Formed in 1988 Company of Wolves lasted until 1992.
A short, but sweet, footnote in the encyclopedia of rock.
They were one of the bands that got caught up in the whole glam metal/rock and hair metal scenes of the time, but similar to Rock City Angels and Dogs D'Amour to name two, they had very little to do with the bands that they were pushed into an ill fitting box with.
Maybe a haircut and a pair of jeans, but that's as far as the similarities went.
Instead their releases were steeped in the sound of the Rollings Stones, classic rock blues artists, and offered a modern twist to it all.
In short they were the real deal.
Members then went on to feature in, or work with, acts such as The New York Dolls, Michael Monroe band, Billy Joel, David Bowie, Jon Bon Jovi, Ian Hunter, BarleyJuice, Bryan Adams and John Waite.
A partial list of acts that most musicians would love to see featured on their CV.
Tragically drummer Frankie LaRocka is no longer with us, but the band are back.
Steve Conte, John Conte and Kyf Brewer are back in the saddle and their first studio offering is a doozy.
Tackling the Rolling Stones classic Play with Fire they go far beyond simply covering it and go nto the territory of claiming it as their own.
You don't believe me?
Get ready to eat your words. For one week only you can grab a free download of it here.
It's eye of the hurricane stuff, tightly controlled blues with a stadium gloss to it that screams for the big stage.
Sometimes unfinished business should be left as unfinished, but sometimes the voices from the past need to be approached and embraced to ensure that they are heard in the present.
This is one of those times.
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