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Novo Combo

Novo Combo had found success with each of their two Polydor records albums, Novo Combo and Animation Generation, released in 1981 and 1982 respectively. Although they had a significant amount of label hype behind their launch, and one superstar member (drummer Michael Shrieve had been immortalized as a member of Santana in the film Woodstock), Nova Combo unfortunately disbanded before breaking through to the big time mainstream.

The Police were a great influence to Novo Combo, and singer/bassist Stephen Dees' vocal stylings were reminiscent of Sting's. Still, they were talented musicians on their own accord, and Dees is clearly an effective singer. Guitarists Jack Griffith and Pete Hewlett played with a great amount of passion and skill, while having a tendency to sound similar to Police guitarist Andy Summers with their reliance on reggae riffs and flanged guitar effects.

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