Gary Lima (vocals, guitar)
Hayden Vialva (drums)
Trevor Russell (bass)
The original trio known as The Dice formed in the early 1980's and soon gained extensive playing experience across southern Ontario (at places like The Turning Point and The Headspace at Larry's Hideaway) in a time when tribute acts seemed to dominate the Ontario club scene. They also toured on a triple bill with The Spoons and Nash The Slash in 1983.
Deciding to try their hand at recording, they enlisted the help of Daniel Lanois and Stacey Hayden at Grant Avenue Studios in Stoney Creek. Their demo tapes caught the attention of Polygram Records in the US and they were signed to a worldwide deal.
Their self-titled debut album was recorded at the Hit Factory in New York and was produced by Rolling Stones' producer Chris Kimsey; released in 1984, it featured performances by Peter Frampton and Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Black Crowes), and also boasted a dancing performance by Mick Jagger on one song. The first two singles, "Chayla" and "Calling In The Rain", achieved heavy rotation on a number of radio stations across Canada and the video for "Chayla" was added to the rotation lists of both MuchMusic and MTV. The American press, including Hit Parader and Circus, gave the album very favourable reviews while here at home it received mixed reviews from across the country. The group landed Canadian tours opening for the likes of John Cougar Mellencamp, Billy Idol and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Eventually, though, the A&R rep that signed them to Polygram left the label and so the Dice found themselves without a recording contract. Lima and Vialva toured with Teenage Head for two years, but the Dice reformed and in 1993 released a new album independently entitled 'Misbehave'.
Singles
1983 The Young And The Wild/Tired Of Living Like This (Nardem)
1984 Chayla (Polygram)
1984 Calling In The Rain (Polygram)
Albums
1983 The Dice [4 song EP] (Nardem)
1984 The Dice (Polygram)
1993 Misbehave (independent)
Video
1984 Chayla (Polygram)
Compilation Tracks
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