The Grasshoppers Let It Be That Way (GREEN VINYL) 3/24/15 fleeting pop melodies are crushed

fleeting pop melodies are crushed by industrial strength guitars

All of our music is rooted in a certain amount of heart and honesty

Maybe had Slim put this out during the great Gas Station/Truck Stop 8-Track Market of the 70s this could have been a hit album

grandiose build-ups of opener 'Vicious Circles'

but it took a decade for them to find A Softer Focus

The Grasshoppers Let It Be That Way (GREEN VINYL) 3/24/15 fleeting pop melodies are crushedIn the mid to late 60s, The Grasshoppers were kings of the Twin Cities music scene. They had it all sweat stained rock n roll, radio ready pop songcraft, and harmonies tighter than a monks entertainment budget. They took their act all over the Midwest, from Iowa to Wisconsin to North Dakota, sometimes generating a Beatlemania like female frenzy along the way. But for all their regional renown, The Grasshoppers only released one single until now! A1.