同志老爹Gay Dad,曾经被视为99年英国独立摇滚的的希望;不但是被NME音乐周报大力吹捧为《Future Of Rock Music》,The Face断言他们是《The best band since Oasis》,Select杂志更以《It's a miracle! Gay Dad resurrect British Pop》为标题做了长达7頁的大篇幅报道。虽然英国各大杂志报道Gay Dad时常只刊出主唱Cliff Jones (曾是Mojo、The Face的乐评)的照片,不过Gay Dad实际是个五人乐队,其他成员包括了貝斯手Nigel Hoyle、鼓手Baz、键盘手James Riseboro以及唯一的女性成员Charley Stone。97年成军的Gay Dad很幸运在短时间內获得London唱片公司的一纸合约,随后即开始大量的Live Gig演出累积人气;而他们于98年底率先以限量单曲&To Earth With Love&投石问路,并用Gay为乐队命名,順利地吸引了全国传媒的目光,成为99年英国最大的Media Hype。Gay Dad高举复兴摇滚乐荣誉的旗帜,宣称要唤醒人们对摇滚乐的信仰,乐队主唱Cliff Jones一心要向伟大的Queen(皇后)看齐,但他的热情对听着hip-hop、Blur和Take That长大的一代来说犹如对牛弹琴...
Gay Dad were an English rock band formed in London. They generated news media interest and achieved some chart success, but they failed to sustain their popularity and broke up in 2002. The best-known line-up of the band (during their most successful period) was Cliff Jones (guitarist/vocalist), Nick &Baz& Crowe (drummer), James Riseboro (keyboardist), Nigel Hoyle (bassist) and Charley Stone.