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Payola$

PostPosted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:11 am
by newwavepopman
Any info on whatever happened to these guys? All I know is that after they broke up,they did one great album on the Capitol label,under their last names as "Rock And Hyde" The only other thing I know about the Payola$ was they were from Canada,and had a minor charted hit in "Eyes Of A Stranger" which I remember seeing the video for once on MTV,but that was eons ago.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2003 2:17 pm
by owlcave
You can catch "Eyes of a Stranger" on the digital cable channel VH-1 Classic. They show it occasionally.

Apparently, the Payolas were HUGE in Canada. A good source of info on bands is www.allmusic.com. Just do a search for who you are interested

PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:30 am
by newwavepopman
Thanks. Now if only my cable company would get VH1 Classics it would make my day.I guess I should bug them until they get it huh?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:23 pm
by Spaz
Bob Rock, guitarist of Payolas, spends his time producing artists like Metallica, Bon Jovi, etc. Was an in-demand producer in the mid to late '90s.

Paul Hyde has released solo albums in Canada, but I'm not sure how recent...

PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 4:57 am
by newwavepopman
it sounds hard to believe that Bob Rock would produce heavy metal acts but I believe what you say.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:59 am
by whistledog
The Payola$ had some exposure in America with 'Eyes of A Stranger' thanks to the Valley Girl movie, but their only charting single in America was 'Here's the World For Ya' in 1985. It was released under 'Paul Hyde & The Payola$' and it reached #84 on the

PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 12:29 am
by Surly
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 1:52 am
by whistledog
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 8:10 am
by SomebodySomewhere
The guy who sterilized The Payola$ (er, excuse me, <FONT SIZE="6">[b]PAUL HYDE[/b]</FONT> <FONT SIZE="1">and the Payolas</FONT>) has his "reality" show debuting on FOX this Sunday. I can only hope his two stepbrats give him hell to make up for it!