Jack B. Quick - In The Trees - 1989
from the cassette "Let The Wild Rumpus Start"

From Winston-Salem this band lasted from 1989 till 1991 and had 3 different names during that time Elephant Decibels, Stranger Than Fiction, and finally Jack B. Quick. It was the combination of two bands Jonathan E (my old band) and Eleven Eleven (some transplants from Annapolis, Maryland). During our brief existence we played such venues as Cat's Cradle, Ziggys Tavern, Orchestra Pit, and Rialto Theatre. We were The Waxing Poetics official opening band whenever they came to town. We also opened for Miracle Legion, who were total jerks.

We were a very odd mix of sounds. One minute we sounded like a nice little pop band (like this song) and the next we'd be trying to channel Gang Of Four. We recorded 4 songs at Turtle Tapes very early on. This song was carted at WQFS in Greensboro and when I went back in 1997 was still being played at least once a week. The opening guitar riff was the first thing I ever wrote on guitar.

Band Members:
Doug Freeman - Keyboards, Vocals
Michael Morse - Vocals, Guitar
Michael Slawter - Guitar
Chris Myers - Bass
Rich Rothermel - Drums