Bennett and Carter tried to start another band, eventually joined by Hough, with keyboard player Chris Pidgeon and ex-Flaming Youth member Gordon Smith on guitar, later replaced by Barry Paul (ex-Savoy Brown). After playing what turned out to be its only gig at London's Marquee Club, the band (unofficially named Blaze) settled in New York, but failed to secure a record deal (its management having turned down several offers hoping for a better one to turn up) and broke up. Just after this, Carter and Hough were part of another band in NYC, Storm, with New York keyboardist Al Greenwood. This band also failed to launch and Greenwood ended up in the much more successful Foreigner. Ray Bennett was invited to join Foreigner on bass as the band was forming, but declined.