Area 51 was conceived in Los Angeles in 1994 by Douglas R. Docker (keyboards, vocals) and Mio Nakamura (vocals, guitars). It originated as a reaction to several years of efforts in trying to break into the Los Angeles music scene with various hard rock and progressive rock projects that didn’t seem to interest anyone in the bleak days of grunge and alternative music. The duo decided to write a commercial album of “intelligent pop” that would include their main influences while being as radio ...