When The Outfield’s first Album, Play Deep was released in 1985, I actually wore this cassette tape out from playing it 1,985 times! My musical taste was continuing to expand and I got into this band huge! My future wife and I got to see these guys in concert and it was amazing! It’s hard to pick a favorite song!
The Outfield was a British pop rock/power pop, power trio based in London, England. They began recording during the mid 80’s. They performed in and around London until a demo got them signed to Columbia/CBS Records.
What I really liked about these guys was that they made it a point to state very clear that they were a clean band and weren’t into the party scene. They were influenced early on by the Beatles and in this video, the lead singer and bassist, Tony Lewis kind of looks and acts a little like Paul McCartney.
Interesting story on the band name. They started out calling themselves “The Baseball Boys” as their guitarist, John Spinks, loved baseball and adopted the name from a teen gang in the cult classic, The Warriors, a movie that he had just seen. Although he used the name as a joke and “just to be outrageous", the record company responded favorably. Their manager, an American living in England, recommended a new band name with a similar attitude since “The Baseball Boys” seemed too "tacky" and "tongue-in-cheek". Spinks has said, "The name, Outfield, was the most left-wing kind of thing we liked."
Check out their website: http://www.theoutfield.com/
These guys are coming out with a new single called California Sun this month. Glad these guys are still out there rocking!
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