Romeo Void was a New Wave band in San Francisco, California from 1979 to 1985. New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian, British, Canadian and European popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Motto: Official website: http://www. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article is about the year. ...

They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing)," which were minor hits. Their popularity was primarily in alternative and college radio, and as a dynamic performing act. They recorded for 415/Columbia Records. The original band members met at the San Francisco Art Institute. Most of the band members were also visual artists and did their own album art. Never Say Never is an album by R&B singer Brandy. ... 415 Records was the first North American record label devoted to new wave music (Stiff Records in England was the first new wave label in the world). ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... The San Francisco Art Institute (formerly known as the California School of Fine Arts) is a famous art school in San Francisco, California. ... The visual arts are a class of artforms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and others, that focus on the creation of artworks which are primarily visual in nature. ...

After the demise of Romeo Void, Debora Iyall, the lead singer and lyricist, put together and sang in the groups Knife in Water and Lower East Venus. John Haines played drums for Pearl Harbor. LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice as an instrument to produce music. ... A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ...

"Never Say Never" was a favorite on early MTV. The song is driven by a throbbing, funky bassline and punctuated by jagged guitar; the brief, squealing saxophone solo is worthy of Albert Ayler. It's been written, however, that "it's Debora Iyall's teasing, existential musings — which predated and predicted the aloof yet frank sexuality of early- and mid-'90s artists such as Elastica and Liz Phair — that elevate 'Never Say Never' from a mere post-punk relic into a subversive, influential classic." The song's repreated refrain of "I might like you better if we slept together" has been called "one of rock's all-time greatest lines," but beyond mere titillation, a "careful listen to the verses, with their intimations of incest, murder, homelessness, and other dark subjects, makes plain that singer/lyricist Debora Iyall has more on her mind than simple salaciousness." [1] The song was featured in the 2002 videogame Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e. ... A bassline is a series of notes with tones that are low in pitch or frequency. ... Albert Ayler (July 13, 1936–November 1970) was an American jazz saxophonist, singer and composer. ... Existentialism is a philosophical movement emphasizing individualism, individual freedom, and subjectivity. ... For the theory relating to large scale deformations of elastic structures, see Elastica Theory. ... Liz Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... Verse is a writing that uses meter as its primary organisational mode, as opposed to prose, which uses grammatical and discoursal units like sentences and paragraphs. ... Incest is sexual activity between close family members. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ... Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (released in October 2002) is the fourth video game in the hit Grand Theft Auto series. ...

The band was reunited briefly in 1993 for a one-off concert by VH-1's Bands Reunited, although Benjamin Bossi was unable to perform due to hearing loss. The band wrote and recorded four demo tracks in October 1993 (If I Was Your Cat, Stormy Eyes, Two Rivers, and Safe Place), which were sent to Sony Music but never released. 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... Bands Reunited is a television program which can been seen on VH1. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... ...

Personnel

• Debora Iyall: vocals
• Benjamin Bossi: saxophone
• Peter Woods: guitar
• Frank Zincavage: bass
• John Staines: drums (It's a Condition)
• Larry Carter: drums (Never Say Never EP and Benefactor)
• Aaron Smith: drums (Instincts)

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Discography

ALBUMS:

• It's a Condition (1981) (never issued on CD; however, five of its ten tracks are on the Warm, in Your Coat compilation)

1. Myself to Myself
2. Nothing for Me
3. Talk Dirty (To Me)
4. Love Is an Illness
5. White Sweater
6. Charred Remains
7. Confrontation
8. Drop Your Eyes
9. Fear to Fear
10. I Mean It

• Never Say Never (1981) EP produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars (issued on CD in 2006 as bonus tracks to Benefactor).

1. Never Say Never
2. In the Dark
3. Present Tense
4. Not Safe

• Benefactor (1982) (issued on CD in 2006 with the Never Say Never EP as bonus tracks)

1. Never Say Never (clean edit)
2. Wrap it Up
3. Flashflood
4. Undercover Kept
5. Ventilation
6. Chinatown
7. Orange
8. Shake the Hands of Time
9. S.O.S.

• Instincts (1984) (issued on CD in 2003 with one bonus track)

1. Out on My Own
2. Just Too Easy
3. Billy's Birthday
4. Going to Neon
5. Six Days and One
6. A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
7. Say No
8. Your Life Is a Lie
9. Instincts

• Warm, in Your Coat (1992) (a compilation)

1. White Sweater
2. I Mean It
3. Charred Remains
4. Talk Dirty to Me
5. Myself to Myself
6. In the Dark
7. A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)
8. Out on My Own (Dance Mix)
9. Just Too Easy
10. Wrap It Up
11. Flashflood
12. Undercover Kept
13. Chinatown
14. Never Say Never
15. One Thousand Shadows (previously unreleased)

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1. White Sweater b/w Apache, 7’ single, 415 Records S-0012
2. Never Say Never, b/w Guards, 7” Single, Columbia Records # 38-03378
3. Never Say Never, b/w Undercover Kept; Wrap It Up, 12” Single, Columbia Records # 32-08558
4. A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing), b/w Going To Neon, 7” Single, Columbia Records # 38-04534
5. A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) (DJ edit), b/w A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) (Dance & Album versions), 12” Radio Promotional Single, Columbia Records # AS-1886
6. A Girl In Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing) - (Dance Mix - 6:12), b/w Six Days and One, 12” Single, Columbia Records # 44-05103
7. Say No, b/w Six Days & One, 7” Single, Columbia Records # 38-04660
8. Say No, b/w Out on My Own (Dance Mix- 5:06), 12” Single, Columbia Records # 44-05135

Trivia

The fact that the band had 3 different drummers at various stages in their history led Debora to quip once in a WBRU radio interview that they were like Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap (from left to right): Smalls, St. ...

External links

• Romeo Void Biography
• Debora Iyall's official website