'Always the Way' are an indie rock band originally formed in the Scottish seaside town of Ayr in 1984. The band comprise Terry Harrop on Bass and Vocals; Ian Gill on guitar and vocals and Dino Facchini on drums and percussion. Having initially focused their efforts on experimenting with home recordings they amassed a large collection of songs that were never played publicly aside from brief airplay on Ayr's Westsound radio station. The band eventually parted only to reunite 25 years later to finally play their songs publicly . Having spent 2009 rehearsing and play several gigs in the Greater Glasgow area, they recently played support to Fenech-Soler at the famous King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow. Their influences come mainly from the golden period of 1980's post punk new wave indie bands. Often likened to Joy Divison mainly due to Harrop's bass technique based on his idol Peter Hook and Facchini's drum style which is reminiscent of Steven Morris (with a touch of Japan's Steve Jansen). Gill's influences are drawn more from progressive rock of the 1970's with Pink Floyd and early Genesis evident in his compositions. Whilst their influences certainly colour their music they nonetheless have forged a unique 'sound' which is only theirs and thus are not simply following a cliched Joy Divison template.
Sadly the old internal tensions between the band members re emerged late in 2010 resulting in Terry abandoning the band due to 'creative differences'. At this point the original and authentic 'Always the Way' came to an end. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.