Born from the ashes of
psychedelic pop geniuses
Jellyfish,
Imperial Drag released a single eponymous album through the Work Group in 1996. Featuring vocalist and guitarist
Eric Dover (fresh off a stint fronting
Slash's Snakepit), keyboard player
Roger Manning, bassist
Joseph Karnes, and drummer
Eric Skodis, the band lacked only one critical ingredient to replicate the winning
Jellyfish formula: drummer, vocalist, and principal songwriter
Andy Sturmer. Furthermore, their unorthodox
retro-rock style and brazenly glamorized imaging didn't help matters either, failing to endear the band with the flannel-wearing,
grunge-obsessed rock audience of the mid-'90s. Put simply, there was to be no victory of style over substance here, and both band and album soon sank without a trace. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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Imperial Drag