- C - The Cross, The Cult

You would be forgiven for thinking Queen were Freddie Mercury, Brian May and the other two. However John Deacon fronted the Immortals (a side project to produce the soundtrack for the 1986 Biggles film) and Roger Taylor was lead singer for the excellent The Cross in addition to releasing his own solo albums.

Only producing three albums, good luck getting your hands on all three. the debut from 1986 Shove It stand out tracks are the title track Shove it and Heaven For Everyone (later covered by Queen). The best Cross album is Mad Bad & Dangerous to Knowhighlights Top of the World Ma and Breakdown. The third and final album Blue Rock was never released in the UK and remains either hard to find or just expensive. There is a cd containing Blue Rock and Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know on the Royalty Music Label (despite the excellent packaging I suspect this is a pirated version).

Starting out in the early 1980's as Southern Death Cult, then Death Cult and finally The Cult releasing their debut Dreamtimein 1984. The follow up Love (Omnibus Edition) contains the essential She Sells Sanctuary. The excellent compilation Pure Cult: for Rockers Ravers Lovers & Sinners 1984-1995 is also a recommended release.