After Screamin' O fell apart, Solomon formed the band Strapless in 1987. Though at first focused on playing popular hard rock covers, the band, at Solomon’s urging, began writing and playing original melodic hard rock songs in 1989 with then current lineup of Frank Costa on lead vocals, James Urban on bass guitar and Bruce Da Moose on drums. The band self-produced two albums, titled “Luck of the Draw” and “Peace by Piece” enjoying regional attention with the song "Lady Strange" which received airplay throughout the region and even as far as Florida . Strapless also appeared on a local cable show called “Alley Tracks.” Solomon would later appear on the show with the band Windfall, his brother Rob and John Magnie of The Subdudes.
