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Re: Pop Quiz: What band?
This is borderline as to whether or not it's proper for the GNR section, I know. I wanted to post it here to discuss the analogies when compared to the CD saga.
# After recording their breakthrough album in the 80's, the frontman alienated his former band mates and bought the name. He has since toured and recorded under this name.
# The band has not released an original studio album since the early 90's.
# In the early 90's, the frontman left for a self-imposed exile from the music world.
# The frontman experienced a fallout with his label and refused to work with them.
# In '95, a former member laid down demo tracks to be used as a basis for the frontman's next album. The frontman never used them.
# The other members of the original band have since gone and founded a new band. They have recorded and toured to this day for a fair share of fame in their circles.
# As the sole remaining original member, the frontman has gathered a touring lineup around him. He continues to tour sporadically (in 2006, he toured extensively).
# The setlists consist of mostly old material from the studio albums. A batch of new, unreleased songs have been played live every now and then.
# The frontman maintains a new studio album is being worked on, but has refused to give any solid updates, let alone firm release dates. He rarely gives interviews or appears in public.
# Despite the lack of news concerning the new album, sporadic live appearances and a ne'er-updated official website, the band sports a considerably loyal and long-suffering fanbase, which continues thrive to this day.
Can you guess the band? No, it's not the obvious answer.
Re: Pop Quiz: What band?
Just testing.
To anyone who knows the band, that should be a dead giveaway.
When the singer, who'd originally only written the lyrics on the the music written by other people, had been left to his own devices, he opted to go for a more grand direction. He has expressed a penchant towards towards epics, and has collaborated with a well-known producer known for his theatrically overblown sound. The producer is well-known in the rock circles for his late 70's collaboration with one heavy rock star. You know the name, I know it.
