I have been a fan of Stereophonics for well over 10 years now. I didn't fully understand the reason for Stuart's sacking and got to love their new drummer and carried on following them.
I was also interested in what had happened to Stuart though and what he was doing and managed to get to see him with his new band in April of this year. After the gig the band were handing out flyers (Stuart included) they were a really friendly band and it was great to meet them all.
The band were amazing live and it was incredible watching Stuart doing his stadium drumming in a small room (from just in front of the stage too!!). The signed album arrived just in time for me to drive to the Phonics gig at Cardiff Football Stadium - I loved it, Greg's vocals, all of the guitars, the drumming everything ......... all the right ingredients of a band on the brink of making it. Two days later Stuart was dead, I couldn't believe..... the freshly signed album was in my hand and I had only just met him a couple of months earlier.
I hope you get the chance to buy and enjoy this album but please download this single as a taster and help raise money for very worthwhile causes.