They were apart of the second British invasion bringing to America their New Romantic fashion and their music of soul, funk, jazz and synth-pop mixture which included stateside hits like True, Gold, and Only When You Leave. Spandau Ballet was one of the most successful bands of the 1980s with ten Top Ten singles and five Top Ten albums in the U.K. Tony Hadley’s smooth vocals over the sophisti-pop sound created by the musicianship of band mates Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, John Keeble and Steve Norman amassed a sound that became as distinctive as their band name. But with only a few small concert tours, and even viewer television appearances, in America, the band had a bad break up after 11 years of success. “We had a pretty acrimonious fallout that is pretty well documented,” said Tony Hadley. “It wasn’t good.”
