String Driven Thing

The Thing were in Charisma's famous 70's stable, with Genesis, Lindisfarne and Van Der Graaf Generator. Fronted by Chris & Pauline Adams, and featuring virtuoso violinist Graham Smith, they made three cult albums, culminating in 'The Machine That Cried', now accepted as one of the lost classics of the underground era.
But when Charisma began to exert editorial control, the Adamses quit and returned to their native Glasgow.
There were sporadic reunions in the 90's, [see '$uicide Live in Berlin']. while Chris' solo album ['The Damage'] resurfaced on the esoteric Ozit label. Then in 2007 came 'Moments of Truth', the first studio album in 30 years, followed in 2009 by 'Songs From Another Country' under the shortened name of String Driven. To find out why they dropped the Thing, visit the website, www.stringdriven.com.