This chapter of the All the Villains story, is without doubt one of the most significant for singer, Woody and bass player, Goodie, the two founding members of the band.
The version of the band seen here had just started out and quite unexpectedly received a huge ego boost when they found out their song, Drug Running, was being playlisted on a respected US college radio station, WERS FM, out of Boston, and not only that but was proving to be the most requested song on one particular show!
The band were invited to play live on the show, and despite struggling to raise the money to do so - most of which, in the end, was leant by one of the regulars at the pub in Earls Court, London, where Goodie worked behind the bar! - they managed to pull a short US tour together incorporating a show at the once legendary CBGBs in New York City, a couple of radio shows, and a trip to the top of the World Trade Center. It was the year 2000.
With the reception they had received in the US, the band assumed they would return to the UK as triumphant heroes.
They had been followed throughout the trip by the BAFTA-winning production company, Leafstorm, the footage in this video was shot by Leafstorm, which helped to create the sense that things were definitely on the up.
As is sometimes the way, things didn't quite work out as planned on the band's return and soon things started to come apart.
They returned the following year to play the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, and to revisit the site where the World Trade Center had stood.
A lot had changed.
Goodie and Woody talked about forming a covers band to make some money but it never materialised.
Finally, Goodie suggested the two of them get together with a guitarist, now living in London, who he had known in Dorset, but that's a story for another episode.
Backing track: Drug Running, available on all streaming platforms.
Footage from the films: Dreams and Demons, by Leafstorm Productions, available to stream in full on Vimeo.
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