Band Trivia

[stomachmonkey]

It occurred to me that ZZ Top is likely the longest surviving rock n roll band that has never had a line up change.

Hill and Beard were not in the original lineup of Gibbons ZZ Top but they were the in the lineup that got signed and performed on every album.

U2 is the only other band I come up with that has survived intact.

The criteria is, have been around at least 30 years, were members when the band got signed, performed on every album, never left/returned and are still putting out new material as an active working band.

Watcha got?

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

U2
Cheap Trick?
Rush (however Peart didnt play on the first album)

[Super_Dave_D]

Wayne Newton.......no he broke up for a while in the 80's sorry

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Jared at Pelican Parts

U2
Cheap Trick?
Rush (however Peart didnt play on the first album)

U2 is in 2nd place simply since ZZ has been around 10 years longer.

Cheap Trick had a line up change, bass player.

Rush does not count because of Peart.

[Gogar]

The Destroyers.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Gogar

The Destroyers.

You mean as in George Thorogood and? Just a fun rock band...had no idea they were always the same group.

[Tobra]

The Stooges, as in Iggy and

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

Originally Posted by Tobra

The Stooges, as in Iggy and

nope. Mike Watt plays bass for them now. Ron Asheton is dead as well.

[rattlsnak]

Rush has been around longer even AFTER Peart joined them..
and i assume you mean bands that are still playing? Does ZZ Top still play anywhere?

[woodman]

Originally Posted by Jared at Pelican Parts

nope. Mike Watt plays bass for them now. Ron Asheton is dead as well.

Mike Watt is the man...Hardest working 4 stringer i know. He Jam econo...

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Gogar

The Destroyers.

Nope, line up change.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Rush has been around longer even AFTER Peart joined them..
and i assume you mean bands that are still playing? Does ZZ Top still play anywhere?

ZZ Top started in 69', Peart joined Rush in 74' so not longer and yes ZZ Top still tours. Peart was one of two member changes.

Photographer friend of mine, shameless plug for Will Bolton, wbolton.com, shot them at a show last year.

[stuartj]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Rush has been around longer even AFTER Peart joined them..
and i assume you mean bands that are still playing? Does ZZ Top still play anywhere?

ZZ Top played in Melbourne last week.

I think Golden Earring have had the same line up since about 1967.

[Gogar]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Nope, line up change.

Dang, i thought I really had somethin there.

[sammyg2]

Doobie brothers and fleetwood mac

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Doobie brothers...

Think it was McDonald who looked around one day and said, "there's not one founding member of this band left, maybe we should call it a day".

[Jeff Higgins]

Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

You're forgetting the Y factor.

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

You're forgetting the Y factor.

They went under a different name when he joined them, which was only intermittantly. CSN remained a constant while periodically augmented to CSN&Y. It's still that way today. I've seen both CSN and Y seperately in the last two years, and they performed together up here as CSN&Y, but I missed that show.

[M.D. Holloway]

Abba