"THEY WERE ROCK STARS:" A Few Words About Dress Code

Dress Code was a terrific rock 'n' roll quartet playing clubs in Syracuse at the end of the '70s into the dawn of the '80s. The recent death of Dress Code bassist Eric Mattice prompted my reminiscence of the glory of Dress Code in this week's This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio playlist, just as the death of guitarist Norm Mattice prompted a similar reaction in 2016.

But I cede the floor to my friend John Tierney, who has published a heartfelt and moving tribute to Dress Code on his own blog, Long Winded-Short Attention Span. If rockin' pop music has had anything near to the meaning in your life as it's had in mine, you owe it to yourself to see what John has written: "Alone In The Crowd--A Rock 'n' Roll Love Story."

That Tierney boy gets it. You should read what he has to say.

Little-known fact outside of the Syracuse scene: Dress Code drummer Steve Martell was recovering from a car accident when Dress Code's Alone In The Crowd EP was released in 1981. The guy subbing for Martell on the record's sleeve, his face turned away from the camera, is future pop god Chris von Sneidern. CVS was a Dress Code fan, too.

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Our new compilation CD This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4 is now available from Kool Kat Musik! 29 tracks of irresistible rockin' pop, starring Pop Co-Op, Ray Paul, Circe Link & Christian Nesmith, Vegas With Randolph Featuring Lannie Flowers, The Slapbacks, P. Hux, Irene Peña, Michael Oliver & the Sacred Band Featuring Dave Merritt, The Rubinoos, Stepford Knives, The Grip Weeds, Popdudes, Ronnie Dark, The Flashcubes, Chris von Sneidern, The Bottle Kids, 1.4.5., The Smithereens, Paul Collins' Beat, The Hit Squad, The Rulers, The Legal Matters, Maura & the Bright Lights, Lisa Mychols, and Mr. Encrypto & the Cyphers. You gotta have it, so order it here. A digital download version (minus The Smithereens' track) is also available from Futureman Records.