GARY MYRICK AND THE FUGURES S/T NM DISC 1980

Dallas-born singer/guitarist/songwriter Gary Myrick blended rootsy rock & roll with the energy and sensibility of new wave on several '80s albums and later made a surprising comeback in the late '90s. Myrick was playing around the Dallas/Fort Worth area with his own bands straight out of high school; in his early twenties, he moved to Austin to join a band called Kracker Jack, which featured two ex-members of Johnny Winter's band and whose guitarist (one Stevie Ray Vaughan) had recently quit. Myrick moved to California after a couple of years, and formed his own outfit called the Figures. They landed a deal with Epic and issued their debut album, Gary Myrick & the Figures, in 1980; it produced a minor cult hit in the single "She Talks in Stereo." The follow-up, Living in a Movie, was released in 1981, but after the supporting North American tour, Myrick decided to disband the Figures in pursuit of a different approach.

Tracks

Title Composer Time     1   Living Disaster Myrick       2   Ever Since the World Began Myrick   3   She Talks in Stereo Myrick       4   Model Myrick     5   She's So Teenage Myrick       6   You Myrick       7   Meaningless Myrick       8   Who'll Be the Next in Line Davies       9   Deep in the Heartland