ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, bɹˈɛzsni wʌzɐ sˈɪŋɚ ænd sˈɔŋɹaɪɾɚ fɔːɹ sˈæntə kɹˈuːz, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə bˈændz sˈʌtʃ ɐz kˌæmɪkˈɑːzi ˈeɪndʒəl slˈændɚ ænd tˈaʊ kˈɛmɪkəl, ænd ðˈɛn, ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, fɚðə bˈænd wˈɜːld ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənt wˈɔːɹ, fɔːɹ hˈuːm bɹˈɛzsni ɹˈoʊt ðə sˈɔŋ "dˈɑːɹk ˈeɪdʒᵻz", wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd baɪ dʒˈɛfɚsən stˈɑːɹʃɪp fɔːɹ ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ˈælbəm dˈiːp spˈeɪs slˈæʃ vˈɜːdʒɪn skˈaɪ.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Brezsny was a singer and songwriter for Santa Cruz, California bands such as Kamikaze Angel Slander and Tao Chemical, and then, in the early 1990s, for the band World Entertainment War, for whom Brezsny wrote the song "Dark Ages", which was later recorded by Jefferson Starship for their 1995 album Deep Space / Virgin Sky.