Curiosity Killed The Cat Down To Earth

1986) They appeared out of nowhere, as if they were transported from a parallel universe wherein blueeyed soul was seen as rock roll s salvation in the late 80s. Likeminded groups like Johnny Hates Jazz, Waterfront, Living in a Box, and Curiosity Killed the Cat all debuted and disappeared at the same time. Of the four Curiosity Killed the Cat leaned more towards the teen girl population that hung Smash Hits posters on their bedroom walls. The band s lightweight funk and photogenic looks rewarded them with mainstream acceptance in their native England but America didn t budge. Curiosity Killed the Cat was formed in 1984 by Ben VolpelierePierrot (vocals), Julian Godfrey Brookhouse (guitar), Nicholas Bernard Throp (bass), Michael Drummond (drums), and Toby Anderson (keyboards). While in art school VolpelierePierrot met Throp, who was then in a postpunk group called Twilight Children with the other future members of Curiosity Killed the Cat. After inviting him to