Prophecy: 1985-1993ish
Andy - guitar
Aaron - guitar and vocals
Jim - (me) bass and vocals
Jeremy - drums and vocals
we did all originals in the vein of Maiden, Queensryche, Ratt, Angel Witch, Fates Warning, Lizzie Borden, Anthrax, Dio etc....
we would sometimes learn covers to entertain our selves at practice, but never played them live. To us back then, covers were what "old washed up guys did".
We are all still great friends, a family really, and all still live within a mile or two of each other. We played our first show ever on Friday Dec 19th, 1985 - the first Friday of Christmas Break. It became a tradition for us to get together that weekend for the past 20 years and have a weekend of "arrested development". We play through the old originals set list - all 60 of them - then head to White Castles and get a ton of Sliders to take back to the house, and then we watch either Spinal Tap, Caddyshack, Fast Times at Ridegmont High or some other movie from back in the day. Afterwards, we listen to music and end up falling asleep in the basement of Jeremy's house. He bought his parents house from them, so it is literally the same basement we used to practice in.
That band formed all of our lives, more than anything else. I became a music major/teacher because of stuff I learned in that band. I am currently teaching Jeremy's younger son in high school. Jeremy and I were best men at each others weddings.
I was lucky to have been in that band with those guys!!!