When the band returned to the studio, Strickland had learned how to play the guitar in Wilson’s style and switched permanently to the new instrument, leaving session players to complete the rhythm section. The results were released on September 8, 1986, as Bouncing off the Satellites , a mixture of solo and group efforts. Because of Wilson’s death, the band did not tour to promote the album. A music video was made for ” Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland ” and the band appeared on some UK television programs, but then took a two-year hiatus. Keith Strickland moved to Woodstock, New York , while Pierson and Schneider stayed in New York City. In 1987, the band released a public service announcement in the style of the Beatles ‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover on behalf of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research .
Bouncing off the Satellites released
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