With The Avalanches releasing new material today (track ‘Frankie Sinatra’) a new album is imminent (Wildflower July 8), but it’s worth noting, it’s taken 16 years.
Repeat: 16 long years.
To put that in perspective, in the year 2000 Vladimir Putin was elected president of Russia, American Beauty won the Oscar for best picture, and the PlayStation 2 was just released. My god…
The massive gap between albums mostly brought about a negative response, with anticipation turning into frustration, yet the Melbournians aren’t the only group guilty of keeping their followers in the dark. Here are 10 bands that almost caused their fans to combust in fit of vexation. In order of wait time..
Portishead
11 years between Portishead (1997) and Third (2008)
The Verve
11 years between Urban Hymns (1997) and Forth (2008)
Kate Bush
12 years between The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005)
Van Halen
14 years between Van Hallen III (1998) and A Different Kind of Truth (2012)
Guns N Roses
15 years between The Spaghetti Incident? (1993) and Chinese Democracy (2008)
My Bloody Valentine
22 years between Loveless (1991) and MBV (2013)
The Cars
23 years between Door To Door (1987) and Move Like This (2011)
The Who
24 years between It’s Hard (1982) and Endless Wire (2006)
The Eagles
28 years between The Long Run (1979) and Long Road Out of Eden (2007)
The Stooges
34 years between Raw Power (1973) and The Weirdness (2007)
Watch the full Iggy and the Stooges show here.
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About Iggy And The Stooges
Iggy And The Stooges formed in Michigan in 1967 – killing off the hippie era and sparking the first wave of punk with wild, primal live shows and three albums: The Stooges, Fun House and Raw Power. They disbanded in 1974, but three decades later reformed, returning songs like I Wanna Be Your Dog, No
