New Model Army: Start The War
Steven P. Wheeler, Happening, January 1990
FORMED IN 1980, New Model Army, an English rock trio, has marched throughout Europe and America over the past nine years leaving legions of fans dazed in their wake. Much like their namesake, a 17th Century English military force that first brought democracy to Britain, New Model Army has rumbled across the English countryside spreading politics that are wrapped within a powerful musical voice.
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