▁a ▁press ▁release . ▁▁ ▁Marsh ▁first ▁met ▁Steve ▁W adding ton ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁band ▁Tw elf th ▁of ▁August ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁guitar ist . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁Marsh ▁suggested ▁they ▁leave ▁and ▁start ▁their ▁own ▁band . ▁Call ing ▁themselves ▁The ▁J our ney ▁Through ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁they ▁rec ru ited ▁bass ▁player ▁Tim othy ▁Hav ard ▁and ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁re he ars ing ; ▁occasionally ▁playing ▁live , ▁with ▁keyboard ▁player ▁Bill ▁Anderson . ▁W adding ton ▁was ▁singer ▁and ▁principal ▁song writer . ▁By ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁they ▁were ▁The ▁Bel oved ; ▁W adding ton ▁still ▁the ▁front man , ▁but ▁Marsh ▁singing ▁on ▁several ▁songs ▁and ▁Hav ard ▁and ▁Marsh ▁beginning ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁song writing . ▁By ▁the ▁aut umn ▁Marsh ▁was ▁the ▁lead ▁singer , ▁still ▁drum ming ▁on ▁dem os ▁and ▁in ▁re he ars al . ▁He ▁waited ▁outside ▁the ▁BBC , ▁Port land ▁Place ▁one ▁night ▁and ▁gave ▁a ▁demo ▁t ape ▁to ▁John ▁Pe el . ▁Within ▁a ▁fort night ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁book ed ▁for ▁a ▁session . ▁Marsh ' s ▁school ▁friend , ▁Guy ▁G aus den , ▁had ▁played ▁drums ▁with ▁them ▁at ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁gig s ▁and ▁they ▁persu aded ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁member . ▁Having ▁bare ly ▁re he ars ed , ▁and ▁with ▁two ▁brand ▁new ▁songs ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁they ▁deb uted ▁as