Rheostatics were a Canadian indie rock band, active from 1980 to 2007. Although they had only one Top 40 hit ("Claire" in 1995), they were simultaneously one of Canada's most influential and most unconventional rock bands, a band whose eclectic take on pop and rock music has been described both as iconic and iconoclastic.Ben Rayner. Mar 29, 2007. Toronto Star online. [LINK: http://www.thestar.com/article/196682] "Rheostatics' swan song". History Formed in Etobicoke, Ontario, the band played their first gig at a club called The Edge in February of 1980. Originally called Rheostatics and the Trans-Canada Soul Patrol, the band consisted of guitarist Dave Bidini, bassist Tim Vesely, drummer Dave Clark, keyboard player Dave Crosby, and a large horn section. However, when Crosby left the band in 1981 and the horn section soon proved too unwieldy, guitarist Martin Tielli was brought in to replace

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