Rhythm Corps was an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band from Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

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 in the 1980s. They released two extended play (EP) records and two full-length albums before breaking up. They are most well known for their minor hit "Common Ground."

History

Rhythm Method formed in 1981 with Michael Persh, Greg Apro, Davey Holmbo (a/k/a David Adamson), and Richie Lovsin. As Rhythm Method, the band played in the local area and attracted a local following. The extended play Pacquet De Cinq is their only release as Rhythm Method (later runs of the EP called the band Rhythm Corps). They played shows with The Psychedelic Furs, The Jam

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, Billy Idol

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 and went on tour with fellow Detroit natives, The Romantics

The Romantics

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. They released the independent EP Espirit De Corps in 1985. In 1988, Rhythm Corps released their debut full-length studio album, Common Ground

Common Ground (Rhythm Corps album)

Common Ground is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band Rhythm Corps. The album reached No. 104 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on September 24, 1988.- Track listing :# "Father's Footsteps" - 4:34...

, on Epic

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. The album hit # 104 on the Billboard 200

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 while the single "Common Ground" hit #9 on the Mainstream Rock charts. In 1991, they released The Future's Not What It Used to Be.

Band members

• Michael Persh - lead vocals/guitar
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• Greg Apro - guitar
  Guitar
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  /vocals
• Davey Holmbo - bass
  Bass guitar
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  /vocals
• Richie Lovsin - drums

Studio albums

• 1988 - Common Ground
  Common Ground (Rhythm Corps album)
  Common Ground is the debut studio album by the alternative rock band Rhythm Corps. The album reached No. 104 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on September 24, 1988.- Track listing :# "Father's Footsteps" - 4:34...
  
  
• 1991 - The Future's Not What It Used to Be

EPs

• 1984 - Pacquet De Cinq (Originally released in 1982 when the band was called "Rhythm Method.")
• 1985 - Espirit De Corps