Maybe I couldn’t have professed to have loved Mr Harvey in 2004. I can now – and that’s not the only thing to have changed since I wrote this book.
There were always plans to revise the title once the ‘farewell tour’ ended in 2005; but as SAHBsters everywhere will know, it didn’t work out like that. Max Maxwell became the band’s final frontman; the tour continued for several more years; and SAHB even saw the release of a new live album, a live DVD and the release of the fabled ‘lost’ album.
I wound up managing them for a good whack of those significant times. It changed my life, and as a result there was never time to write that revise. There will be soon – very soon.
It doesn’t seem like a mere seven years. The journey has been incredible and I still haven’t had the opportunity to take stock, and work out just how much it all changed me.
When I started on the book I was determined not to let SAHB’s legacy be forgotten. I think that’s been achieved – with the help of this publication and others, and the passion, belief and support of fans who seemed to be just waiting for an excuse to muck in, the ban’s position in cultural history seems assured.
It would be nice to do the same for Alex himself; and I know work is afoot on that too.
I begin to hope Vambo will always rool.
Martin Kielty, 2013