The seven-member group played a distinctive style of music with various influences, including ska, reggae, rock, funk, R&B and pop.
[citation needed] The group had two major releases: Playgrounds 'n' Glass (1992) and All the Way Live '95, recorded in New York City, as well as 3 singles ("My House/Ready for You" (1980), "Magic Six/Becky" (1982), and "Peacetrain/Peacedub" (1984)) and two Eps ("My Side of The Fence" (1983), and "From the Westside to the Eastside" (1987)).
[citation needed] According to the group's official website, they were last active in 1998 but occasionally reunite to perform concerts, the last two being a shows at NYC's Canal Room and a CMA fundraiser at Webster Hall.
Two of the members, Paul Vercesi and Kevin Batchelor (who guested on trumpet with the band when not touring with Steel Pulse, Sister Carol, Skatalites) played instruments in the Broadway production of The Full Monty by David Yazbek, composer for the Carmen Sandiego show.
During the last years the band recorded soundtrack music for Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's "Brother's Kiss" as well as HBO's "Subway Stories", among other projects.