Q+A began as a 3-piece band, consisting of Josh, Chris, and Philip, all of whom attended the same church. Utilizing church equipment, they covered "History Maker" by Delirious for practice while tinkering with ideas for songs and band names.
Trivia moment: Rejected band names included: "Refined," "Guilty," and "Josh's band."
Dan was soon added as the second guitarist and backing vocalist and they fiangled someone to act as a producer and recording engineer and "Exonerated" and "Want Content" became the first two original songs of the band. Both songs were immature by normal standards, but they showed that Q+A was a promising band. Although "Exonerated" was the first song written, "Want Content" became the first song that the band recorded and released (via this website).
By the way, I should note that right around NOW was the time that the band finally decided on Q+A as a moniker. If you thought THAT was a long time, it pales compared to how long it takes these guys to think up titles for their songs.
Case in point, we have Take 3 (thus, continuing a running gag of giving working titles of "Take x" as opposed to a more normal "Song x"). It took the band about a year to come up with the name "Happy to Help." Literally. "Happy to Help" is also significant because it defined the direction that the band would eventually take: metal-style guitars, vocal rage, and fast beats.
Takes 4 and 5 featured the band going back to the more pop-punk direction of "Want Content." As evidenced by the lack of actual titles, these songs were never fully developed and probably will never see the light of day again, considering.
Although Q+A received good feedback from "Exonerated" and "Want Content," things really began to take off with the writing and recording of one particular song called "Awaiting." Unlike anything they've written before, it was extremely tight from a technical standpoint and featured a hook that would be repeatedly endlessly: "Here you waaaaaaaaiiiiiiitt!" This song was so special that boredom due to the inability to record this song led to the acoustic version of this song.
Some reviews of "Awaiting":
Not choosing to rest, "Incomplete" continued the trend of faster and harder. This song quickly became a favorite among the band members and it is the choice opener for their live sets. "A Song in 5" came soon after and is the most technically demanding song of the Q+A repetoire.
Q+A continues to write songs and occasionally takes a break to play a live set.
