YOUTH OF TODAY: Interview on Crucial Chaos WNYU

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Returning from a tour of California, a very surfer-sounding Ray Cappo discusses the forthcoming release of Break Down The Walls, assuring listeners that if they didn’t like the single (Can’t Close My Eyes), they’ll like this one. Youth Of Today was, to a large degree, the center of the New York scene at this time. They were hugely popular. Their allure was so strong that members of other top bands left what they were doing to join forces with them: Richie left Underdog to join on second guitar and Tommy and Craig left Straight Ahead to join on drums and bass. Run time 2:49