Max Webster

Toronto’s Potential Webster blended steel, prog, and rock and roll elements right into a genre-defying mix that won the group a cult following within the mid- to past due ’70s. Produced in 1973, the band’s audio centered on the comparison between vocalist/guitarist Kim Mitchell’s intense strike and vocalist/keyboardist Terry Watkinson’s even more melodic strategy, with drummer Gary McCracken and bassist Mike Tilka offering a propulsive backdrop. Extra lyricist Pye Dubois was regarded the band’s 5th member, adding extra theatrical flourishes to Potential Webster’s concerts. Their self-titled 1976 debut, the next year’s TOP QUALITY in Borrowed Shoes and boots, and 1978’s Mutiny Up My Sleeve marketed well and have scored the group many strikes, despite their relatively iconoclastic audio. With 1979’s A Mil Vacations, Potential Webster provided a slightly even more polished accessible edition of their design and added a fresh bassist, David Myles. Nevertheless, the group still discovered little successs within the U.S., and following the discharge of 1981’s General Juveniles, which highlighted “Battle Marks,” a cooperation making use of their longtime close friends and tourmates Hurry, Potential Webster disbanded. Mitchell pursued a single career, and THE VERY BEST of Potential Webster found its way to 1989.