They formed on the left coast in the late Sixties... the brainchild of Vancouver natives guitarist Ray Roper, drummer Brian Lousley and Danny Atchison on bass they were originally called "Pathway" and honed their craft playing practically every small venue in the Vancouver area. Club Band they were.... top ten band the werent so they recruited John Webster on keyboards and even went south of the 49th to bring in David Wills, formerly of the Seattle-based group Shaker, on vocals in 1973.

It was three more years on the "circuit" til they finally got their first real break; they recorded 2 sets of demos with legendary producer Elliot Mazur whose previous credits included the likes of Janis Joplin, Journey and Neil Young and were FINALLY noticed by Walter Stewart in '77, the road manager for Johnny Rivers, and signed to a deal with Parachute Records.

Their self-titled debut album dropped the following year and they released two singles; "Queen Of The Night", which failed to make any headway up the charts but it wasthis weeks featured tune that took them to the top of the heap for 5 weeks in Canada and even made Billboards top 30!

1979 was a year of transition for the group, though still early in their career. They released KEEP IT ALIVE that summer and found gold with "Love Struck". Anything but your typical 'I love you - the sky is blue' ballad, it quickly raced up the charts and is still a favourite of classic rock radio stations today. Two others, "Don't Ya Hide It" and "Crying Again Tonight" also ran the charts, stoppin at 11 and 13 respectively.

Despite their relative success things continued to change...Webster left to join Red Rider (who later joined up with Tom Cochrane) and was replaced by Lewis Nitikman. Their fourth album, NEW SET OF CHANGES hit the stores later that year but even a mediocre cover of The Beatles' "Please Please Me" couldnt help it..... disco was king and the way of the rock ballad had gone dormant. They released their final original album in '82, with JUVENILE AMERICAN PRINCESS, which featured a cover of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody". Despite heavy touring and the hit single "Going Through The Motions Of Love", which earned a SOCAN award for top Canadian airplay, a musical CHANGING OF THE GUARD was taking place and they soon found themselves, like so many other tight, cohesive rock bands, without an audience.

They disbanded in '83.

A Classic Rock reunion saw the group reform for what was SUPPOSED to be one night but rave reviews and rabid fans showed they'd come full circle and found there was once again a home for cleverly-written rock and roll with an edge.

Look for them at a classic rock festival near you.

They are

STONEBOLT

and the song is

I WILL STILL LOVE YOU

(click here---> http://www.mediamax.com/wdhiii/Hosted/S ... %20You.mp3 to download this song)

Love 'em and leave 'em
Give them the air
Hurt and deceive them
Say you don't care
Break their hearts and let them fall
Like rain on your back stairs
Then call me up tomorrow
You know I'll still be there

When the moon disappears forever
And the sun shines electric blue
And the mountains and trees tumble into the sea
To rest there for eternity
No matter what you do
I will still love you

So if all your bridges go up in flames
And if all your lovers strike you too tame
Or some sad song of love you hear
Can make you call my name
I will be there in a minute
And you know I'll feel the same

When the moon disappears forever
And the sun shines electric blue
And the mountains and trees tumble into the sea
To rest there for eternity
No matter what you do
I will still love you

So the weary traveler
Tired of passing through
Stops to get his bearings
And stays on to wait for you

When the moon disappears forever
And the sun shines electric blue
And the mountains and trees tumble into the sea
To rest there for eternity
No matter what you do
I will still love you
I will still love you

Hope you enjoyed this Tunesday Redux!

Wil