In 1986 you couldn't turn on MTV without seeing the video "When the Heart Rules the Mind" by GTR; a 'supergroup' co-founded by ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, and on his 2nd 'supergroup' go around, ex- Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe. (Mandy Meyer of Cobra replaced Howe in Asia, upon GTR's formation). The 'unknown' vocalist fronting GTR in the video was a British vocalist named Max Bacon.
Bacon got his start as member of the keyboard influenced, outfit Bronze. He appears on their 1984 album Taken By Storm, featuring the hit single "Loneliness is Mine," and a cover of New England's "Don't Ever Wanna Lose Ya." A Rock 80 trivia note: The rhythm section of New England, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea, joined a 'supergroup' of their own; they backed up Yngwie Malmsteen and Graham Bonnett (of Rainbow and MSG) in Alcatrazz.
After his brief tenure in Bronze, Max took on vocal duties with another progressive rock outfit, Nightwing, which had British hit with "Out on the Streets," from the album, My Kingdom Come. Impressed with the vocalist, the album's producer, Steve Hackett, recruited the vocalist for GTR.
