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If we had only formed about 5 years earlier than we did in 1990, we could’ve been a contender, say the members of Cristeen collectively…..and truth be told, those words have been agonized and thought about over and over, and told to friends and family who have come into their lives way after the leather pants were retired and the hair had been cut off. I can’t believe you used to look like that, and I can’t believe you guys never made it….you were really good, is a common reaction I get whenever I show someone our video we shot back in 1992 for Way Back Home says drummer Tom Stewart today. We had the songs, the look, the stage presence, the management, the drive and desire, but by 1993, it was over for bands like us, and since we were not going to wear flannel shirts, stare at the floor on stage, and become grunge posers to get a record deal, we drifted apart and never officially broke up, but it didn’t need to be said-we were done. The seed for Cristeen started back in 1985, when seventeen year old songwriter Phil Cristeen formed Missing Link, a musically average band with no real cohesive image to set them apart from your typical 1985 wanna-be band. Early versions of Cristeen songs were written back then but it was when Missing Link broke up and Phil Cristee started to write new material with the help of Mike Natalini (Drums) and Dave Wakley (bass) from Teeze that things started to roll. They got into the studio to recorded their first songs. Several line-up changes would occure during the years. The music the band wrote were in the footsteps of glam rockers like Kiss and Britny Fox, well arranged and performed with great guitar rhythm and strong melodies. The band would win over crowds with their catchy songs and over-the-top stage show but the timing was wrong for them to able to take it to the next level. Two albums full of material, Resurrectionn and Red White Black And Blue, was released in 2013 to show that Cristeen earns their place in the music history books.

Track list:
1. Walk Away-from The Black And Blue cassette
2. Angel-from The Black And Blue cassette
3. Black And Blue-from The Black And Blue cassette
4. Sweet Alice-from The Black And Blue cassette
5. Can You Forgive Me-from The Black And Blue cassette
6. Stephanie-from The Black And Blue cassette
7. Love Don’t Last-from The C4 demo sessions
8. Mesmerize-from The C4 demo sessions
9. Can You Forgive Me-from The C4 demo sessions
10. Not Lonely/I’m Still Alone-from The C4 demo sessions
11. Get Off Me-from The C4 demo sessions
12. She’s So Crazy-from The C4 demo sessions
13. I Got This Feeling-from The C4 demo sessions
14. No Time Wasted-from The C4 demo sessions
15. No Way Out-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
16. Only You-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
17. Don’t Look Into My Eyes-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
18. I Don’t Need Your Problems-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
19. Find My Way Back To You-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
20. Stephanie-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
21. Memories-from The Victory Memory demo sessions
22. Memories-version 349-from The Victory Memory demo sessions