Paul Armstrong

Founding member of The Flashcubes, Paul was the catalyst for the Flashcubes' formation. Paul visited England and returned to Syracuse abuzz with the sounds of the early British punk scene, and groups like the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Jam and Eddie and the Hot Rods. Arty was a fan of New York City bands like Television, and Gary and Tommy were passionate devotees of the melodic rock 'n' roll that would later be called power pop: Big Star, Badfinger, the Dwight Twilley Band and, most especially, the Raspberries. All four of them loved the energetic rock 'n' roll of the mid-'60s British Invasion.

Paul was fired from the Flashcubes in July of 1979. The roots of his dismissal from the group lay in their musical differences, the very dichotomy that had once seemed to be the Flashcubes' strength. Within a day of leaving the 'Cubes, Paul formed the Most, a new group fronted by Paul's girlfriend, Dian Zain. Now, Paul had his aggressive rock group, and Gary, Arty and Tommy had their energetic pop quartet.