The Big F
This Los Angeles, USA, trio comprised Mark Christian (guitar), John Shreve (bass/vocals) and Rob Donin (drums). Their stock in trade was a 'mind-blowing wall of noise', dominated by crashing drums and screeching feedback, while vocalist Shreve screamed incessantly above the maelstrom. Psychedelia, Jimi Hendrix, the Stooges, the Cult and avant garde influences appeared as reference points, while rumours persisted that Shreve was in fact the alter-ego of Berlin's John Crawford. Whatever, the sub-Led Zeppelin riffs and affected stylings of Big F were unlikely to find any success on the scale of Take My Breath Away.