User talk:Braking Fast

Braking Fast is a pop punk band from Poole, near Bournemouth, England. Its members include drummer George, bassist Greg, guitarists Jono and Tom with Liam as lead vocalist. The band have played a number of local venues, with many local bands and have also had the chance to play with signed bands from the UK and the USA including Household Name Records’ Bullets To Broadway (ex Teen Idols / Rehasher) and Golf Records’ 4ft Fingers.

The roots of the band go back a fair few years but the name Braking Fast came about in 2004 when the band ODD (previously Abyss and Splite) consisting of George, Greg and Jono wanted to change their name to something more original when Liam, then running Neck Candy Music promoting local bands wanted to help get them shows.

The name Braking Fast is an oxymoron, which means two words that contradict each other in some form. Although it is possible to Brake Fast, its still a contradiction because you’re actually intending to slow down, get it?

Whilst the band attempted to home record their songs for an ‘album’ they hoped to call ‘Gonorrhea Farm’ Liam attempted to get the band shows. By the second half of 2004 both attempts were successful, a few of the demos began to see light of day and the band got to play a few shows at the now shut down Mister Smiths in Bournemouth with such local bands as Dislocated Youth, The Farangs, Beyond The Shadow and The Dangle Berrys, the also got to play with 4ft Fingers and Sidekick from the US.

In Early 2005 at its height Liam brought Neck Candy to an end knowing that if it was to go any further it would get in the way of his college course, he decided to still help out Braking Fast.

In Spring 2005 Braking Fast decided they wanted someone to take on vocal duties and Liam was asked if he’d be interested. Originally he declined because he didn’t want to disrupt the connection the 3 guys had but eventually decide to give it a trial run, needless to say it worked out.

The band took a couple of months to write and work on new tracks as a 4 piece but made an unexpected successful return to the local circuit in Autumn 2005 as the new, improved Braking Fast with stronger, more original material and a live show that brought the fun of previous shows and took it to a new level.

In Spring 2006 history repeated itself slightly when Braking Fast invited a second guitarist into the line up, this would be Tom of Sound Seeker Events who had booked Braking Fast on a number of occasions, aiding their return. By the end of his first practice with the band Tom was a fully-fledged member and the band were set to go again.