We Were Tourists

Jim Toomey was already a successful drummer when he became a part of a new group, The Tourists, in the late seventies. He formed the group with Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Peet Coombes and Eddie Chin.

From their early beginnings in London, finding their sound and their voice, through their success, their recordings, TV appearances, and their tours across the world, this is the story of The Tourists, told by the man sitting behind the drums.

In a series of anecdotes and tales of the band’s journey, we gain insight into the inner workings of a successful band; the fun and success, but also the work, the creativity, the pressures of seemingly endless tours, the good and the bad sides of the business, and the all too familiar trajectory of a band which sowed the seeds of music which endure 40 years later.

Jim Toomey era deja un baterist de succes cand a devenit parte a unui nou grup, The Tourists, la sfarsitul anilor saptezeci. El a format grupul cu Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Peet Coombes si Eddie Chin. De la inceputurile lor in Londra, gasindu-si sunetul si vocea, prin succesul lor, inregistrarile lor, aparitiile TV si turneele lor in intreaga lume, acesta este povestea Turistilor, povestita de omul care statea in spatele tobelor. Intr-o serie de anecdote si povesti despre calatoria formatiei, obtinem o perspectiva asupra functionarii interioare a unei formatii de succes; distractia si succesul, dar si munca, creativitatea, presiunile turneelor aparent nesfarsite, partile bune si rele ale afacerii si traiectoria prea familiara a unei formatii care a semanat semintele muzicii care rezista 40 de ani mai tarziu .