withColumbia Records .Wire Train's first album, "
In a Chamber ", made the national charts in 1984, but the group began to suffer personnel changes. Gil-Sola was replaced byBrian MacLeod for the second album, "Between Two Words", after which Herr left, to be replaced by Jeffrey Trott. Their third album, "Ten Women", charted in 1987. The group's last two albums, "Wire Train" (1990) and "No Soul No Strain" (1992), appeared onMCA Records . Wire Train's "I Will Not Fall" appears on the soundtrack for the film "Point Break ". Wire Train's "I'll Do You" appears in the game .External links
* [http://www.wiretrain.co.uk Wire Train web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wiretrain Wire Train on MySpace]
* [http://www.jefftrott.com Jeff Trott's web presence]
* [http://www.federicogilsola.com Federico Gil-Sola's web presence]
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