Very interesting review, and insight from a former employee. As for the "muddy boots" nickname, I recall Graeme saying in an interview that way back when, the band was on a bill with a US blues singer (I think it was Sonny Boy Williamson) and he was so drunk he once fell asleep on the stage. Graeme said he never could get their name right and called the band members the "Muddy Boots." I guess that's where Graeme got the title for one of his solo albums during the hiatus-- 'Kick off Your Muddy Boots'-- and apparently the band members thought the nickname was funny.