Rick is our 19-year-old guitarist. He originally comes from Brockton and now resides in Middleboro. He is 5'11" and weighs 160. His birth date is November 3, 1962 and he is a Scorpion. He has light brown hair and hazel eyes.

Rick's favorite hobby is motocross and he loves both trail and street riding. His favorite place is Maine, and his fantasy place to go is Xanadu.

Rick began playing guitar at age 9, and has been influenced by Rush,
Ozzy Osbourne, and Hugh Ferguson and Company. He still favors Rush.
His highest musical accomplishment as yet was playing at Lincoln Park Ballroom, and his goal is to play at concert arenas such as the Providence Civic Center. Rick once met Loverboy.

His favorite foods are lobster and lasagna, and he hates dead zombies. Rick's favorite movies and books are those of science fiction. He enjoyed Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Trek the best. His favorite writer is Gene Roddenberry.

When asked how he felt about Modern Art, Rick replied, "It is THE band."

Rick's classical/ jazz oriented guitar licks and their incredible speed and accuracy add tremendous effect and color to the lead section of Modern Art. Rick also does a lot of the composing and his businesslike manner adds greatly to the solidity of the band's composure. His strong backing voice is also an important addition to the vocal harmony which we hear in many of their tunes.
 
 

His favorite place that he's ever been is Northern California, where he lived for several months, and he also likes Florida and upstate Maine. He fantasizes about living off of the land someday in British Columbia on the Pacific coast of Canada.

Al began playing  keyboards with 6 free lessons that came with the organ which his family bought when he was 14. He continued those lessons for about 6 months but then quit because he preferred to jam with other musicians and felt that he learned more from them. He remembers always having a fascination with the piano since childhood.

He feels that the bands which most inspired him were Aerosmith, Yes, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. His favorite bands right now include Journey, Styx, Rush, Foreigner, Loverboy, Genesis, and Shooting Star. The height of Al's musical career as yet was backing Steppenwolf in 1978. His persistence comes from a determination to push a band onto a major label, and to international recording fame. He has met Neil Young and several members of

When asked about his favorite food and drink, we found that he loves steak, Italian cuisine, fruit - especially tropical, seafood, natural foods, and sweet wines - but that he dislikes pork, veal, hard liquor and beer, and soda pop. Al goes to see a lot of movies and especially enjoyed Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Conan The Barbarian, and Sinbad movies. He also likes Science Fiction and Fantasy in his reading and his favorite writers are Roger Zelazny and JRR Tolkein.

He dislikes the city in general, but likes Albuquerque, New Mexico; Sacramento, California; and Gainesville and Orlando, Florida.

Some of the other bands which he's been in were Riff Raff, Nightwing, Lookout, and Cruizer.

Al is also a contributing member of Greenpeace, the National Wildlife Federation, and several other environmental protection organizations. He feels that the protection of our natural ecosystems is of the utmost importance, and should be the primary concern of any and all world governments.

When asked about his personal feelings on Modern Art we got this, verbatim:

"I believe that in Modern Art we have a mixture of honest and decent people, as well as each of us being accomplished musicians individually. The band has the definite potential of being one of the hottest local acts within a matter of 6 to 12 months, as our rate of progress in accomplishing band matters would indicate to me. We are all ambitious and determined, and none of us use drugs or abuse alcohol - the downfall of many bands. Our sound is versatile and unique, and our position on the rock scene should be evident in a short period of time.

Al is new to the band, but his driving determination, knowledge of the music business, and common sense of authority will be there to support the band through the strongest tempests in the years to come. His carnivalesque keyboard riffs and medieval to space age spectrums within his lyrics, along with the delivery of strong, distinct vocal lines contribute largely to the originality of Modern Art's sound.

Todd lives in Middleboro where he was born. He has brown hair and hazel eyes, is 5'6" and weighs 140.  He is 19 years old and his zodiac sign is Libra, being born on September 30, 1963.

Todd's favorite bands are Rush and The Police, but he was also influenced by the bands Yes,
Led Zeppelin, and Styx, and by his older brothers who also play drums. His favorite sports are soccer and volleyball, and his favorite pastimes, in his words, are the following:

                    *   writing profound lyrical poems and statements
                    *   riding equestrian animals
                    *   romancing someone special
                    *   dressing punk
                    *   exceeding the speed limit

Todd's favorite place is Canada, and he hopes to tour Europe someday, especially France. His musical goal is to become an influential percussionist someday, and he greatly enjoys being a member of Modern Art and of the anti-establishment. Two drummers who influenced his style are Fred Buda and Keith Copeland.

Todd enjoys roast beef as his favorite food and Sloe Gin Fizz as his favorite drink. He hates disco and fascist pigs. His favorite color is green, and he really likes the look of Olivia Newton-John. He also likes romantic poetry, particularly Wordsworth.

Todd picks Boston as his favorite city.

Former bands include Necromancer and The Intruders.

His personal feelings on Modern Art are as follow:  "In the internal emotions of ourselves we realize and decide what musical creation we will share with you ..."

Todd's original style and creativity and his suave coolness in performance are the perfect representation of the driving heartbeat of the Modern Art Band.
 
 

John was born in Middleboro on December 19, 1961. He is under the sign of Sagittarius and is 21. He weighs 165, is 5'11" tall, has brown hair and brown eyes. John now resides in Taunton.

John's favorite place is the beach, favorite sport is hockey, and favorite is sex. He likes Miami, Florida as his favorite city. His favorite foods are pizza and Molson beer, and he dislikes cheeseburgers and Miller beer.

John began playing at age 10, and was influenced mostly by Yes and Rush, who still remain his favorite bands. Other bands which John has performed with are The View, The Unknowns, and Exchange.

John likes James Bond movies.

When asked about his personal feelings on Modern Art, John simply exclaimed, "peaking ...!"

John's sense of humor, fluid bass riffs, and the exactness of his backing vocals are all important facets of the band.

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