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This poses an interesting question to me: Daft Punk is a kind of meta-band, in that it’s members are not necessarily real people. For a more clear example, we c
by wbronitsky 6y ago
This poses an interesting question to me: Daft Punk is a kind of meta-band, in that it’s members are not necessarily real people. For a more clear example, we can take The Gorillaz, a band made up of cartoon characters.
So what does it mean for such a meta-band to “break up” when they only existed during concerts and on records. Does that mean the people behind it won’t make more music? I sure hope not!
- ridaj 6y agoNah they had pseudonyms but they came out as real people for sure. They didn't create characters for themselves as they would have if they'd intended for others to take over the role
- wbronitsky 6y agoFair. Instead of a meta-band, it’s more of a shtick, where they said they were robots, then made an album called Human After All where they sound like robots. A bit like the games the White Stripes played with Jack and Meg’s relationship, but still not in meta-band, or even perpetual band territory
- redisman 6y agoIt's like GWAR or Slipknot. They like to dress up for (limited)anonymity and some extra flavor.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y agoMany music artists use different names for different projects - they're very rarely "real people". Only tangentially related, but The Archies were topping the charts all the way back in the 60s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar,_Sugar