Artist description 3-piece power pop band from Minneapolis with a big guitar sound and an amazingly engaging live show

Music Style Aggressive power pop

Musical Influences Slade, Mott The Hoople, Phantom of The Paradise soundtrack, Meat Puppets, Baby Chaos, Stone Roses

Similar Artists Stone Roses, Social Distortion, Meat Puppets

Artist History All three met each other for the first time at a poker game in New Prague, MN. The conversation at the poker table kept turning to rock'n'roll and the guys found that they had a lot in common. A suggested jam session resulted in the band being formed.

Group Members Al Weiers: Lead vocals, guitars Tracy Sprain: Bass, vocals Chris Hallet: Skins, vocals

Instruments Gibson guitars, Fender basses, Hiwatt and Orange amps, Vintage Ludwig drums

Albums "Check Your Messages"

Press Reviews Cylinder - Up your sleeve/ Shorty records, 4 Oil Cans. Right from the beginning of the debut CD, up your sleeve, cylinder, A three piece Power rock band from Minneapolis demands attention with their eleven-song collection of catchy, riff-oriented songs with intense vocals and a tightness usually found in big- name acts. Maybe you had the opportunity to experience cylinder live last year when the played at Stickman's. Each member of Cylinder is uniquely talented, as this CD and their live shows demonstrate. (Diedre Sutherland) Oil the music Magazine, Page 34, Feb 1997. Rating Guide 5 Cans - High Grade 4 Cans - Good 3 Cans - Needs Changing 2 Cans - Crude

Location Minneapolis, MN - USA

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