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The album's themes covered a broad ground. The lead single and album opener "Last Plane Out" came from a long standing fascination Pratt had with the idea of the last flight out of a war zone, and the tracks "Turn It On
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album, and other material previously. Pratt agreed and from then through the beginning of 1989, they recruited singer/lyricist/multi-instrumentalist
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about forming a band and helping him audition and recruit members, as the two had become friends through working on
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