The Searching
Musical Genre/Type: Indie
Formed: 1985 Split:1990
Pete Williams - Lead Vocals (Tamworth)
Steve Scott - Lead Guitar (Tamworth )
Mark Chapman - Bass Guitar (Walsall)
Ade Soden – Drums (Tamworth)
Paul Williams – Keyboards (Coventry)
Funky Chicken (Steve Scott)
Tower of London (Steve Scott)
It's up to you (Steve Scott)
This n' that (Steve Scott)
Nothing matters (Steve Scott)
Picture (Steve Scott)
Lifeline (Steve Scott)
End of a day (Steve Scott)
Cross that bridge (Steve Scott)
Wheels of time (Steve Scott)
Other Songs: Something’s wrong; Midnight train; This is what I say; Cut it clean; Leaving home.
First Gig: Tamworth Arts Centre - 24/04/1987
Last Gig: Lichfield - 01/06/1990
Runners up in the 'Pernod hottest band in town 1988'.
Tamworth Herald – 24/04/87
A BRAND NEW Tamworth alternative band make their town debut tonight (Friday). The four-piece outfit, The Searching, will team up with Dosthill superstars Rape In Yellow for an interesting-looking Arts Centre special.
The Searching play music which is described as being like a cross between ‘Late Damned and Early Cure’ and is bound to find a natural home among Tamworth music fans.
They have been in their present format for a few months and play original music written by Steve Scott, a Two Gates-based songwriter who attends the Birmingham Polytechnic School of music.
A spokesman for this intriguing-looking outfit says:
“The band have their own sound and style helped by strong percussion and bass lines.”
Joining The Searching tonight will be Rape in Yellow making their second visit to the Arts Centre in a week. Rape have a fair few Cure touches but also bring a lot of psychedelic and Sixties overtones.
Tamworth Herald – 31/07/87
THE RATHOLE re-opens on Sunday night with a tasty trio of ‘Unknown pleasures’.
Two relatively new Tamworth acts – The Searching and the Ferocious Apaches – will team up with enterprising Birmingham crew The Fillipinos for a happy hat-trick of modern sounds.
Topping the bill will be the latter who, if photographs and publicity material are anything to go by, ooze style. Their music is said to be hard-edged funk-tinged pop, the look is very definitely sharp and purposeful and the group themselves are happy to hang under the banner of motor-sonic dance floor music. Methinks they will be somewhat different from the average Ratholians.
Teaming up with these aspiring superstars are The Ferocious Apaches making their Tamworth, England and World debut all in one. The group packed full of humour, jollity and harbouring no chips-on-shoulders whatsoever, ply white noise pop and are made up of Mark, Rob, John and Bob. Whatever these guys tend to do does have a horribly fascinating appeal.
Completing the show are The Searching who still seem like a new band although they have actually been around for some 12 months or so. The outfit – made up of Steve Scott, Pete Williams, Mike Reid and Mark Chapman – describe their sound as original rock which has been linked with the likes of The Damned in the past and is said to be ‘very good to bop to’. The band have lined themselves up a very nice place in this year’s Tamworth Rock Festival so if you want a sneak preview of what you can expect, then get along on Sunday night.
The whole show should start at around 8pm on Sunday night, and a diverse night of pop ‘n’ roll is definitely in store.
Tamworth Herald – 04/12/87
MUSICBOX reviewers have been out and about in the last week or so catching up on a host of bands at various venues. Here is a selection of their comments with the code to the reviewers being SH – Sam Holliday; DC – Dan Collins; HM – Helen Machin and DR – David Reeves.
The Searching – Aston University
The Searching played a frenzied set, producing a spectacular combination of songs. As they raced through a triumphant set, they received a first-rate response – especially from the Searching faithful. Their show earned them victory in this, the heat of the Birmingham ‘Hottest Band in Town’ contest and who knows we could see The Searching become the eventual winner, so stay tuned.
The Searching
(L-R: Mark, Paul, Mick, Steve, Paul)
Thanks to: Mark Chapman
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