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Bands together the longest?

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  • 05-08-2002 7:53pm
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    Ruu_Old
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    Thinking of Guns n Roses..Axl being the only original member (i think)...which rock bands have the original lineups and have been together the longest..anyone? :)


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    cournioni
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    Only one that comes to mind is Deep Purple. What a fantastic band they are too!


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    Giblet
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    AC/DC have been around for ages too, so have PULP.


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    Pugsley
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    Metallica have been around a good while (cant remember exact)
    And megadeath were around for 20 years (they disbanded early this year, but i thought they should be included).
    Iron maiden have been around for ages aswell.


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    Mossy Monk
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    The Rolling Stones
    U2 have been around for a while too


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    Robbo
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    Original lineups?

    Deep Purple are minus Ritchey Blackmore these days aren't they?
    The Stones lost Brian Jones, and then there's Bill Wyman.
    Iron Maiden went for a few years without Bruce Dickinson.

    Rock bands really are fickle things. Bring on the Vikings.


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    MrJoeSoap
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    Aerosmith


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    WhiteWashMan
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    metallica, suicidal tendencies and megadeth were al started in the very early 80's.
    long time to rock i reckon.
    christ, areosmith, theyve been going for bloody years!!!

    and i recall black sabath coming out with a song in the early 90's (i think) or was it 80's.


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    lordsippa
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    Erm... Bruce WASN'T original Maiden singer. Sorry.

    I heard news that Sabbath and Ozzy were gonna do an album together... so I dunno where that's going...

    Motley Crue. They're taking a break for now, but they're still going.

    Jethro Tull
    Motorhead <ok... Lemmy's only original member>
    Hawkwind
    Gong
    ...
    I'll think of more <just go and have a look at my CD collection>


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    Kurdt
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    metallica dont have their original lineup...


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    zAbbo
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    afaik The Stones have been around since mid 60`s but have changed there lineup so many times, so i think the longest band is probably The Who albeit minus Keith Moon


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    Robbo
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    ...and John Entwistle now as well.


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    lordsippa
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    What about Saxon?

    And The Cure were around for AGES but now it's on indefinite hold.


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    Giblet
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    The Blind boys of alabama. 50 yrs now or more.


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    fisifan01
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    Aerosmith are just about the only band who can boast having their original line-up after being together for over 30 years.

    Amazing when you consider the drug problems and the rehabilitation that Tyler and Perry had to endure


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    deco
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    JS Bach And The Lightning Leipzig 5 being together for a couple of hundred years at this point....;)


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    Oeneus
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    I don't know much about these guys but I seem to keep thinking that Red Hot Chilli Peppers have been going quite long.

    Speaking of Guns N' Roses, is anyone going to the show in London on the 26th?


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    Kurdt
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    the chili peppers have had loads of lineup changes...

    going to see GNR in leeds...though its just axl now:(


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    Oeneus
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    Ah well. Shows my knowledge of them really doesn't it.

    Anyway. Be sure to inform us as soon as possible whether Axl and his cronies actually turn up.


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    mike65
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    Aerosmith are back to thier original line-up but for a few years in the early 80s' they lost Joe Perry to a solo project and someone else before they realised they were going nowhere and reformed for Done With Mirrors (1984) which is thier last pre-MTV album and therefore worth buying!

    Deep Purple lost Blackmore years ago when they regained Ian Gillan! He was replaced by Steve Morse. Then Jon Lord called it a day a few months back, Don Airey has filled that void.

    Mike.


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    A$$A$$IN
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    AC/DC have been together 4 ages and believe it or not they have had something like 16 different lineups!!!??? :eek:


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