Idle Cure

 Idle Cure  was an arena rock band from Long Beach, California. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music calls their sound "the best example of cloning a sound for Christian markets", likening it to that of Def Leppard's Pyromania.[ 1 ] They targeted a youthful audience,[ 2 ] distinguished by overtly evangelical religious lyrics.[ 3 ]

CCM magazine reported that all original members of the band had been in mainstream bands prior to the formation of Idle Cure.[ 3 ] Their first four albums have been reissued as compilations by KMG Records.

Discography

 * 1986: Idle Cure (Frontline Records)
 * 1988: Tough Love (Frontline, Review: CCM Magazine[ 2 ])
 * 1990: 2nd Avenue (Frontline, Review: CCM Magazine[ 4 ])
 * 1991: Inside Out (Frontline)
 * 1992: Breakaways (Frontline, Compilation)
 * 1994: Eclipse (Salt, Review: Cross Rhythms[ 5 ])
 * 1998: Idle Cure/2nd Avenue (KMG Records, Compilation, Review: Cross Rhythms[ 6 ])
 * 2000: Tough Love/Inside Out (KMG Records, Compilation)

Members

 * Mark Ambrose - guitar
 * Pete Lomakin - keyboard, vocals
 * Steve Shannon - vocals
 * Clark Edmond - drums

Former members

 * Glenn Pearce - guitar (1994)
 * Chuck King - guitar (afterwards playing for SHOUT together with Ken Tamplin, Loren Robinson and Joe Galetta)