Genre: New Wave, synthpop, pop rock, alternative rock, Irish folk
From: Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Years Active: 1984-1993, 2007, 2009
Label(s): Chrysalis, Elektra, Polydor
Band Members:
Terry Sharpe - Lead singer
Pat Gribben - Guitarist
Elieen Gribben -
Gerard 'Spud" Murphy
Paul Crowder
Jonathan Whitehead
Tony Ayre (Past Member)
About:
The Adventures are a Northern Irish rock group that formed in Belfast in 1984. Terry Sharpe and Pat Gribben first worked together in 1978 when they joined the punk band, The Starjets. The band experienced limited success and disbanded in the early 1980s. Sharpe and Gribben then formed The Adventures in early 1984, with Gribben's wife, Eileen, Gerard Murphy, Tony Ayre and Paul Crowder. They The band later moved to London during the summer, where they signed to Chrysalis Records and released their first single, "Another Silent Day" later that year. The single barely made it to the charts. Other singles, "Send My Heart", "Feel the Raindrops", and "Two Rivers", were also minor UK hits, but none of them became big hits.
Singles, Albums, and Charting:
Reworded from Wikipedia:
Following their debut album in 1985, Theodore and Friends that releases a year after, the group then moved to Elekra Records and scored their biggest hit "Broken Land", written by Pat Gribben. It reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart and was also the most played song on BBC Radio 1 in 1988. The album received critical acclaim but not many copies were sold. During the year their debut album was released, they were on tour supporting Tears for Fears.
The band laid low for the next two years after that. During that time, Pat Gribben, the main songwriter composed new songs for the second album and the band left Chrysalis Records and were picked up by Elekra Records. With promotion and ton of airplay, their next single, "Broken Land" became their first significant hit, reaching Number 20 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed that way for ten weeks.
The single was quickly followed up by the album, The Sea of Love, which reached Number 30 and also remained on the chart for ten weeks. The follow-up singles, "Drowning in the Sea of Love" and "One Step From Heaven" failed to reach as highly on the chart and stayed at number 44 and number 82. Though the track didn't chart high, the album did become certified Silver by the BPI in 1989, a year after it was released.
In 1990, the band combined pop/rock with folk for their third album, Trading Secrets with the Moon, with a couple of singles. This album unfortunately failed to capitalize on their earlier works and only briefly appeared on the UK Albums Chart, charting number 64. As a result, their contract ended with the Elektra label.
The band became a quartet, and returned in 1992 and released the single "Raining All Over the World", under the Polydor label. The song only reached number 68 and was to be the groups final chart appearance. In 1993, they released their fourth album, and produced by ex-Vibrators bassist, Pat Collier, Lions and Tigers and Bears. Despite the new single, which was a cover of the Mamas & the Papas hit, "Monday Monday", the album had negative feedback and it failed to chart. In the end, the band was dropped by Polydor and they broke up.
Life after The Adventures:
Pat Gribben still writes songs and is currently working with singer Ryan Molloy.
Terry Sharpe spent years performing in a cover band called The Dead Handsomes.
The Adventures briefly regrouped in 2007 to tour in some gigs in Belfast, but they've never officially refomed, nor did they have a reunion. They regrouped again in 2009 to perform more gigs in Belfast, right before Tony Ayre died. He passed away on December 20th, 2009.
List of Singles:
"Broken Land" - 1985 - Elektra Records
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" - 1989 - Elektra Records
"One Step From Heaven" - 1989 - Elektra Records
"Raining All Over the World"- 1992 - Polydor Records
"Monday Monday" - 1993 - Polydor Records
List of Albums:
Theodore and Friends - 1985 - Elektra Records
The Sea of Love - 1989 - Elektra Records
Trading Secrets - 1990 - Elektra Records
Lions and Tigers and Bears - 1993 - Polydor Records
I honestly never heard this song before, but I'll check it out when I get the chance to. For now, I'll let you
guys do it first:
*Sources: YouTube, Wikipedia.*
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