In My Eyes was a straight edge band that spearheaded the 1997 youth crew revival along with Ten Yard Fight and Floorpunch. The lead singer's name was Sweet Pete, who worked at MIT at the time. Another of the band members now plays in The Explosion. For the drawing or cutting tool, see Straightedge. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... Youth crew was a sub-genre of hardcore punk that was popular from approximately 1986 to 1990, primarily in New York City and, to a lesser degree, Los Angeles. ... Ten Yard Fight is a Straight edge hardcore punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. ... Respected and sometimes controversial straight edge hardcore band from New Jersey. ... MIT redirects here. ... The Explosion are a 70s inspired punk band from Boston. ...