Dante Fox are one of the rare breed of bands that started in 1989 and haven’t taken a break because - of melodic rock going tits up because of grunge - melodic rock has never been a true money earner - of doing a Blues Brothers and ‘get the band back together and reform’ for a quick buck In fact, they have ploughed along regardless of what’s going on around them, stuck to the plan of offering up cracking slices of music without diminishing returns. In fact, when certain bands are happy to turn out ‘average’ to ‘meh’, Dante Fox have been banging out a higher quality with each and every release. I must admit that if I were Manford/Willetts, I’d have probably given up a long time ago, as the money in AOR is four fifths of fuck all. I guess Dante Fox would love to make a living just out of their music, but I for one am glad that they continue to put out music for the love of it. Over the last 15 plus years I’ve watched them (and listened from afar) grow as a band both musically and in a live setting. In fact, a Dante Fox show is a definite highlight, and a band not to be missed. PS If you’re gonna buy one album in August, I cant recommend this one highly enough. Out 26th August – go one, treat yourself!
