What is the greatest band that has never had any of its members die?

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1. Kinks

[musiclawyer]

17. The question said "greatest"

Kinks....by far ..original 4 plus all the replacements thereafter still alive

[MrCoffee]

18. yes, it does say greatest...see post #2

[MrCoffee]

2. Pixies. Pixies. Pixies.

[GumboYaYa]

3. The Meters....Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr., Art Neville, and Zigaboo

Modeliste. Perhaps not only the greatest band with no members to die, but also simply the greatest band ever.

[Dulcinea]

4. R.E.M.

All still alive & kicking!

[SteppingRazor]

19. Well, Bill Berry's not exactly "kicking" n/t

[RedStateShame]

5. GBV

Broke up, but not dead. Bob Pollard is bullet-proof.

[XNASA]

6. XTC

[ProfessorGAC]

7. I'll Go With King Crimson

To my knowledge, the original guys are all still alive, and the guys from the greatest incarnation are all alive.

I think a vote for Yes might be appropriate too.
The Professor

[XNASA]

11. Isn't Steve Howe dead?

Or does he just look like he is?

[ProfessorGAC]

20. Nah! He's Alive. He's Looked Old For 30 Years!

He must have one of those "old" faces. I saw them the first time in 1973. I thought someone's dad was playing guitar.
The Professor

[Initech]

29. Although how many lineups did King Crimson go through?

It seems to me like it's just Robert Fripp and whoever he feels like playing with when they decided to make a new album.

[Aristus]

8. Aerosmith.

Same line-up too. After nearly forty years.

[bigwillq]

22. I agree with that one

although many DUers are Aerosmith haters.

[swag]

9. The Boredoms

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10. 2nd for the Pixies!

Although, I could add U2 and the Police to that as well.

[MrCoffee]

12. Zooropa and the 2nd half of Actung Baby took U2 out of the running

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14. I don't think those two diminish their work in any way

when you take their career as a whole.

[johnnie]

13. The Monkees

[Mad_Dem_X]

15. Pearl Jam.

[enigmatic]

16. Uncle Tupelo

[ghostsofgiants]

21. I'm gonna say Mission of Burma or Gang of Four.

[Mike Daniels]

23. Roxy Music

[Mike Daniels]

24. The Bad Seeds

[Initech]

25. Rolling Stones!

40 years and still touring!

Oh and before you say Brian Jones (bass player during the 60's) - just remember - he wasnt technically a member of the group before he died, so that doesnt count.

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

26. Insert Keith Richards joke here

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32. Like scorpions, cockroaches and Cher, Keith Richards is one of the few

things that can survive an atomic bomb explosion.

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27. The fact that in 6 years, they will celebrate their 50th anniversary,

makes me feel REAL old. And I'm almost a generation younger than them. I guess time really is on their side.

[Initech]

30. I'm convinced they'll still be touring 100 years from now

[leftofthedial]

28. Oasis

okay, just kidding.

[billyskank]

31. Exactly what I was going to say

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