Groups who split in two

that's funny

The (English) Beat split into GP and Fine Young Cannibals

 

And what a rivalry that was!

 

Best example so far.

 

Sleep split into OM and High On Fire

 

Free split into Bad Company and Back Street Crawler

 

Ween became Freeman and Dean Ween Group after their breakup in 2012.

 

Two members of Jethro Tull formed Tallis in 1980. I believe their lone album finally came out this year.

 

Thanks! You are correct.
I kinda thought I was unto something there, but I couldn't put my finger on it, getting old sucks!

 

i thought Becker / Fagen were backstage bit players who were told to stop goofing around if they knew what would be good for their future health

 

bass for The Specials went to General Public

 

Along similar lines, I also can't remember the exact deal with Asia...LOL

 

The Specials split into the Special AKA and Fun Boy Three

 

The final quartet lineup of the Yardbirds split into Renaissance (Keith Relf, Jim McCarty) and the New Yardbirds (Chris Dreja, Jimmy Page). The second band became Led Zeppelin after Dreja dropped out.

 

two solo projects from a two-member 'group'

 

Sheriff ("When I'm with You") split into Alias ("More Than Words Can Say") and Frozen Ghost ("Should I See").

 

I thought they were hired solely as staff song doctors/producers/writers by ABC Records. At least the backstory I remember hearing.

 

The full band has included Claude Coleman and Glenn McClelland since 1994 and Dave Dreiwitz since 1997. Gene got a new backing band for Freeman and the rest of them played in Dean Ween Group.

 

The Clash split into Big Audio Dynamite (Mick Jones) and later The Good, the Bad and the Queen (Paul Simonon). Mick Jones and Paul Simonon were both in a Gorillaz line-up too.

 

i read they would clown around in concert performances, please provide any footage anybody???

and were confronted by people on the payroll that didn't find that funny at all...

 

Hmm, don't think anybody disputes that Godley & Creme were more significant contributors to 10cc. Plus, both of these had substantial catalogs after they literally split in two.

Not here to police the thread. Becker & Fagan were in Jay & the Americans, no matter how tenuous their involvement.

Sounds about right, although they may have performed live?

 

they were never band members. hired touring musicians

 

who clowned around during performances, for a 3rd time....

 

ok whatever.

 

Hah that's what my fingers were supposed to type!

But I think, and I may be wrong again, that the AKA part predates the others.

 

Not exactly splitting in two since the lineups don't match up, but Black Flag and Flag could count.