Holme - Just a Matter of Time

Name: Holme
Album: Just A Matter of Time
Year: 1982
Style: Oldies New Wave
Similar Bands: Fumble, Darts, B. Willie Smith
"One-Word" Review: Oldies Cover Band with some New Wave instruments
Based Out Of: New Jersey
Label: Drive Records

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Record & Back

Just A Matter of Time (1982)

1. Just A Matter of Time 3:45
2. Bye Bye 3:02
3. Lightning Strikes 3:54 (Lou Christie cover) / 
4. Weekend 2:42
5. Runaway 3:44 (Del Shannon Cover)
6. Parkway Boogie 3:41

Album Rating (1-10): 6.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Kip Conner - Bass, Lead Vox, Exec Producer
• Billy Coleman - Guitar, Vox
• Dan Gralick - Keys Vox (Jim Croche, Southside Johnny)
• Joel Krauss - Guitar, Vox (Cats on a Smooth Surface, Jersey Artitsts for Mankind)
• Frank Sementa - Drums, Exec Producer
• Mark Mazur - Guitar, Vox, Producer (Mark Mazur & the Targets, Eric Gale, Winston Grennan, Kid Creole & Coconuts, B-52s, Coati Mundi, Elbow Bones & the Racketeers)
• Bobby Bandiera - Guitar (Cats on a Smooth Surface, Southside Johnny, Bon Jovi, Jersey Artists for Mankind, Rocking Chairs, Lisa Bouchelle, Cyndi Lauper, Gene Ryder)
• Jack Waldman - Synth (Gloria Gaynor, Joe Beck, Tornader, Robert Palmer, Niteflyte, Richie Havens, Klaus Nomi, Rachel Sweet, Billy Idol, Paul Haig, Jellybean, Ebn-Ozn, Foreigner, A-Ha, Madonna, Whitney Houston)
• Julian McBrowne - Percussion, Chief Engineer (Kid Creole & Coconuts)
• Louie Carfizzi - Vox
• Monica Whelan - Design
• John Rynski - Design
• Nancy Ritchings - Design
• Tom Coyne - Mastering

Unknown-ness: Never heard of Holme, but I love the atomic age artwork on the front, and the added feature of the 50's style couple dancing makes me think that this might be an oldies throwback band. The back says Garden State Rock and Roll, so that could still be oldies style, and we know they're from Jersey.

Album Review: Guitarist Joel Krauss's daughter is the front women of the band Sleigh Bells. Their Garden State Parkway logo was approved by the NJ Highway Authority. The intro to the album is all synth and sets a New Wave tone not really duplicated on the rest of the record. "Lightning Strikes" is a favorite song in general (one of my Mom's favorites), and this version is interesting enough to be the stand out track. "Parkway Boogie" steals a little from "Green Onions," and then becomes a Blasters sorta track.

Stand Out Track: Lightning Strikes

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