Idle Eyes is a Canadian rock and roll band, an early version of which was formed in Australia in 1980 by Canadian Tad Campbell. Campbell is the group's singer, chief songwriter and sole constant member; he returned to his native Canada in 1983, and put together a new line-up of his band, calling it Idle Eyes. This is the version of the group that recorded. They are best known for their single "Tokyo Rose", which peaked at #16 on RPM's Canadian singles chart in June, 1985.
Idle Eyes band won the Juno Award for "Most Promising New Group" in 1985. Their only other chart appearance after "Tokyo Rose" was the 1986 single "Sandra", which peaked at #83 in Canada in November of that year.
Aside from Campbell, turnover in Idle Eyes has been near-constant, with over two dozen musicians having been members at one time or another. The line-up for their best-known work, "Tokyo Rose", was Tad Campbell (lead vocals, guitar synth), Glenn R. Smith (guitars), Miles Fox Hill (bass), Phil Robertson (drums), and John Webster (keyboards). Webster was also a member of Tom Cochrane's band Red Rider.
Read more about Idle Eyes: Members, Additional Touring Members Post 1988, First Version of Idle Eyes
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