The Sand Rubies, known as the Sidewinders when they began in the spring of 1985, had carved out a niche in Tucson, AZ with the tools of whipsaw guitar and impassioned vocals - a finely-honed pop sensibility in perfect co-existence with a melodic driving sound. They were a true original in the genre of roots rock, typified later by many other bands who have followed in their noisy and poetic footsteps. It was as though they had made the Mesphistophelean bargain without knowing it - they would be too big and too good, too soon. It would bring them great joy in the beginning, but it would also tear them apart before their time had come.The big sound of the Sidewinders was a windstorm whirling out of the desert, sweeping up legions of fans who heard the expanse of sand and sky in Rich Hopkins' crunchy wailing guitar and the by-turns soaring and howling vocals of David Slutes. What kept you entranced was even at their loudest and angriest, the listener was always welcomed into the story, never alienated. Review from elsewhere...
The Sidewinders:Rich Hopkins: Guitars / David Slutes: Vocals, Guitar / Bruce Halper: Drums / Mark Perrodin: Bass
with:
Diane Padilla: Drums (3)/ Janna Jacoby: Violin / Maggie Colston: Vocals / Paula Jean Brown: Vocals (8)
Recorded At: Studio 5b, Control Center, Hollywood, CA & Westwood Studios, Tucson, AZ
trax:
1 We Don't Do That Anymore 2 Sara's Not Sober 3 Get Out Of That Town 4 7 & 7 Is 5 Doesn't Anyone Believe 6 If I Can't Have You 7 Blood On Our Hands 8 Come On Like The Sun 9 Drop The Anchor 10 Little Boy 11 Can't Let Go 12 Last Night Of Your Life
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