Rain
This group originated in Liverpool, England in the late '80s and adopted the heritage of harmony pop in the vein of the Byrds. Rain were initially notable by dint of having three good harmony singers to back up their Rickenbacker guitar sound. They formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community And Unemployed Resource Centre in Liverpool, set up with a £100,000 grant. The band's original locale was the severely depressed Huyton area, but eight months later they were signed to CBS and worked on album sessions with Nick Lowe. After a debut single, Lemonstone Desired, they courted controversy with the provocative nudity featured on the cover of Taste Of Rain. Their debut album was honed by months of rehearsal with guest appearances by Green On Red and blues musician Joe Louis Walker. The band comprise Ned Clark, Colin Murphy (singers, guitarists and songwriters), Martin Campbell and Tony McGuigan (bass and drums).