hey all.... perhaps this should be limited to just Colin, but it seems that quite a few folk aren't all that familiar with this fabulous band.... Snow Patrol, as they are now known and signed to Jeepster as such, were originally called Polarbear, but they had to change their name because some one from Janes Addiction (i think that is the right band) already had a band in America name Polar Bear....so they changed their name to Snow Patrol not too long after Stow College had released their single "Star Fighter Pilot" which was put out the year after Tigermilk. Starfighter featured three songs - with Gary on vocal & guitar, Mark on bass and Richard Colburn on drums and keyboard.... also the third song "Safety" featured Stuart Murdoch on wooden flute, Piano and vocals..... i am a LONG time Patrol fan and was fortunate enough to see Stuart play this with them live once... and it was grand.... my favorite lyric goes...: "I hold back just for a second or two then i go down on you It's so sore Sore like the sweetest thing when i go down on you and all i have is so sweet so sweet" it's a beautiful ballad.... for the first few months of the Patrols "existance" (while Gary and mark were going to college in Dundee) Richard played with them - including the makeshift gig - the first "Longest Day" in Kelvingrove Park that was moved to the QMU due to rain... it featured Polarbear, Astrid, The Bathers, The Pastels.... i can't remember who else, but there were a TON of bands and then Belle & Seb closed the show.... after that their 'real' drummer finished his college work and moved to Dundee from Belfast..... Richard was just filling in..... i think they have a new guy who spins records for them now... i don't know his name... Snow Patrol are a GREAT band - it's a bit more electric (i don't think that's the right way to say it) and 'hard core' than the Belle's - but Gary's lyrics are extremely visual and, in my humble opinion, truly great... Ireland has been banging on about these boys for nearly two years or so now, and with good reason... if you get the chance to see them or buy their LP you should... if you don't mind things that aren't all twee and whatever... they are a great band.... hm.... i think i've said that enough now. anyway, hope this bit of info is helpful.... snoggs elle +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+