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  • Romeo Void
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  • Romeo Void
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  • Musical groups established in 1979
  • American New Wave musical groups
  • Musical groups disestablished in 1985
  • Musical groups from San Francisco, California
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  • Romeo Void was an American rock band from California, formed in 1979. The band was started at the San Francisco Art Institute by vocalist Debora Iyall and bassist Frank Zincavage. They are best known for the songs %22Never Say Never%22 and %22A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)%22; the latter became a Top 40 pop single.The band's music was generally associated with the new wave and post-punk movements of the early 1980s, but also experimented with danceable song structures and a saxophonist. They broke up in 1985.
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  • Romeo Void was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. The band primarily consisted of saxophonist Benjamin Bossi, vocalist Debora Iyall, guitarist Peter Woods, and bassist Frank Zincavage. The band went through four drummers, starting with Jay Derrah and ending with Aaron Smith. The band released three albums, It's a Condition, Benefactor and Instincts, along with one EP. They are best known for the songs %22Never Say Never%22 and %22A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)%22; the latter became a Top 40 pop single.The band was started at the San Francisco Art Institute by Iyall and Zincavage. They released a single on the recently formed 415 Records before recording their debut album, which has been deemed a %22masterpiece of American post-punk%22. The success of their second release, a 4-song EP, Never Say Never resulted in a distribution deal with Columbia Records. The band continued to release music and tour until they broke up in 1985. The members have reunited briefly over the years. Iyall has continued to pursue music as a side project. The band's music was generally associated with the new wave and post-punk movements of the early 1980s, but also experimented with danceable song structures and a saxophonist. Iyall garnered acclaim as a skilled lyricist who explored themes like sexuality and alienation from a female perspective with %22searing imagery%22.
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  • 1985
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  • 1979
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  • Romeo Void
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