Curb began life at an unspecified moment in the late nineties and soon began to make waves on the local gig scene.  Adrian (drums, vocals), Ian (bass), Jason (guitar) and Paul (lead vocals) were a welcome change from all those 60’s covers bands and wannabe Brit-pop kids bashing away in the backrooms of village pubs. Ah nostalgia….all the Britpoppers have since purchased Linkin Park records and are now wannabe nu-metallers. Same shit, different riff, I guess

Anyway, Curb just did their thing. They wrote songs, rehearsed them, and played them in public. Songs about love, hate, hope, friendship, and all the everyday things which millions of us make up our lives with.  No spin, no trendy scene, just quality tunes delivered with flair, tightness and the right amount of volume. Paul left for about a year, during which the remaining trio worked with outside songwriters. Paul was soon back for more though, and the good ship Curb continued unabated.

In late 2000, Ian decided to leave the band. Having a founder member quit is no easy situation, and Curb wondered how to plug the gap. Step forward Rob – bassist, guitarist, bit-part drummer and devilish handsome to boot. The new line-up practiced their little hearts out, bless ‘em, and in early 2001 hit the gig trail again. They built themselves a sizeable following and gigged solidly, including a headline slot at Peterborough’s Willow Festival where they played a blinder despite the skies opening mid-set. They even found time to record two EPs, cunningly-titled “EP” and “EP2”. Busy boys indeed.   More upheaval. In Spring 2002, circumstances found Paul having to bid his farewell. Curb wasted no time in holding auditions, and enlisted ex-Squids man NiG for microphone duties.