The Allies

The Allies were among the first Seattle rings to truly have a video on MTV. The group earned among MTV’s Cellar Tapes contests, as well as the clip for “Emma Peel off,” a lovelorn homage to Diana Rigg’s personality in the Avengers Television series, provided the music group fleeting national reputation. The Allies had been shaped in 1979 with Steve Adamek (vocals, tempo electric guitar, piano), Dave Kincaid (vocals, lead electric guitar, bass), and Larry Mason (drums). Kincaid co-wrote “Emma Peel off” with songwriter Carl Funk, who eventually lead lyrics to Kincaid’s upcoming group the Brandos. In 1982, the Allies released their debut LP, Allies, independently label. The album’s power pop and brand-new wave noises contrasted with Seattle’s affection for rock, but the music group found an viewers inside the city’s burgeoning underground picture with like-minded works like the Cowboys as well as the Heats. The LP received reviews that are positive, so when the video for “Emma Peel off” made an appearance on MTV, the group had been seen as getting in the verge of the commercial breakthrough. Nevertheless, despite continuous gigs and rock-radio airplay for “Emma Peel off,” the music group couldn’t land an archive label deal as well as the Allies split up in 1985. Kincaid after that moved to NY, reuniting with Mason in the Brandos. In 1999, Allies was reissued on Compact disc by Haunted Field Music.