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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 .
#41
Yep. The artistic vision/sensibilities of the drummer and lead player came into stark and irreconcilable conflict with the commercial aspirations of the rhythm guitarist.

That, and our singer got sh*thouse drunk when we were playing a set on live radio.
 
#42
I played in a doomed band. Our (lead guitard's) greatest goal was to cover Nightwish, the Halo-soundtrack, and Starlight by Muse. We didn't have a vocalist, and no one seemed remotely interested in working with anything. We spend endless months listening to him noodle and totally ruin the solo in Nothing Else Matters. All this with gain and treble at full. My first band, and the worst time of my life.

Eventually, we kicked him out, brought in a friend of mine to do lead guitar and vocals. Luckily he took over the non-existant creative process, and soon we had songs and gigs. Not too many groupies though.. hmm..
 
#43
Doomed Band. Guitarist could play lead blues like Clapton, Hendrix and SRV perfectly like the recording. He only worked about half time at his job, and practiced the rest. Took me nearly a year to accept that he could only remember about a dozen songs so perfectly at a time, and wasn't comfortable to play out much. And if a singer strayed from his song list or pulled out a harp that wasn't on the record ....... :scowl: He said he'd resign after the last one did, I accepted.
 
#44
I've never been in a band that DIDN'T implode, wither away, or just go out of business. It's hard to do gracefully; that's for sure. Fortunately, I was never the reason, so they were excellent opportunities for meeting a lot of great players whom I would keep as friends, sometimes.

But that's just how it is.
 

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