Sniff 'n' the Tears - The Hand of Fate
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Sniff 'n' the Tears
Sniff 'n' the Tears is a British rock band best known for their 1978 song "Driver's Seat", a hit in many countries (including #15 on the American Billboard Hot 100 chart). The exception was the UK itself where a problem with EMI's pressing plant meant that the single was not available following the band's appearance on Top of the Pops and it peaked just outside the Top 40. Sniff 'n' The Tears are led by singer/songwriter Paul Roberts, the band's sole constant member. Roberts, a noted painter, is also responsible for painting all of the band's album covers.
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Formation and initial success (1973-1979)
An early version of Sniff 'n' The Tears had been gigging in England as "Ashes of Moon" as early as 1973. They were unable to land a record deal, and the band's singer/songwriter Paul Roberts decided to dissolve the group and move to France.
A few years later, Ashes' drummer Luigi Salvoni listened to some demos that Roberts had cut in about 1975. Hearing commercial potential in them, he contacted Roberts about reforming their musical partnership. Sniff 'n' The Tears subsequently debuted in 1977 as a six piece band, consisting of Paul Roberts (vocals, acoustic guitar), Loz Netto (guitars), Mick Dyche (guitars), Chris Birkin (bass), Alan Fealdman (keyboards), and Luigi Salvoni (drums & percussion). This line-up recorded the band's first album, Fickle Heart, which was produced by Salvoni.
Though recorded in 1978, the album sat unreleased for over a year until being picked up by Chiswick Records. The band then had a substantial international hit with Fickle Heart's lead single "Driver's Seat", in 1979. However, Sniff 'n' The Tears fractured almost immediately after the album's release; in a matter of months, Birkin, Fealdman and Salvoni all left the group to pursue other interests.
Nick South took over on bass, and would become a permanent member of the band. On tour, Sniff 'n' The Tears were augmented by drummer Paul Robinson and keyboardist Keith Miller (who, as a guest musician, had played the Moog solo on "Driver's Seat").[3]
[edit] The 1980s
For the group's second album, 1980's The Game's Up, the band line-up consisted of Roberts, Netto, Dyche, South, and new keyboard player Mike Taylor. At this point the group had no permanent drummer, and a variety of session drummers were used.
The Game's Up yielded no hits, and Netto left the group to establish a solo career, taking Dyche with him. This left Roberts as the sole remaining original member of Sniff 'n' The Tears. He decided to press on, and recruited Les Davidson as the group's new guitarist and added Jamie Lane as the permanent drummer. This five piece line-up (Roberts, Davidson, Lane, South and Taylor) recorded two albums: Love/Action (1981), and Ride Blue Divide (1982). Again no hits were spun off from these albums, and after having been dropped by Chiswick Records, the group quietly broke up in 1983.
Singer and songwriter Paul Roberts went on to make two solo albums for Sonet Records: City Without Walls (1985) and Kettle Drum Blues (1987).
[edit] Reformation (1992-present)
After a decade of inactivity, Sniff 'n' The Tears were unexpectedly revived in 1992, after the use of "Driver's Seat" in a European advertising campaign pushed the 13-year old recording to the very top of the Dutch charts in mid-1991. Roberts took the opportunity to assemble a new version of Sniff 'n' the Tears, and took them out on the road in the Netherlands and Germany. This version of the band consisted of Roberts and Davidson, with new recruits Jeremy Meek (bass), Steve Jackson (drums) and Andy Giddings (keyboards). This line-up also cut a new studio album in 1992, No Damage Done, which was the first new Sniff 'n' the Tears release in a decade.
Driver's Seat was prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1997 film Boogie Nights and had another popular resurgence as a result, although most radio outlets played the 1991 re-release version instead of the original.
The band's next release, 2001's Underground, featured Roberts singing and playing almost everything-he's credited with vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica, keyboards, bass & drum programming. However, longtime group member Les Davidson also played guitar on the album, and new member Robin Langridge handled the bulk of keyboard parts.
After another long layoff, the band released their seventh album, Downstream, in February 2011. The official Sniff 'n' the Tears line-up now consists of Paul Roberts (vocals, guitars, bass, keyboard), Les Davidson (guitars), Robin Langridge (keyboards), returning member Nick South (bass) and new member Richard Marcangelo (drums). Marcangelo had previously been a session player on The Game's Up. 
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Lyrics:
Let the hand of fate come down on me
Let the wild wind blow let the spirits run free
If the tables turn and my illusion shatters
I'll put my head in the sand my dreams in tatters
You can walk outside turn left or right
You can cross the street or head off into the night
If the fire burns and the heart beats true
You can ride the tiger before the tiger rides you
And if you think that it might be to late
And if you think that love won't conquer hate
Is this the hand of fate
I see a hero up with his heroine
They'd like to change the world but the world's gonna win
So they pay lipservice to all the best ideals
But they know how frustration feels
And if you think that it might be to late
And if you think that love won't conquer hate
Is this the hand of fate
sniff n tears were the best to ever come out of stoke .. but the industry went for Driving Seat ... what a shame they missed out out on the others ... they should have been as big or bigger than Dire Staights !
I love this band and always will
älskar denna grupp sem jag hörde dem första gången 1990.
Спасибо, Шон! Извините за «много слов». Благодаря Вам, я нашел весь концерт этой великолепной группы. В 1982 году еще подростком я получил в подарок от своего дяди кассету с этим концертом. Название группы было написано карандашом на кассете. В СССР найти свежую зарубежную музыку было очень непросто. Да и жил я далеко не в столице. Концерт мне понравился сразу. Позже я влюбил своих одноклассников в эту группу. Мы слушали их постоянно. Везде. Затем служба в армии, учеба в институте, семья. Случайно нашлась та самая кассета. Надпись на кассете стерлась, и я кроме «Sniff….” ничего не помнил. Затем потерялась и кассета. Оказалось, что найти в магазине тот концерт было нереально. Прошло много времени. Я часто вспоминал про эту группу, помнил каждый аккорд, великолепные басовые партии, барабаны, шикарный вокал. Присоединяюсь к многочисленным поклонникам группы, кто считает, что группа очень сильно недооценена. Странно, почему информация о них была скудной? Теперь я их нашел, буду с удовольствием слушать сам. Обязательно познакомлю с этой музыкой мою внучку.
Еще раз спасибо!
Привет, друг. Я очень рада, что вы снова их нашли, какая чудесная история! всего наилучшего :)
Wow. I'm a big fan of Loz Netto, so hearing this is awesome! Love the keyboards! Epic!
I am now def. getting this bands entire discography. I have loved every song i've heard with the exception of "the driving beat" (idk why i just don't like that one track) everything else is brilliant,orginal, different every time, and simply amazing
Das sind die Besten alle Titel selbst geschrieben. Paul ist ein Genie !
cheers shaun just found this upload more if you have any
Amazing
Felt deep