Ken Greer

This next song takes us back to one of the most romanticized, highly sought after tapes in the band's entire vault history.

We're dipping back into the mythical May 26th, 1986 Ken Greer demo sessions to hear an early unreleased gem called Waltz for Juliette.

Now, when the band headed down to Toronto to work with Red Ryder guitarist Ken Greer in the spring of 1986, they weren't just testing out high-octane rockabilly like Nuclear Barbecue or raw bluesy club stompers.

They were also showcasing an incredible, gentle versatility that most fans wouldn't hear on an official studio release until years later.

Waltz for Juliet is a soft, melodic, acoustic ballad that stands completely apart from the electric barroom crunch of their early sets.

That bittersweet storytelling heart is right at the center of the track, wrapped in a swaying classic three-quarter time signature.

Let's step back to the spring of 1986 for a rare intimate look at the band's early songwriting depth.

From the Ken Greer demo sessions, here is Waltz for Juliet.

This song takes us right to the bleeding edge of the band's earliest origins.

We're pulling out another absolute grail from the May 26, 1986 Ken Greer demo sessions, a lost high-voltage rocker titled Leatherman.

Now, back in the spring of 86, before they had an official record or a nationwide radio following, the band was tearing up southern Ontario club stages with a wild blues infused garage energy.

When they went into Toronto to record with Red Riders' Ken Greer, they captured a handful of songs that showed just how fierce and unpredictable their early bar band sound really was.

Leatherman is a swaggering, fast-paced rocker driven by razor-sharp guitar cuts.

a driving rhythm section, and a young gore downy channeling raw classic R&B frontman energy.

It's loud, it's loose, and it gives you a front row seat to the sheer unbridled altitude the band possessed before the rest of the world caught on.

Let's crank it back to 1986.