The Brandos are a roots-rock band, out of New York City, who came out with this near-forgotten rock and roll masterpiece in 1987. I first saw this video upon it's initial release, and hadn't seen it again for many years, until just before this writing. That one viewing in 1987 left an impression on me, to be sure - the unusual subject matter of the song (the infamous Civil War battle), the gritty vocal delivery reminiscent of John Fogerty, the song's production, and the kick-ass performance. When doing some Youtube-surfing the other night, I remembered this song and it's band, and checked to see if I could find it. Here it is...
Apparently, David Kincaid (the group's lead vocalist and guitarist) still has this group together, playing on the East Coast and in Europe. If they ever swing out West Coast way, you just might see me in the audience. And if you work for iTunes or whoever owns Relativity Records: re-release this song, or at least make it available on iTunes. I assure you, there's still a market for this music.
In short, this was a band that deserved much more than they got back in those days.
