I Miss The Rail

When I first moved to Victoria, BC we had a night club called the Rail here and it was where the rock/hard rock bands played. It was the first club I went to when I moved here. Most weekends they had great bands in there doing covers and originals. I was introduced to a great band that were years ahead of their time called Deadline. The band played what is now called pop punk. Funny thing is that they were better than most of the bands who became famous in that genre. If only they came out a few years later they would have been superstars.

I also got to see a cool band out of Ontario called Smash L.A. who I used to see on Much Music's power hour all the time. They kicked ass live and were one of my fondest memories. The club had Age Of Electric a couple of times and that band was another wicked good band that just didn't breakout and become as successful as they deserved. More so AOE got caught up trying to be alternative rock instead of just being AOE. Line Up In Paris who released one indie album played at the Rail only once if I remember correctly. They had a couple of great originals called "Emotional Addiction" and "Fear Of Flying" both easily could have been monster hit singles. I look back on that club with fond memories and all the great bands I enjoyed with my then girlfriend who's now my wife of 16 years. It's too bad that this city doesn't have a venue like it anymore for a new generation of bands to strut their stuff and create some new magic.