Yank Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The bassist Leland Sklar had a great rock band in the 90's called Barefoot Servants. For whatever reason,they folded too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The was a band in the late 80's called The Adventures. They had a couple of hits and an album but they soon faded. I saw them supporting Fleetwood Mac doing a great cover of John Lennons; instant Karma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The Duke & the King were a great band who split up after two albums (released 2009 & 2010) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Bodkin - 70's Prog band Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyV Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Longpigs. 2 fantastic albums and then gone. Saw them a couple of times in Cambridge in the 90's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trueno Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Deaf School in the mid 70s. Renowned for having a stunning live show. When I saw them the live show was... stunning. Half gig, half theatre. Racing Cars also in mid 70s... but a bit later than above. They were the next big thing, but became a bit irrelevant once Punk fired up. Whilst on mid 70s.. whatever happened to Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Bands that didn't last? All the John Mayall bands, Cream, The Jeff Beck Group and Fleetwood Mac. IMO these bands were redefining musicianship and didn't last long nearly long enough. Then there's Kokomo, Gonzales and Oblivion Express. There were some fantastic bands that hardly got on the radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Can remember a couple from the 80's that I saw when I first started going to gigs: The Big Sound Authority (saw them at Hammersmith Palais) Time UK (saw them at the original Marquee when it was still in Wardour St) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The Workhorse Movement. Released one album on Roadrunner then split. Had a lot of support in the music press too. Terrific rock/soul/funk/rap/stoner metal. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigyin Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Cry of Love superb band only 2 albums released real shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Rush. Can you believe the workshy drummer wanted to quit after only 43 years?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Always thought the Electric Boys had a few more LPs in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Saw a band called [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clor]Clor[/url] at the Reading festival in 2005 and was blown away. They split less than a year later. S.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 [quote name='thebigyin' timestamp='1493037364' post='3285016'] Cry of Love superb band only 2 albums released real shame [/quote] Cry of Love were superb. Audley Freed is one of my favorite guitarists. Another of my favorites is David Grissom from the short lived and now defunct Storyville with Malford Milligan on vocals. We do a few of their songs in our set including; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtD4xi5dOvk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Levitation Dark Star King L The Thorns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Lone Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1493040856' post='3285089'] Levitation Dark Star King L The Thorns [/quote] Levitation were superb. I saw them supporting All About Eve and they were probably the better band on the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Following on from the Record Store Day thread, Battle Of Mice Edited April 24, 2017 by Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Creedance Clearwater revival.- Only active for 5 years. They had some great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 [quote]The was a band in the late 80's called The Adventures. They had a couple of hits and an album but they soon faded.[/quote] As in 'Broken Land'? They were from around my neck of the woods. I sometimes gig with their former lead guitarist/songwriter. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 [quote name='Bass_Guardian' timestamp='1493046909' post='3285166'] Creedance Clearwater revival.- Only active for 5 years. They had some great stuff [/quote] This seems to be an easy thing to forget about a lot of well-regarded bands from that era: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Doors, Free - all got a hell of a lot done in quite a short space of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1493039940' post='3285069'] Another of my favorites is David Grissom from the short lived and now defunct Storyville with Malford Milligan on vocals. We do a few of their songs in our set including; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtD4xi5dOvk [/quote]I loved Storyville, especially the first album, A Piece Of Your Soul (the second, Dog Years, was a bit meh); great guitarists, top vocals and a rhythm section to die for (Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I was into a band called Saigon Kick in the late 80s/early 90s, and another band called Jellyfish, who were both brilliant but didn't last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) There's a lot to be said for bands breaking up after a short time, while they're still at the top of their game, before they have a chance to become a parody of themselves. As someone else pointed out earlier in the thread, The Doors, Hendrix etc did a lot in a short time. The Beatles' recording career only lasted seven years. I find it staggering that Paul Weller broke up The Jam aged just 23 years old. Edited April 24, 2017 by PaulGibsonBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 [quote name='acidbass' timestamp='1493048464' post='3285178'] As in 'Broken Land'? They were from around my neck of the woods. I sometimes gig with their former lead guitarist/songwriter. D [/quote] That's a great song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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