Bands With TOO Short Of A Career

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Culture (with Joesph Hill)

Nirvana

Sublime

[RedMosquito22]

Culture (with Joesph Hill)

Nirvana

Sublime

As much as I liked Sublime, I don't know how long that style would have lasted. I could be wrong with that, but I sure loved them when they were around though.

[DewieCox]

I love Zeppelin and The Beatles as much as anybody, but I think they accomplished too much for this conversation. I'm not sure how staying together would've benefited them. I include the Doors in this as well, but personally, I think their career was too long.

[drinkbigredinstead]

Culture (with Joesph Hill)

Nirvana

Sublime

As much as I liked Sublime, I don't know how long that style would have lasted. I could be wrong with that, but I sure loved them when they were around though.

Long Beach Dub Allstars quickly followed but didn't last. Pepper is the closest band to Sublime out there now IMHO , No Shame, Kona Town and In With the Old are all really good albums.

[RedMosquito22]

I love Zeppelin and The Beatles as much as anybody, but I think they accomplished too much for this conversation. I'm not sure how staying together would've benefited them. I include the Doors in this as well, but personally, I think their career was too long.

This topic is length of career. The Beatles as a successful band were together a shade over 5 years. Of course they put out 2 album per year most of that time but still was way too short.

I agree with you about Zeppelin though. They shouldn't be on this list.

[Wma31394]

I love Zeppelin and The Beatles as much as anybody, but I think they accomplished too much for this conversation. I'm not sure how staying together would've benefited them. I include the Doors in this as well, but personally, I think their career was too long.

Too long??? Morrison died at 27..not sure when they started..my guess when he was 18-22. They were just hittin their stride with L.A. Woman. IMO their best album.

[RedMosquito22]

I love Zeppelin and The Beatles as much as anybody, but I think they accomplished too much for this conversation. I'm not sure how staying together would've benefited them. I include the Doors in this as well, but personally, I think their career was too long.

Too long??? Morrison died at 27..not sure when they started..my guess when he was 18-22. They were just hittin their stride with L.A. Woman. IMO their best album.

The Doors were only together for only 5 years as well, just like The Beatles. Way too short.

[Yellow Ledbelly]

Culture (with Joesph Hill)

Nirvana

Sublime

As much as I liked Sublime, I don't know how long that style would have lasted. I could be wrong with that, but I sure loved them when they were around though.

I agree with this...I think they would have travelled the same path jeremy lin is destined to go down. But I would've loved to see where they could have gone.
I echo CCR and The Doors for sure.

I will add SRV...he had 10 or so highly productive years but still far too short

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The Doors
The Beatles(It's amazing their impact on American Music in only 5 years)

Yeah. I don't get starting a thread with Fugazi and Nocturnal Emissions and missing the obvious ones (these along with Zep, Hendrix, etc.). I don't even think Fugazi enters the conversation. Sorry.

I left those out just for you...I'm not a Beatles fan so their exit doesn't matter too much to me. However, please list what YOU like.

Peace

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I don't even think Fugazi enters the conversation. Sorry.

Especially when they were together for close to 20 years

However, I wished they were here and STILL touring after seeing them many years all around DC. There's no argument here list what you want or don't want.

Peace.

[Wma31394]

Guns n Roses only together what 6 yrs or so. I like them back in the day..not sure what they would be now..my guess somewhere inbetween motley crue and metallica.

[DewieCox]

I love Zeppelin and The Beatles as much as anybody, but I think they accomplished too much for this conversation. I'm not sure how staying together would've benefited them. I include the Doors in this as well, but personally, I think their career was too long.

This topic is length of career. The Beatles as a successful band were together a shade over 5 years. Of course they put out 2 album per year most of that time but still was way too short.

I agree with you about Zeppelin though. They shouldn't be on this list.

Maybe I'm taking more into account than what is meant for the discussion. I just think both bands had peaked and weren't gonna achieve much more together. It's hard to deny that there was a creative decline with Let It Be compared to the 5 previous recorded Beatles' albums. By most accounts, they knew they ran their course. I think they called it quits at just about the perfect time.

I think The Beatles were a successful band for about the same amount of time as Zeppelin. Zeppelin's studio work ran from 68-78, Beatles 63-70.

[RedMosquito22]

I don't even think Fugazi enters the conversation. Sorry.

Especially when they were together for close to 20 years

However, I wished they were here and STILL touring after seeing them many years all around DC. There's no argument here list what you want or don't want.

Peace.

This list isn't a list of who you wish were still together. This is a list of careers that were too short, which to me means as a band under 10 years and probably closer to 5 years. I hardly think that a 20+ year career is short, in fact it's the complete opposite for a rock band. Not many make it to 20 years that's for sure.

[brosio]

I know I am coming to the game late, but as others have said Blind Melon came to mind first.
I guess we could include Soundgarden in this as well. I know they are "back" but their hiatus is 2x as long as they were together.

[uninnocent-]

I'll agree with everyone who said Blind Melon. They were so good in such a short period of time.