Jonesy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Have to love Timmy C! https://www.google.com/amp/s/consequence.net/2024/02/tim-commerford-rage-against-the-machines-breakup/amp/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I'd guess that most folk here with more than a year's playing, have been in bands which are no more. As George said, "All things must pass." (Sadly) 😢 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, snorkie635 said: I'd guess that most folk here with more than a year's playing, have been in bands which are no more. As George said, "All things must pass." (Sadly) 😢 Yes, but are we still in them? How many have broken up without us knowing!??? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 1 minute ago, Jonesy said: Yes, but are we still in them? How many have broken up without us knowing!??? That's a different matter entirely. Reminds me of Pink Floyd and Syd; Stones and Brian Jones. I seem to recall many years ago, that Santana was thrown out of Santana. Yep, Bandworld sure is a strange place to inhabit. 😵💫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I’ll see if I’m at the next rehearsal. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorkie635 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 9 minutes ago, steantval said: I’ll see if I’m at the next rehearsal. I replaced you as bassist last Wednesday. 😎 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) I'm technically still in a band I joined in 1997. Had a couple of rehearsals, then the guitarist said he was away with work for a couple of weeks and he'd arrange rehearsals when he got back. Never heard from him again. Edited February 23 by TheRev 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 My old ‘80s cover band are still technically a band, even though we are very much geographically broken up. It was a southwestern, M25 based band, where the bass player has now moved to Scotland and the keyboard player to Blackpool. The FB page is still active and, I guess, we may all be in the same locale, at the same time, whereupon a get together or gig would be eminently suitable. I miss those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I've been in a couple of bands that have broken up in slow motion...:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I teach English online via webcam and my office is my studio with all my instruments in the background. I constantly get asked by my students about music and often tell them all about my band. We haven't played together in almost a year but according to the old YouTube channel we're now very popular in China. 😆 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 I was once in a four-piece band where at no point were the four band members ever in the same room at the same time. That was around 1996. As far as I know we're still together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 4 hours ago, Jonesy said: Yes, but are we still in them? How many have broken up without us knowing!??? I'm in a couple which are in indefinite hiatus, and possibly in another one which I departed from the offshoot of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 3 hours ago, toneknob said: I was once in a four-piece band where at no point were the four band members ever in the same room at the same time. That was around 1996. As far as I know we're still together. You can break up if you ever manage to all get together…… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonK Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 What about bands that had been going quite well but last played together in March 2020... 🙋♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 15 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: very popular in China How very popular exactly? There's folks here could help you do mini tour and crazier things have happened than the headline "Brit Geezer Band makes Big Splash in Little China". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 For instance there is a NZ heavy metal band who are a bunch of white kids "singing" in Maori. They are most popular in Scandinavia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dom in Dorset Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I'm in a band that bar a twenty year hiatus has been together since 1990. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazm66 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 The last band I was in broke up finally and very acrimoniously (drummer in the red corner and singer in the blue) at the start of my wedding anniversary party and refused to play. Thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_dinger Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 14 hours ago, tauzero said: in indefinite hiatus, Great band name there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 19 hours ago, TheRev said: I'm technically still in a band I joined in 1997. Had a couple of rehearsals, then the guitarist said he was away with work for a couple of weeks and he'd arrange rehearsals when he got back. Never heard from him again. That reminds me of Mika Hakkinen a bit. Technically he’s still on sabbatical from Formula One but hasn’t heard when he’s coming back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 (edited) I was in a band that sort of did that. It was 1988, we were a (ok I'm biased) really bloody good Go West-ish pop rock band with 2 record companies interested. I knew the drummer was having musical differences and it finally came to a head and he quit. The remaining 4 of us arranged a band meeting to decide the way forward; I assumed we were going to audition some new drummers and get back out there, and get one of those labels (Island and Virgin, IIRC) to sign us. The obvious move, yes? Hah. What happened was that the two main songwriters had already discussed things (EDIT: on reflection, one of them had talked the other into it), and arrived at the meeting to present his/their decision to split the band as a fait accompli to the other 2 of us. I think he thought they could do a Tears For Fears and present themselves to the record companies as a recording duo with live hired guns. Unfortunately what the companies liked was the live 5-piece they'd seen, and all interest instantly evaporated. Thus buggering it up for all of us. I was *this* close to being a household name. 🙁 Edited March 1 by Rich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Until I wrote all that down, I hadn't realised just how bitter I still am about it, 36 years later. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franticsmurf Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Technically, I'm the bassist in a band called 'New Dog Old Tricks' which formed in 2022 and played one gig. While we never formally disbanded, all four of us are in other bands and haven't got together as a quartet since August 22. I sense the opportunity for a reunion gig sometime in the future as we're all still on friendly terms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 A talent scout from Arsenal arranged a trial for a friend of mine. He did well and they said they'd call him. That was nearly 30 years ago, he's wondering if he should give them a reminder? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 He should turn up at the game today with his kit & ready to play, after all not like they told him he wasn’t successful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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