IGuessI'mFloating's Memorial to Bands Who Broke Up

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I Guess I'm Floating does a send-up/round up to bands that have broken up and memorable songs that remind us of why. Bands covered include:

[MP3] Nirvana - Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle

Cause: Lead singer Kurt Cobain's heroin overdose and alleged suicide.

[MP3] Blind Melon - No Rain

Cause: Lead singer Shannon Hoon's cocaine overdose in New Orleans.

[MP3] The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun

Cause: Yoko? Death of manager? All extremely talented musicians interested in trying new things?

[MP3] Queen - Good Company

Cause: Losing a singer like Freddie Mercury can be pretty detrimental to any band. They continued with some new music and tours, but Mercury is an irreplaceable.

[MP3] The Who - Baba O'Riley

Cause: The death of drummer Keith Moon seemed to set a chain reaction of events that slowed the band down. With Daltrey and Townshend working on a new album I can only pray to see them live sometime.

[MP3] Jackson 5 - ABC

Cause: Jacko goes solo.

[MP3] Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. One

Cause: Can't make music without Jeff Mangum! Whether he didn't like the fame, wanted to pursue other projects, or was tired of making music has yet to be fully determined.

[MP3] The Juliana Theory - If I Told You This Was Killing Me, Would You Stop?

Cause: Trouble with record labels, record sales, and a dwindling fan base.

[MP3] Sublime - Santeria

Cause: Lead singer Brad Nowell's heroin overdose. Since he was the driving force of the band, much like Cobain, it's hard to continue without him.

[MP3] Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio

Cause: de la Rocha left the group citing their decision making process and ambitions were completely lost.

[MP3] Genesis - That's All

Cause: After Collins left the band they never really recovered.

[MP3] Grandaddy - A.M. 180

Cause: They went out in style. After not dealing with major labes, playing Ticketmaster/Clear Channel venues, and whatnot the band finally had to take a break from sticking it to the man.

[MP3] Jump, Little Children - Rains In Asia

Cause: They've been on hiatus for a year, but haven't made plans (or ruled them out for that that matter) to return yet.

[MP3] Get Up Kids - Campfire Kansas

Cause: They're all in side projects, but decided to call it quits after 10 years of music.

[MP3] Ben Folds Five - Brick

Cause: Mr. Folds decided to drop the trio five and go solo. Good move.

[MP3] Alice In Chains - Would

Cause: Heroin strikes again.. Lead singer/founder Layne Staley was fighting depression for a good amount of time and overdosed in 2002.

[MP3] Blink 182 - Stay Together For The Kids

Cause: Screw the kids! Tom DeLonge has the "best music in decades" to make. Phht!

[MP3] Buffalo Springfield - For What Its Worth

Cause: A catapult that led to CSN&Y but not without a break-up only 25 months after their conception.

[MP3] Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary

Cause: Instead of lead singer John Fogerty going solo, other band members got jealous of him being a frontman and tried to go solo first, eventually ending the band.

[MP3] Creed - With Arms Wide Open

Cause: God - proving to humanity that he does exist.

[MP3] The Clash - Lost In The Supermarket

Cause: Creative differences, a controlling manager, and subsequent disillusionment all lead to the band's eventual demise.

[MP3] Talking Heads - Psycho Killer

Cause: After Eno, after the Eighties, Byrne called the band together one final time in 1991, citing fatigue, frustration, and creative differences as the cause of their disbanding.

[MP3] The Pixies - Gouge Away

Cause: After announcing the band's temporary hiatus, Francis announced the band's breakup during a radio interview in 1993, unbeknownst to the rest of the band.

[MP3] Pavement - Range Life

Cause: After an extensive world tour in 1999, the band announced their hiatus, which would later become their obvious breakup, apparently due simply to exhaustion. It was a mutual decision.

[MP3] N.E.R.D. - She Wants To Move

Cause: Frontman/superstar Pharrel announced in 2005 on BBC's Radio One that he was unhappy with the group's direction/management under Virgin records, and that the band had "expired."

[MP3] No Doubt - Don't Speak

Cause: Gwen just wanted it all, and on her first class flight to stardom, she forgot to pack the band.

[MP3] Q And Not U - Soft Pyramids

Cause: They believed they had taken the band as far as they had wished, after the release of their final album, 2004's Power.

[MP3] The Smiths - Frankly Mr Shankly

Cause: Rourke was gone, Marr and Morrissey were at eachother's creative throats, and in 1987, the band called it quits.

[MP3] Pulp - Mis-Shapes

Cause: After almost 25 years in the business, Pulp went on hiatus in 2002 while the members pursued other projects. Their fate, while unknown, does not look good.

[MP3] At The Drive-In - Catacombs

Cause: The band generally chalks it up to creative differences, while Cedric takes full blame himself, believing ATDI was holding him back from expanding musically.

[MP3] Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain

Cause: The death of drummer John Bonham proved too devastating to continue making music.

[MP3] The Velvet Underground - Oh! Sweet Nuthin'

Cause: After numerous breakups and reunions, the band's definitive end came when cancer finally clamed the life of Sterling Morrison in 1995.

[MP3] The Police - Every Breath You Take

Cause: Sting's name is a verb. End of story.

[MP3] Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

Cause: Too much tension between members led to a predicted break-up.

[MP3] The Unicorns - Jellybones

Cause: Extensive and exaustive touring and recording stress lead to the infamous "THE UNICORNS ARE DEAD (R.I.P.)" message posted to their website...rumors flared, but the truth was inevitable.

[MP3] Stone Temple Pilots - Plush

Cause: Between solo albums and rehab, the band decided to go their separate ways.

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Source: I Guess I'm Floating