A band is like a plant…stay with me on this…like a plant, a band grows from seeds to maturity, bursts for with new seeds and then eventually withers and dies…it’s the cycle of life, you know?...
But like plants (or animals or any other living thing), the lifespan of bands varies greatly…you could last as long as rehearsal—kinda like, what, a dandelion?…or you might find yourself on some kind of 50-year-anniversary tour—the equivalent of a bristlecone pine tree that can live as long as 5,000 years…
Okay, I think we’ve tortured this metaphor long enough…
Then we have bands that form, rise to a peak, hit something of a downhill slope, and break-up, only to reform again for—well, there could be any number of reasons…and this leads into completely new second act…and thus things begin again—and maybe even under better circumstances than anyone thought possible…
Let’s do a case study…let’s have a specific band deconstruct their journey from formation to breakup to reunion…this is the history of Alexisonfire—in their own words…
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More and More Medical Mysteries of Music
The Most Dangerous Artists in Rock
1994
A History of Anonymous Bands
Uncharted: The Ever-Popular Kurt-Cobain-Was-Murdered Conspiracy
Connections 2
Lo-Fi: A History
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark
Songs Based On Real Events
Rock Explainer 4
The History and Future of AI in Music
Another Look At Bootlegging: Part 2
Uncharted "Sneak Peak" - Episode 9: The Disappearance of Richey Edwards
Another Look At Bootlegging: Part 1
Rock Firsts By Black Artists
UFOs, UAPs, and Rock
Uncharted "Sneak Peak" - Episode 7: The Linkin Park Cyberstalker
What A Drag It Is Getting Old (Musically)
2023 In Memoriam
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Crime Beat
Michael Campbell’s Money Talks
Fearless Fred Presents: Mud 79 - A Fan Made Star Wars Story
Oilers NOW with Bob Stauffer
Those Old Radio Shows