It started out as a very 'Public Image Limited' band in the early 80's. I (Steven West) on guitar/synth, James Louis on vocals, and 'Max' on bass. It got pared down to James Louis and I till 1987. Jodi Krangle entered around this time, and the band name was to be 'Nous Voila'. We had only done 12-15 songs till 1988, and due to 'artistic differences' she left. After I had singularly released 'Distortion' as The Group of 77 in 1992, I quickly put together 'Used' in 1993 using some of Jodi's old 'Nous Voila' material as well as my own. By coincidence that year, Jodi contatcted me in hopes to obtain certain song masters for a friend making a movie. I pointed out she or her friend can purchase these songs at HMV et al. Surprised and intrigued by my new tactics and styles, Jodi returned in '93 and agreed to work under 'The Group of 77' umbrella, and we had quickly set to a grueling schedule of song writing. Between 1993 to 1996, Jodi and I had written over 100 songs roughly. However, we had only released '6 Billion Souls On The Island Of The Damned' as a 6 song EP. We had played many other songs of ours live in odd venues, but I never felt enough of a 'conceptual package' to commit to a CD. And when things started to take shape (to me), Jodi had different plans. Thus 'artistic differences' reared it's ugly head at us, and The Group of 77 was laid to rest in 1996.