Listening to one of these DJ-less stations that are catching on these days, I heard Action by Sweet. Don’t remember hearing it back in their heyday, but I looked it on iTMS and read the bio details they offer. I was struck by the fact their career spanned 1970 to 1982, while Depeche Mode, who are playing here this week, have been around for 25 years. Likewise U2.
Is this a good thing? Discuss.
As a side item, I think any band that loses a founding member, after they have achieved a certain level of recognition, must change their name. (I’m looking at you, R.E.M.) They’re no longer the same group (for example, how do the Brian Jones-era Stones differ from the Mick Taylor-era and the Ron Wood-era?).