The Unforgiven

I heard the members of Unforgiven in one of those KLOS Uncle Joe Benson (he still alive?) interviews of new bands in 1986. First song on the album was All is Quiet on the Western Front, and like the rest of the tracks, was reminiscent of Poison, with intense guitars, military sounding drums and a Western theme. I was so sure these guys from the IE were going places that I bought two cassets - one to listen to and the other to keep. The latter is still sealed in original plastic and barely survived my wife's recent effort to purge our home of my whole tape collection [!WTF!]. Sounded great on the Blaupunkt in my red '79 ragtop Scirocco during my regular rotation that summer from Palm Springs-Crestline-Newport-Venice-Ensenada. Music popped into my head tonight and Googled them - turns out they re-released their album on CD last year. Got it. Maybe Uncle Joe can swing a reunion tour in the Arabian Gulf. Album, photos and interviews can be seen at: http://www.roverpack.com/