Grey Area was former Hüsker Dü bass player/sometime vocalist Greg Norton's band.Grey Area was formed after a chance meeting of Colin Mansfield, Jo Jones and Greg Norton at 1st Avenue in 1988 History Grey Area's first show was at 7th Street Entry on April 14th, 1989. In honour of the timing (tax filing deadline being the next day), the one cover song they played was The Beatles' "Tax Man." The band was augmented by John Clegg's East Side Horns on several songs, including the encore,