Other than a few
reunion shows played at Daniel Geraci's wedding in 1999 and my wedding in 2009,
The Titans would not form again.
Restless Native came
out directly after The Titans officially
broke up on 12/31/1992. During the fall
of '92, Daniel and I started to audition singers and guitarists. Daniel and I were frequenting the nightclubs
quite regularly and were inspired by local artists such as Ian Moore, Joe Rockhead, The Arc Angels, and The
Bizness.
We were really
expanding our musical horizons and listening to a lot of James Brown, jazz, and
alternative rock bands such as Primus, Jane's Addiction, Nirvana, and Smashing
Pumpkins. The idea was to complete
something completely different sounding than what we did with The Titans.
By the winter of
1993, we had found our lead vocalist and lyrists David Pearson and lead
guitarist Vana from Germany. Sadly,
nobody can remember his last name. Sorry
Vana!
Ken Geraci entered
the picture by March 1993 with a few songs of his own. The band went on to play several rousing
shows at Steamboat. The technical
prowess of Restless Native was not to be matched by any other band that I have
been in.
Unfortunately, the
project was short lived due to irreconcilable differences; the band dissolved
in the fall of 1993.
Some of band's
standout tunes include "Mrs. Brown" and "Tear it Down"
written by Daniel and "Fading Away" written by David, Vana, and
Daniel. "Wake Up Call," which
was one of Ken's new tunes had quite a bit of potential but was being worked on
right before the break up and never was completed.
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