Anybody here like the band "Lone Justice"?

[Sebastian Doyle]

Over 20 years later, and I still think I'm in love with Maria McKee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7JIQyteOic

[mokawanis]

1. always loved this one

Shelter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lsm8jYcdbk

[Beaverhausen]

2. oh yeah!

this one is my fav:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK5mVx6-YAA&feature=related

[taterguy]

3. Saw them in 1985 at UNC

Great show and yes I fell in love with Maria McKee that night

[vi5]

4. Great band.....

Maria McKee solo is great as well.

I remember there was something about them that was semi-controversial during their hayday. I don't remember what it was though. Was it maybe something about Maria being overly religious or something. Or just that she was pretentious or whatever.

Either way, I still rock their self titled and Shelter album pretty regularly.

[MissMillie]

5. very much

I love both "Ways to be Wicked" and "Shelter"

she's got an awesome voice

[Tuesday Afternoon]

6. thanks for the links

:thumbsup:

[kwassa]

7. I also had a major crush on McKee

I thought they would be huge, but I am often wrong about such things.

[Coventina]

8. "Ways to Be Wicked" made me realize Tom Petty's talent

I was a pretty solid post-punk - new waver & had no use for dinosaurs like Petty. (At this time).

But I did like the whole "cow-punk" thing, which Lone Justice was lumped into. So I bought the 7inch single of "Wicked" and was surprised to see Petty had written the song. It caused me to re-evaluate my prejudiced view of him. I'm still not a big fan, but I enjoy the craft of his songwriting.

It's funny how little things like that shift your view of the world...

[Ramsey]

9. Loved that band!

"Shelter" is such a great song. Maria McKee has a decent solo album too.

[Shakespeare]

10. Love them.

I've never understood why they weren't more successful.

[Sebastian Doyle]

11. Corporate radio pigeon-holing had a lot to do with it

Were they "rock"? Or "country"? Or "Cowpunk"? (And we don't have a radio format for that)

Uh-oh... she's singing about faith and God and "you are the light in my dark world"... they must be a "Christian" band, and God knows we can't put that on the air. Not that most of their songs were remotely "religious" either.

Lone Justice ain't the only band that fell victim to not fitting into a corporate category, but they definitely were one of the best to be so unfortunately ignored. Maybe if they had opened for U2 in 1987 instead of 1985 they would have been noticed by the media types.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyAATgzDg8c

[Sebastian Doyle]

12. delete

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