Industry (band)
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'''Industry''' was a [[pop music]] band formed in [[New York]] which spawned only three albums; ''[[Stranger to Stranger]]'' (1984) being the most popular. <ref name="census">{{cite web | url =http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:a9fwxqu5ld0e~T2 | title="Allmusic.com" | accessdate=2008-10-06 | language=[[English language|English]]}}</ref>
Industry was founded in the late 1970s by [[Brian Unger (musician)|Brian Unger]] and [[Mercury Caronia]]. They released 2 EPs on [[Mannequin Records]] in the early 80s with rather experimental electronic music. After the addition of new lead singer [[Jon Carin]] and Rudy Perrone (who was previously in a progressive rock band called ''Cathedral,'') they created a more pop-oriented sound and released a Mini-LP and an album.
Their best known single, the anti-militarist "[[State ofthe Nation (Industry song)|State of the Nation]]", broke through the European charts between 1983 and 1984, earning them a place as support for acts like [[Billy Idol]], [[Talk Talk]] and [[INXS]].
"State of the Nation" was followed less successfully by a second single from the same album, "[[Still of the Night (Industry song)|Still of the Night]]".
After the group split, Carin started a successful session-man career, becoming a permanent member of the [[Pink Floyd]] live band and co-writing Pink Floyd's hit single "[[Learning to Fly]]". Unger and Perrone went on to form their own bands.
==Discography==
*''[[Logging Time EP]]'' (1980)
*''[[Turning to Light EP]]'' (1981)
*''[[Industry (Industry album)|Industry]]'' (1983)
*''[[Stranger to Stranger]]'' (1984)
==References==
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[[Category:New Wave groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1978]]