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About Me

Formed in 1987 in the music room at Lindsay Place High School in a suburb of Montreal, Assembly Required quickly became fixtures on the twisty Montreal music scene. There were noted as much for their wide-ranging repertoire as their remarkable muscianship.In the early 1990's their independant release "Blue Album" spawned receiving significant radio play in and around Montreal. Sensing a money making opportunity Corey Hart svengali Bob Ramaglia signed the band to his newly minted RamVan label.The resulting album, Mike Owes Us Money, was produced by the mighty David Findlay and featured 12 tracks of infectious power-pop. Released in limited quantities in 1992, the album remains a highly sought after collectors item and one of the true lost treasures of the Montreal music scene.Disappointed with how BIG BUSINESS messed with their heads, Assembly Required left the confines of Bob Ramaglia and his people for stranger pastures and recorded an album, Full, in 1994, that presented the musicianship of the band in a stronger context.Continuing to play and record in Montreal the band eventually called in quits in 1995 just as their songs were becoming truly accomplished. They are sorely missed and are long overdue for someone to discover their magic.

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Member Since: 12/04/2007
Band Members: Kylie Francis - vocalsAndrew Belson - keyboardsTracey Houston - bassRichard Belson - saxophonesChris Houston - guitarsBrian Edison - drums
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Metro = Cloverfield

Assembly Required guitarist Chris Houston was recently enjoying the brillant CLOVERFIELD film and thinking " Gosh - this is just like an extended video for our song THE MOST DANGEROUS WAY TO THE ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:29:00 GMT

HAPPY HOUR

Happy Hour lyrics Kylie Francis No-one fell in love so we stayed out all night Something like a spring that wasn't rewound right Waiting for Elvira's parade to show up Buy us a drink find us...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:18:00 GMT

MIMIC

Mimic lyrics Kylie Francis Dry myself out in the sun Draining with a quiet drone A shrinking slab moving slow Wipe myself blank as a bone Drop traits one by one Limbs grown in des...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:48:00 GMT

For Shame

When Assembly Required hit the stage to face their first-ever audience they were equipped with a brace of cover songs that covered every possible genre, from then-current hitmakers like INXS to classi...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:33:00 GMT

Strut

Assembly Required's origins as parts of the famed Lindsay Place High School Orchestra are evident in this week's cover song. Possibly the only song from the LPHSO's repertoire to even be feasible in a...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:35:00 GMT

Girlfriend

Coming in the midst of the uninspiring 1990-1991 music scene, Matthew Sweet's seminal album Girlfriend was a breath of fresh air. Marrying catchy pop songs about romantic disillusionment and desire wi...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:35:00 GMT

Knock

It would be difficult for anyone to fault a band for tackling Eddie Floyds 1967 hit " Knock on Wood" - it's a brillant piece of R&B history, magnificently recorded with Booker T and the MG's...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:06:00 GMT

Jerusalem

At the root of Assembly Required's musical alchemy was the gentle tugging in opposite directions by the1/3rd of the band ( guitar & bass ) who were passionate about Pop Music but also enjoyed Jazz...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:16:00 GMT

Back in the USSR

The Beatles have loomed in the background of Assembly Required throughout their lifespan, with the band covering no less than three of the Fab Four's songs - ironically all before drummer Brian Edison...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:44:00 GMT

Campfire

It would be an understatement to say that Assembly Required felt that they were nearly alone on the Montreal music of the late 80's, whatever music they were making was clearly&nbs...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:15:00 GMT