20/20

20/20 is considered one of the classic American powerpop bands. Formed by Oklahoma natives Ron Flynt and Steve Allen, 20/20 released its self-titled first album on Epic Records in the fall of 1979. The songs “Yellow Pills” and “Remember The Lightning” recieved national airplay and they performed these two songs on American Bandstand. 20/20 released its second album Lookout! in 1981 which featured the song “Nuclear Boy”. Their third album Sex Trap came out in 1983. The band released two additional albums, 4 Day Tornado in 1996 and Interstate in 2000. 20/20’s songs have appeared on Rhino Records compilations: Power Pop Classics Of The 70’s, and Shake It Up! -- American Power Pop II. Big Deal Records released a series of CD’s entitled Yellow Pills -- The Best Of American Pop. 20/20 continues to play festival shows and recently toured Japan in 2008. A new 20/20 retrospective CD/Vinyl of demos and unreleased songs is coming out in 2009 on Radioheartbeat Records.