Conception
A chance meeting between Adam and Josh immediately ignites the idea of forming a band. Mutual musical interests pulls in Glenn and rehearsals begin. Sam joins and the band is complete. The band start covering their favourite songs but soon realise they have a talent or writing their own music.
Early Appearances
Offers to play at school gigs start to trickle in and the
band soon come to the attention of local A & R man Kel
Kuregi who offers the band a gig in aid of Cancer Research,
at the Green Room at Welwyn Garden City. They share
the bill with F451, Minus IQ and Stonefield and playing their
own songs, are mobbed by enthusiastic fans. After the
gig, Josh, Glenn, Sam, and Adam realise that people want
to hear them play and requests and offers of more gigs
start to come in.
People Start to Take Notice
Critical Path make their debut at the Horn at St. Albans; a place the late Tony Wilson of Manchester’s Factory Records said was the “new happening place in England”. 
They are invited to enter the Horns’ prestigious Battle of the Bands where performers from all over the south of England are handpicked to enter. After winning every heat they come close runners up to winners Fugazirum in the final. The band impressed all who saw them and have been a regular booking at the Horn ever since.
In tandem with the Horns’ competition the band enter another Battle of the Bands in Luton at the Castle Tavern and despite coming up against local favourites and a definite leaning towards heavier metal acts, Critical Path win the competition, with very complementary remarks from all the judges, especially former Radio 1 supremo, Janine Elliot who told the band they had won her over within two songs.
Driven on by demand the band record and release “Nothing Left To Fear”, an EP of three songs containing the title track, “Without Reason” and the raucous crowd favourite “Same Mistakes” The CD is launched to a packed crowd at the Black Horse in Barnet.
BBC Three Counties Radio sign up the band for a live studio session the boys immediately impress the presenters; Gareth Lloyd and Kelly Betts who invite the band back for another live interview.
A senior executive for Sky TV books them for a private gig.
More Success
Headline at the Flag in Watford, and the East Barnet Music Festival where promoter Brian Carroll who has worked with The Who books them straight away for the following year. Then comes the crowning glory when the band is asked to play the Dublin Castle in Camden. Playing support they pack out the famous old venue and are asked back again and again. More offers follow, most notably the Hope and Anchor in Islington and The Bull and Gate at Kentish Town.
