Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 ( with the current line up solidifying in 1985 ), the band's four members — Trey Anastasio ( guitars, lead vocals ), Mike Gordon ( bass, vocals ), Jon Fishman ( drums, percussion, vocals ), and Page McConnell ( keyboards, vocals )— performed together for over 20 years before breaking up in August 2004.

Grant had previously turned down offers by Massot to make a film of the band, but with the huge success of the band's current tour, Grant changed his mind and offered him the job of director.

The tour would coincide with Universal Music ( current owners of the A & M label ) re-releasing some material from the band's back catalogue.

The band's current drummer later dies in the same way, in an on-stage explosion that leaves no remains.

One important current trend in critical assessments of the album is to draw parallels between the band's disintegrating ensemble and the chaotic events of the tumultuous year in which The Beatles was created, 1968.

In 2004, following the great success of his acclaimed live performances of the Beach Boys Pet Sounds album, and with the support of his band's musical director Darian Sahanaja, Wilson made the surprise announcement that he was going to finish the mythical record using his current touring band.

The band's current album, X, was released in June 2010.

The band has experienced a number of line-up changes ; the current line-up consists of Kim Deal ( lead vocals and guitar ), her twin sister Kelley Deal ( guitar and backing vocals ), Jose Medeles ( drums and percussion ), Mando Lopez ( bass guitar ) Todd the Fox ( guitar ) and Cheryl Lyndsey ( guitar ); Kim Deal has been the band's sole continual member.

The discussion covered the band's history and the current state of their live show and songwriting, with Sylvain commenting that " even if you come to our show thinking ' how can it be like it was before ,' we turn that around ' cos we've got such a great live rock ' n roll show ".

The band's spokesperson said " Several record stores have refused to stock our current single .... the Nice feel if the posters are issued in America they will do considerable harm ".

The album is a compilation of 10 of the band's best known songs, re-recorded in different musical styles than the original recordings and by the current lineup.

Bits of hardcore, surf rock, pop, hip-hop, and rock & roll all factor into the band's current punk rock sound.

That album, 2011's Fly From Here, is a reunion of sorts for Horn's former bandmate Geoff Downes ; not only is Downes a member of the band's current incarnation, but the album also takes its title from a song written by Horn and Downes during their original stint with Yes in the 1980s.

The title of the subsequent album was taken from a piece of graffiti seen in London and made reference to the band's current position in the public eye ; Whatever Happened to Slade was released in March and ironically, failed to make any chart appearance in the UK.

The principals of the band's current line up include:

The band's current Principal Conductor and Director of Music is the Welsh euphonium virtuoso, Dr. Nicholas Childs.

The EP features the return of the band's punk rock roots, although also reflecting influences of then current acts such as Hüsker Dü and The Descendents.

Guitarist J Mascis, bassist Lou Barlow, and drummer Murph are the band's founding and current members ; Mascis has been the group's sole continuous member.

Carl Dixon was the band's lead vocalist from 2004 to early 2008, before current frontman Derek Sharp took over in April, 2008.

After this, Howerdel clarified the band's current stance on a future album, stating " Right now the intention is not to put out a ( full album ) but just to release some songs along the way, and then they might be re-imagined and put together in some collection ... If you need to have an album then there will be something more like a photo album where you collect these things and you put them in.

* Chris Ralles is the band's current drummer.

On January 16, 2007, it was announced by InsideOut, the band's current record label, that lead singer Michael Sadler would be leaving Saga for personal reasons at the end of 2007.

The site is now fan run and hosts photos and content from the band's past as well as interviews with formers members and news on their current projects.

In 2002, Aerosmith's two-hour long Behind the Music was released, chronicling the band's tumultuous history and current activities and touring.

The reunited band featured an expanded lineup: Steve Hansgen joined as the band's bassist and Baker switched to second guitar.

Saints of Los Angeles features the band's original lineup.

Soon after, third guitarist Colin Bayley was added to the band's touring lineup, and Kennedy was replaced by prodigious young drummer Chad Wackerman ( ex Frank Zappa ).

Holdsworth left the group after graduation in 1986, solidifying the band's lineup of " Trey, Page, Mike, and Fish "— the lineup to this day.

The commercial failure of the band's newer material with its revised lineup demanded a change in marketing strategy.

This lineup recorded the band's seventh ( and final ) studio album, Pogue Mahone.

The band's early lineup consisted of singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and their most consistent drummer Don Bolles.

The band's most successful lineup consists of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary " Mani " Mounfield, and drummer Alan " Reni " Wren.

A joint statement between Williams and the group said " The rumours are true ... Take That: the original lineup, have written and recorded a new album, to be called, Progress for release later this year ," read the band's statement.

After the departures of Margolis and Krummenacher, the band's lineup stabilized in 2007 around Hickman, Lowery, Funaro and new bass guitarist Sal Maida, who had played with Roxy Music.

After the second CD release, the band's revolving lineup and shifting influences lead to Hill and Cahill parting ways.

1997 also saw lineup changes ; bassist Victor Damiani and guitarist Greg Brown both left, prompting speculation about the band's survival ; McCrea noted that " Musically, there was a really great symbiosis and I really felt that it ( their departures, especially Brown's ) was the most stupid thing in the world ", and said that he had considered dissolving the band.

The band's lineup has remained mostly static during their history, the only exception being the departure of bass player Alec John Such in 1994, who was unofficially replaced by Hugh McDonald.

With a full time fiddle player in their lineup, the band's second album feature a " now legendary folky jig style " and " more prominent inclusion of the fiddle playing lead lines and melodies normally associated with the lead guitar parts of most other rock bands.

The band were originally known as Riot but the name became Riot / Clone after two members of the original lineup wanted the band's name to become Clone.

The band's lineup has changed significantly since its heyday.

The band's lineup and sound evolved over time, and their music became somewhat more conventional.

A new single, " Land of the Dead " was released October 27, 2009, marking the band's first release of new studio material in six years and the only release by the lineup of Only, Cadena, and Robo.

Named after the 1981 horror film of the same name, the band's most successful lineup has consisted since 1987 of founding members Kevin Shields ( guitar and vocals ) and Colm Ó Cíosóig ( drums ) with the addition of singer-guitarist Bilinda Butcher and bassist Debbie Googe.

That lineup released the band's first album, We Care a Lot, in 1985.

The band's first album with this lineup, Learning to Crawl, was released during January 1984.

The Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks lineup continued the band's connection with younger music fans via concert pairings with popular jam bands The String Cheese Incident, moe, and Dave Matthews Band among others.

This band's lineup had Padavona on the bass guitar, along with singer Billy DeWolfe, guitarist Nick Pantas, drummer Tom Rogers, and saxophone player Jack Musci.

In February 2010, Mike Muir had noted that the new Suicidal Tendencies album would be released in late-2010, although this release date had already passed and at the band's performance at the FunFunFun Fest lineup at Waterloo Park in Austin, TX on November 7, 2010, he informed the crowd that a new album would be released in 2011.