current_members website years_active notable_instruments label article_title background genre origin
ian cameron gary gillespie timothy b. hewitt doug lechinsky http://www.faithanddesire.com 1988 -- 2008 electric violin indy faith and desire
 group_or_band pop rock vancouver , bc , canada
faith and desire

faith and desire is a canadian band from the early 1990s whose music was a fusion of progressive rock and funk .
the band 's signature sound combined melody , driving rhythm , and rock guitar riffs .
initially formed by gary paul gillespie -lrb- lead vocals -rrb- and ian cameron -lrb- guitar , violin -rrb- , who met in vancouver , bc and founded the group as a recording project in 1989 .
bassist thom christinson and drummer bill hicks played in the first incarnation of the band .
upon bill hicks departure , rob kurzreither joined .
bassist timothy b. hewitt joined the band in 1997 .
faith and desire released two albums between 1993 and 1995 .
the first , ` faith and desire ' produced their first single , `` one condition of love '' , which received strong radio support across canada that gave faith and desire a `` top adds '' mention in ` the record ' .
the second cd , ` heavy mellow ' , was released independently in canada and was picked up internationally by sony -lrb- germany , austria , switzerland -rrb- and escape records -lrb- u.k. -rrb- .
the single , `` fool for a day '' , ended up on a cd compilation from valentine music productions -lrb- singapore -rrb- that was distributed in countries such as china , korea , and malaysia , and was included in the television series higher ground .
as of 2008 the band members are all separately involved in other creative endeavors but still play corporate functions and special occasions on a regular basis .
