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and Peter Garrett had a love child raised by Sid Vicious that would possibly begin to explain the curious sound Crossfire Choir was going for in the mid- 80s . This choir surrounded themselves with greatness as their debut was produced by Steve Lillywhite while Hilly Kristal managed the quality quartet . The album ’ s 14-tracks conjure up images of cargo pants and Rubik ’ s Cubes with a dual guitar and keyboard attack prominently used in the era . “ Nation of Thieves ” was well ahead of its time and could work well in a modern setting . “ To Be Young ” is energetic and punky with a youthful chorus . “ Walk Walk ” marches with a purpose while “ Whats It To Ya ” was the one that generated the most buzz for the New Jersey rockers . As good as any of their peers from the decade somehow Crossfire Choir missed finding themselves in the cross-hairs of a commercial breakthrough . We recently caught up with their former

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