Stabilizers
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| The Stabilizers | |
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| Origin | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Years active | 1981 – 1991 |
| Genres | Pop |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
| Members | Left to Right: Dave Christenson Rich Nevens |
The Stabilizers were a pop/rock duo founded in the early 1980s by musicians Dave Christenson and Rich Nevens. With Christenson on lead vocals and Nevens on keyboards, they spent the first few years touring the Pennsylvania area and recording original compositions on a 4-track recorder. Then, in 1985, they were signed to Columbia Records and in 1986, released their first and only album called Tyranny.
The guitar and synth-laced album followed in the style of other 1980s bands such as A-Ha, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears and Mr. Mister. The first single from Tyranny was the catchy "One Simple Thing," which peaked at #19 on the Billboard AOR charts, helped by the band's performance of the song on American Bandstand. Two music videos were released to promote the album: "One Simple Thing," [1] which was directed by David Fincher--who would go onto greater success directing the feature films Alien3, Se7en and Fight Club--and "Tyranny," [2] helmed by renowned music video director, David Hogan.
The "Tyranny" single failed to chart, and for the next five years, the band disappeared from view. Then, in 1991, an unreleased track from the Tyranny sessions, "Maybe This Time," surfaced on the soundtrack to the film If Looks Could Kill, but that was the last anyone would hear from the band.
