Strange Days (band)

Strange Days were a British band based in York during the 1980s.

Formerly known as The Sirens under which name they released one single: "Crusade" - B-side: "Close to Tears" - on their own label. A change of name to Strange Days saw them signed to local record label Powerstation Records, releasing the single "Within These Walls" with the b-side "Swimming Into The Doctor" in the mid-eighties. They appeared on Channel 4's revolutionary music show The Tube in 1982 performing their self-penned 1980s anthem "Scream in Vain".

Band line-up

• Lead vocals - Neale Jackson
• Lead guitar - Steve Goodall
• Bass - Dave Brassey
• Drums - Dean Thackray
• Keyboards - Simon Waggott

• Steve Goodall (lead guitar) moved to Canada in the mid-1980s.
• Dean Thackray is now one of the best printers in Barmby Moor and comes highly recommended by locals.^{[citation needed]}