MIKE PETERS- Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
BILLY DUFFY - Lead Guitar
CRAIG ADAMS - Bass
SCOTT GARRETT - Drums
- After Cult broke up, Billy became a guitar for hire.
- He met Mike Peters (The Alarm) at the Phoenix Festival Soccer tournament.
- Billy played with Peters in the U.S. and contributed on Peters solo album.
- Billy & Mike recruted Craig Adams (The Mision, ex-Cult) on bass and Johnny Donnelly (Saw Doctors) on drums.
- They wrote some songs and planned a tour of the U.K. and U.S.
- Johhny Donnelly's band, the Saw Doctors had a tour of their own planned, so Duffy & Peters hired Steve Grantly (Stiff Little Fingers) to drum for the tour.
- Colour Sound impressed everyone, including Bob Rock, who later produced their demo tape.
- ColourSound played Asbury Park in New Jersey (Dec.7, 98)and press immediatly dubbed them 'The Future of Rock'n'Roll'.
- ColourSound signs a world-wide record deal with new U.S. label Velvel (Nov. 17, 98).
- Velvel went belly up, Sanctuary Music Productions sends album out(exclusive deal by 21st Century Records)
- Okay, Coloursound's debut album is out in the U.K., and will be hitting the states in early 2000. You could order their album over the net at www.coloursound.com so check it out.
- ColourSound will still make new albums as a side-project while Billy is back with the Cult and Mike will continue his solo career.
- During the Cult's Beyond Good & Evil world tour, Mike and Billy were talking about the second Coloursound album, so keep your ear to the ground!
The self-titled album kicks some serious ass! Here's the song list:
- Under the Sun
- Fountainhead
- State of Independence
- Heavy Rain
- View From a Different World
- Alive
- This Life
- All Kinds of Wonderful
- For the Love of
- Where do you want to go?
- Fade In Fade Out Fade Away
All songs by Peters/Duffy
*New Coloursound album 3 CD's"Coloursound Complete" is on sale (limited!! - I GOT MINE!!!) Here's some songs:
- Bascically, 3 versions of every song off of debut (original, acoustic & demo)
- The Candle that burns the Brightest (is the first to go out)[acoustic]
- Everything is here (demo)
- Starlight (demo)
- Happy & Glorious (demo)
- Time (demo)
- Revolver (demo)
- Live Through You (demo)
- Strength (live - Alarm cover)
- She Sells Sanctuary (live - Cult cover>
Mike and Billy on the Cult's tour bus!