stone ▁in ▁Kent , ▁and ▁were ▁known ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁Sho es . ▁They ▁were ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁quart et ▁with ▁Alan ▁W are ▁on ▁drums . ▁The ▁highlight ▁of ▁this ▁early ▁inc arn ation , ▁while ▁the ▁members ▁attended ▁Oak wood ▁Park ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁Ma id stone ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁was ▁playing ▁to ▁a ▁sell out ▁crowd ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁Haz l itt ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁The ▁Sho es ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁gig s , ▁mainly ▁in ▁London , ▁until ▁Island ▁Records ▁offered ▁them ▁a ▁deal . ▁Their ▁new ▁name ▁referenced ▁the ▁famous ▁Star - Cl ub ▁ven ue ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁the ▁Beat les . ▁ ▁Star club ' s ▁e pon ym ous ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁album , ▁produced ▁by ▁Chris ▁Hugh es ▁( T ears ▁for ▁F ears , ▁Adam ▁and ▁the ▁An ts ), ▁was ▁recorded ▁with ▁several ▁different ▁drum mers , ▁but ▁Alan ▁White ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁as ▁a ▁full - time ▁member ▁and ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁band ▁that ▁year . ▁Georg ie ▁Fame ▁gu ested ▁on ▁the ▁tracks ▁" F ore ver " ▁and ▁" The ▁Question ". ▁ ▁The ▁single ▁" H ard ▁to ▁Get " ▁was ▁a ▁radio ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁reaching ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Modern ▁Rock ▁Tra cks ▁chart . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁received ▁several ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 3 ,