Richmond, Virginia in the 1980's was a hotbed of music of all kinds. Single Bullet Theory,
The Dads, The Good Guys, Bruce Olsen and the Offenders, the Bopcats, The Monarchs, White
Cross, Suzy Saxon and the Anglos, Ten Ten and many more could be heard in numerous clubs
seven nights a week. In late 1983, a band emerged with a sound quite unlike any other, as
much revved up new wave as melodic pop. The band was The Limit, and, unlike its name,
there was no limit as to how far the band's sound, look and stage show could take them.
Chris Galiffa, guitars, keyboards, bass and vocals,
David Hunter,
guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals, had been schoolmates and music
partners for years. They enlisted
Brian Hinson
on bass, keyboards and vocals to form a group that was as pleasing to the eye as to the ear.
The missing ingredient was found in drummer and singer J. Mark Scott, later with Radio Silence, the
Cain Razers, and
Steppin' Blind. Scott was looking for
a band who shared his love of a dynamic stage show, and whose music could be a Beatles/Who
hybrid. He could not have found better partners than Galiffa, Hinson and Hunter.
Formed in September of 1983, the band played its first show in November of that year and
never looked back, sharing stages with many of the bands listed above. Though new, they
more than held their own, and quickly developed into a solid headline act as well. From
1983 until Scott's departure in July 1987, the band played nearly 300 shows, from Florida
to New Jersey, appearing with such acts as Emerson, Lake and Powell, (ELP), Joan Jett,
Eddie Money, Lone Justice, Patty Smyth, Robin Trower, The Producers, John Eddie, Rock &
Hyde, and Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers.
The band issued a six-song vinyl Extended Play, entitled Eyes For You, in the summer of
1986, and the single, Jezebel, received extensive airplay on Richmond's WRXL. The EP was
among the top selling recordings in Richmond for that summer. The band celebrated the
release of the EP with a show at Richmond's Dogwood Dell, before a crowd estimated at
twelve thousand. Jezebel later won a "best song" contest on DC 101, out of more than one
thousand entrants.
The Limit folded in 1988, but its music remains. Contact J. Mark Scott at thescottsandme@aol.com, or
the band at
www.mp3.com/the_limit_from_richmond, with any praise or offers of money. Listen and enjoy.
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