Long Beach band Ten Inch Men formed in 1983 by record producer Dana M Allen on his Obelisk Records label. Original Band Members consisted of Dave Coutts (vocals, guitar), Jim Schumacher (keyboards, vocals), Mark Templin (guitar), Rusty Riopelle (bass), and Steve Coutts (drums).
Although the original band never got signed to a major label, their music was well accepted within the college communities. Their 1984 12" single Good For The Soul received heavy rotation and made it to #3 on radio station KNAC, Long Beach. In March 1984, Ten Inch Men performed their first stadium size show at Long Beach State, opening for the punk band X. Between 1984-1985, several unreleased live shows and studio recordings were recorded. Spin-off videos were created from the song Eyes Of Blue, High Society and Pink Champage; all three aired briefly on a local Long Beach cable station. In 1986, Ten Inch Men released their four-song EP Hours In Pain containing the original recordings of "Flower Power", Bars Of Time, Brick Wall and New Eyes. "Flower Power" became their signature song & made it to #1 in New York with light to medium airplay on many college radio stations across the country.
Vacations in Europe
Sensational sense
We made the most of
Your inheritence
Come you son of a gun
How can it be done
We're still on the run
Ten men all rolled into one (ten men, in one)
Ten men in a prodigal son
Ten men all rolled into one (ten men, in one)
Ten men in a prodigal son
Ten men transcend
We're sitting pretty
Admiring the view
Indulging in pleasures
You can't take with you
Yes i am obsessed
I must confess
Oh i need a rest
Ten men all rolled into one (ten men, in one)
Ten men in a prodigal son
Ten men all rolled into one (ten men, in one)
Ten men in a prodigal son
Ten men transcend
Life's too short this time
Life's too short this time
Life's too short this time
Life's too short this time
I need experience, like a teenager
All this exuberence, let's grow up later
I need,
Like a teenager
All this,
Lets grow up later