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Were You Ever In A Band That Imploded?

what is your opinion on bands that implode vs bands that last?

  • Bands that have a true spark can go on forever without sacrificing creativity

    Votes: 7 7.1%

  • I like when bands go out in a blaze while still in their prime; its poetry

    Votes: 3 3.1%

  • Too many bands have broken up before reaching their true potential

    Votes: 14 14.3%

  • all bands have an expiration date. the key is to know when to end it

    Votes: 39 39.8%

  • Sometimes having band members that hate eachother creates a weird tension that's great for the music

    Votes: 9 9.2%

  • Having been in a doomed band, I'm happy it broke up. It was awful

    Votes: 26 26.5%
  • Total voters
    98
  • Poll closed .
#2
I am 53 y/o and have been in many different bands that have dissolved for many different reasons...from hatred, music conflicts, schedule conflicts, suckiness, geography....but I still enjoy playing in a band with other members..you never know whats going to transpire which a huge part of the fun...
 
#5
I was in a classic rock band that imploded after its very first (non-paying) gig about a decade ago. The band leader (2nd guitar and lead vox) had really poor timing and would forget when to come in. The lead guitar player had a passive-aggressive ego problem - he'd let problems fester til he blew up. And I forgot how to play "Spooky" on stage. :scowl: The set was a disaster and we split up that night.

Part of the reason for the split was that two of us had plans to mutiny anyway. The lead guitarist introduced me to another band that worked out well for me for 18 mo. But he wound up challenging the authority of the singer in that band, which ain't a great idea when the band is named "[singer's name] and the [fill in the blank]".

Ah, fun and games in middle age...
 
#6
I joined a band that seemed to have it all. Keyboard player that also played flute. Violin and mandolin player. A drummer that had his own Silver Eagle tour bus. Singer/ guitar player that was Rick Derringers cousin and all of them were top notch players that had played with a staggering amount of famous people. What happens when you make a stew with a lott of powerful ingredient's? Something that taste like crap. I did feel a little silly showing up to a Moose Lodge in a Silver Eagle. It taught me a lesson about band chemistry.
 
#8
Pfffft! Several! What a frikkin' waste of musical talent! Am in a band now that has a world of potential! Problem is most of the guys think they are better than they really are. No intentions of doing anything to make the band better. We'll see how long this will last. I'm betting by 2011 years end...........band done!
 
#9
I wanted to select 2 options - 4 and 6. I think bands do have an expiration date, and I have been in a doomed band - I quit about a week before it broke up. The music was great, but no one worked - at getting better or humping gear - so that sucked and the singer was a horses ass. Should have left it months before but I loved playing the funk.
 
#10
Being in a band that felt right or wrong that breaks up is never fun due to anger, conflict, poor team players, or my biggy (bad communication) :(, but it's really all part of the journey. I mean you learn from those experiences and carry them with you and maybe someday join or make a group that have had those experiences and know how to deal with them, even through rough times. I think those are the bands that make it far :cool:
 
#12
My very first band in high school played two shows and at the second show the guitarist/singer kept screwing up songs and was actually STOPPING us and restarting the songs, and afterwards he and the drummer got in a fistfight. The good thing that came out of that is that I ended up looking like the cool guy and was getting some pretty good play from some chicks afterwards (who'd a thunk, the bass player getting the girls, hehe).
 
#14
I was in a band that kind of just dissolved. We did 2 gigs after being with them for a month. The second gig was a good size gig, in front of about 2000-3000 college kids. Never got a call or anything after that. No one did. It was weird, well, so were they but still, at least call or email me or SOMETHING.
 
#15
cableguy said:
Usually it's right after you finish mastering your CD. Then you have a great CD with no band. As long as you don't get stuck with the studio bill it's all good though.
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At least you got that far. One band had all of the instrumental tracks down and the singer kept showing up drunk and coke'd out (Thanks a lot Sony Records lady for the 'hook up') and sung horribly...we re-scheduled a couple of times, but nothing changed. So I have a great instrumental album and a couple songs with delightful vocals.

Another band got through mixing and then fell apart due to us tired of dealing with the pain in the a$$ record label.
 
#17
I was in a classic rock band of somewhat experienced players or they appeared more experienced than me at the time. After 6 months of jamming and practice I soon seen it was just a good old boy's club to escape the wives and drink. I booked a couple of gigs which they couldn't handle and after them split. The band ground to a halt right after that.

Another crashed and burned when the pill popping hot headed guitarist had a melt down at a show. They lasted a month after I bailed.
 
#18
I was in a band a few years ago. The guitarist just wasn't very good although he thought he was great. The lead singer (it was her band) decided it was time for him to go and told him. Well, the drummer really liked the guitarist since they were drinking buddies and so he decided to quit too. We had been rehearsing at the drummers house so we were now without a drummer, guitarist, and a place to rehearse.
 
#19
I was once in an original hair metal type band back in the 80's. The bands talent was great, drummer had sponsorship deals and potential was limitless until the female lead singer and guitard decided to shack up. Both of them were married to other people and the guitard's wife had just given birth to their first kid. The drama of being in a band that had ruined two marriages is not my idea of a good time. Band Imploded due to way to much personal drama.
 
#20
All of the above and carrots too. None of my bands have stood the test of time but many of my musical relationships continue to grow and develop, I have been playing with the same drummer for more than 30 years a couple of other musicians almost as long. OTOH there are a lot of bands and mucsicians i have not kept in contact with or even care to.
 

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