ST. Valentine - St. Valentine (CD)

Hollywood, ca was the mecca of the hard rock world in the mid to late 1980s. bands were getting signed by major record companies left and right and even bands that didn't grasp the gold ring were receiving national and international acclaim from magazines both small and large. the five members of st. valentine were the epitome of the phrase "rock star’ during this time period.

As press outlets were singing their praises north american a&r people began paving attention and before long the band's phone was ringing off the hook. capturing the ear - and eve – of renowned bassist dana strum of slaughter and vinnie vincent's invasion, and a man who obviously knew a good thing when he heard it, st. valentine set up shop in various la area studios and got to work cutting demos to be sent to the a&r reps that had been knocking on their door, with one label, specifically - chrysalis records - in the hot seat.

While the band worked in the studio, they kept their live game up, consistently selling out shows at the country club, the roxy, whisky and gazzarri's every month. st. valentine looked like rock stars, they acted like rock stars and they had the rock star stage show to go along withit. they were destined for stardom... until record company focus changed and the slick and polished sound of st. valentine was no longer what everyone was looking for. time had moved on, unfortunately.

Thanks to the internet, however, interest in st. valentine has more than resurfaced, it's become explosive once again as facebook groups and internet forums devoted to that era has once again pushed the quintet from hollywood to the forefront of the ‘action.’