great live performer, was the per-
fect choice. We were so excited
when he was happy to join. Dave
joined a year and a half ago and
has brought a great feel to the
band. He’s a metronome and has
amazing song arrangement ideas.
He’s the pro’s pro. He’s played
with everyone and has a resume
a mile long. Having these two in
the band has brought our game to
a whole other level as seen in our
resurgence of late.
Marra: Eric allows for the songs
to be more layered. Having an-
other lead instrument in the band
leads to the songwriting going
in different directions. Dave’s ex-
perience in playing with so many
different projects and styles has
brought more dynamic arrange-
ments to our band’s music. It’s
added a new fire to the band.
Why did Colossal Street Jam go
away and what made you want to
come back?
Potts: We had a lot going on
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with management companies and
one label that was coming to our
shows, and it just seemed to take
forever. As time went on, we just
got impatient and started to dis-
agree on the route of the band.
The label wanted us to be more
like (Jake E. Lee’s) Badlands, and
we were more in the Grand Funk
Railroad style. So we never really
broke up. We just kind of faded
away. We all stayed close, just
stopped playing, and it just turned
into the end.
The 20th anniversary of our 1993
release started reunion talk just
for one show, and once we started
rehearsing, we felt like it was time
to get back out there, write and
record music and see how it goes.
By the way, you wrote a killer re-
view of that CD. We thank you for
that!
Marra: I remember that review. It
was awesome. Thanks, brother!
What was the moment that made
Colossal Street Jam want to get
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