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Shrug were a three-piece alternative rock band from Northern Ireland formed by students Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland and Michael Morrison in September 1994 while in their first year at the University of Dundee. ==History== Shrug formed following a couple of casual Friday night jam sessions in McClelland's girlfriend’s room in Belmont Halls of Residence, the band decided to take things more seriously and began regular practices at "Stage 2000" rehearsal studios〔http://www.webcitation.org/5l0Mc3iYb〕 next to Dundee railway station. Their live debut took place within a matter of weeks at Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA), attracting a considerable crowd and receiving very positive reviews. The following cutting recently surfaced from "MacDougal", the DUSA newsletter (Christmas 1994 edition): The band continued rehearsals during their Christmas break at Morrison’s family home in Belfast. Using equipment borrowed from The Dominoes (Morrison's father Bill Morrison's band), Shrug gained more live experience playing at local venues such as The Duke of York, The Front Page, Robinsons and The Bear in Holywood. On their return to Dundee they promptly recorded their first self funded demo, “The Yogurt vs Yogurt Debate”, recouping some of the costs through sales to fellow students and sending copies out to an array of record labels across the country. Approximately 250 of these tapes were put together at the time, with cover artwork designed by Colin Maguire and an inner insert added by the band. Shrug continued to play gigs in and around Dundee and Belfast during 1995, and it was not long before they came to the attention of Jeepster records in London. They signed a 5 year management contract with Jeepster who soon set about trying to get record company interest from some of the major labels. Also signed to Jeepster around this time was "Rhode Island", a Scottish act who would soon change their name to "Belle and Sebastian". With help from Jeepster, Shrug recorded two further demo tapes in 1995 and 1996, including an early version of what would become Snow Patrol’s first single release, “Starfighter Pilot”. Unlike the previous tape, however, these were not sold but instead distributed to record companies such as Sony Music Entertainment and Geffen Records. In addition, they began to play more high profile gigs across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The band played a few gigs with another Northern Irish band, "Disraeli Gears" and Lightbody befriended their front man Paul Archer, his brother Iain Archer and drummer Jonny Quinn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shrug (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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