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Hold On, It's Gonna Be A Bumpy Ride
The first break up to affect my circle of friends was Taking Back Sunday. In late May, I started to hear rumors that the kings of indie pop, after selling 500,000+ albums on Victory records, were breaking it up. Being a true fan, I demonstrated an amazing effort of denial. There was no way... Way. In June, the more official word of break up came out, and I accepted it. Not willingly mind you, but I did. That being said, I kind of brushed it off, after all, I still had the rest of my bands. My friend, J, was completely devastated. He was more of a super fan that I allowed myself to be. He had TBS song lyrics tattooed on his forearm. After TBS regrouped, lost and gained members, and jaunted back on tour, I questioned J on the new TBS. His response was depressing. He said he was done with them and that they were not the same, or comparable, and that they should change their name, and let TBS die. I thought his reaction was kind of funny, I admit. Had I only known... My friends and I drove out to Chicago to see the Reunion Show and a few other bands play a quaint little venue. Well, by the time we got there, the venue was at capacity, and bursting at the seams. Kids were sitting outside of the door trying to catch a stray note on the summer breeze. We were one of these unfortunate souls. It was beginning to rain, so we retreated to the car. As we got in, Austin said "dude, don't worry, we'll see 'em soon enough." Famous last words. Not nearly a month later, I received an e-mail from the mailing list of said band. The Reunion Show has broken up, and decided to pursue other projects. You have got to be fucking kidding me!!! I cried, like, 15 tears. However, Austin took it the hardest. He completely worshiped the singer / moog player. His exact words were that "it feels like my parents just broke up, but like, if I really liked my parents." We went into mourning. Our away messages were wrath with song lyrics, and personal confessions of loss, and encouragement for people to never forget a band they probably never heard of. It even got to the point that we wore black and only TRS T-shirts. Needless to say, I was no longer laughing at people who were upset when their fave band broke up. It sucks. The next complete cock in the face shock to the punk rock / emo world was the demise of Drive Thru's Long Island powerhouse, the Movielife. I personally was not affected by this, however, I did have a fascinating IM conversation with their biggest fan... Check it out: Jayne: I have a random request... I am writing this article for a web site about bands breaking up... I was wondering if you could give me some thoughts on the Movielife thing That was that. Justin did have a rear window sticker that said the Movielife. Before he became friends with one of my friends, we called him the Movielife kid. The final straw that pushed me to write this was the recent crumbling of Count The Stars. I saw them in November and then on the 5th of December, they announce their split. Give me a freaking break. I really love their music and they were seriously the nicest guys. I am still in shock and I don't think it has really hit just yet. I hope for the best for all of them. It's just really sad that there is a possibility that I will not get to see them ever again. They were a hell of a live band. All of this being said, there is some silver lining. Some of the members of bands that break up move onto other musical projects and sometimes surpass their roots. Others still tour as techs, guests, or managers, keeping them alive in the scene. The only thing I have to say is enjoy bands while you can and see them live as much as possible. Enjoy their music even after they are gone. Just because they are not a band does not mean they did not make amazing music. Keep rawk alive!!!!! Jayne Star Go Back. |
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