Face to Face (new wave band)

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Face to Face was a new wave Boston, Massachusetts quintet. Guitarist Stu Kimball formed the band in New Hampshire during the late '70s with a close group of talented friends. They moved to Boston in 1980 and were signed by Epic Records in 1982. Their highest reaching single was "10-9-8" from their self-titled first album, which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. They disbanded in 1988, approximately one year after switching labels to PolyGram Records. Laurie Sargent went on to record as a solo artist and is currently part of Twinemen with the surviving members of Morphine. Billy Beard is a music booker at Toad and Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he plays with Session Americana. Stuart Kimball plays guitar as a member of Bob Dylan's band in the Never Ending Tour. Angelo Petraglia won a Grammy in 2010 for Record of the Year as the Kings of Leon's producer, a band for which he also assists with song writing duties.

Band members

• Laurie Sargent (vocals)
• Stuart Kimball (guitars/keyboards)
• Angelo Petraglia (guitars/keyboards), identified on the albums as simply Angelo
• John Ryder (bass)
• Billy Beard (drums)

Movie appearance

In the movie musical Streets of Fire, 'The Attackers' were all of the guys from Face to Face, while Laurie provided Ellen Aim's singing voice.

Discography

• Face to Face (1984)
• Confrontation (1985)
• One Big Day (1988)

also....

• "Window to the World"......
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