MEMBERS
Formed in September 1988 as the 3 piece Pete Bradbury (voice and guitar), John
Flint (drums) (aka Johnnie Keller) and Damian Cullen bass.. This line-up played
just one gig in December '88 and the real You, Me & Him story began in early
in 1989 with the departure of Damian Cullen and the arrival of Ian Watts (bass)
and Dave Pleasants (keyboards). Andy Birkett joined 2 months, 2 gigs and a leg
break later in April '89. John Flint was sacked in November 1989 after a fundamental
disagreement over whether or not it was important to be sober occasionally and
turn up to rehearsals, and was replaced by drummer Roger Morgan in December
'89. The five piece continued until March 1991 when Dave bowed out and You,
Me & Him returned to being a guitar band where they had begun.
THE MUSIC
The music of You, Me & Him changed radically over the short time that band
was together. Starting with a post-punk, Buzzcocks influence through a clean,
tight rock stage with tracks like "Back to School" and "I Never
Wanted It." Then on to the contradictions of the raw, moshing bollocks
of "Pain" and the mellow tortured heart of "The Finest Thing.
RECORDS/RELEASES
The first line-up Pete, Damian and John recorded the "In Every Way"
as fantastic slice of guitar pop which was released on the compilation album
"New Reaction" in 1989. You, Me & Him did not release any other
records but did plenty of recordings and shifted a lot of demos at gigs.
DEMOS
Justice / I Need You / Maybe He's Too Drunk to Find his way Home / In Every
Way
Back to School / Step out of Line / I Never Wanted it / Justice #2 / .......
Pain / Too Drunk
#2 / Born with a Name / Michael
Everything I Do is Wrong / Why Don't You Believe / At the Seams / The Finest
Thing
GIGS
57 over 2 and a half years: See Gig
List
HIGHLIGHTS
Some great gigs including especially the weekend in Bath and Oxford and 4 Nottingham
University Balls. Being in a band is the best place to grow up, it was a fantastic
period of life when I had the most enjoyable and inventive rehearsals ever.
The tracks "Pain", "The Finest Thing" and "Everything
I Do is Wrong" stand the test of time; they are great emotive moments.
LOWLIGHTS
A gig at the Derby Post Office Sports & Social Club, where the band were
told by the club chairman to "turn it down and play something they know,
or you can go home now - you'll still paid." Regrettably we did both and
then went back there again a few months later for the same punishment. Gigs
at the Axe & Cleaver in Boston, every musician should play there at some
point in their life. If the drunk dances at a lunch time gig and you get out
before he smashes your guitar .. you have arrived
THE END
Exactly where You, Me & Him ended and SAD began is lost, but the loss of
Roger Morgan to fatherhood in October 1991 and the arrival of Alan Darmody signalled
a new era that would be know as SAD ....