Best short-lived band?

Thunderclap Newman.

Blind Faith
Crabby Appleton
Fever Tree
Amboy Dukes (w/ John Drake)
Byrds (original members)
David and David
Bob Seger System
Robin Trower (w/ James Dewar)
Mountain
King Crimson (w/ Greg Lake)
Faces (w/ Rod Stewart)

Ramatam.... If you must ask, then google.

What about The Band breaking up in 1976. Way too early for us die hard fans. Hell, Levon Helm is still performing in his 60's with his Midnight Ramblers !!

Here are three that were around long enough to get into our heads, but went away before we could really glom on to them:
1) Creedence Cleawater Revival. You can throw out a lot of dates, but lets go with 1967 - 1971
2) The Doors. Interestingly enough, also 1967 - 1971
3) The Smiths. 1982 - 1987

I'll also agree with The Beatles nomination.

Lust Pollution

Xiekitchen, you are so right! Stephen certainly assembled an all-star band to play virtually any kind of music. That album featured standard rock, country, cuban bluegrass (Stephen grew up in central america) and great blues.
The musicians:
Stephen Stills - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Chris Hillman - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Dallas Taylor - drums
Paul Harris - keyboards
Fuzzy Samuels - bass
Al Perkins - vocals, best peddle steel I ever heard
Joe Lala - vocals, percussion

I don't think any band played so many different kinds of music so perfectly and not lose a double album flow!

A truly amazing album that for me stands alongside "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" and the "Are You Experienced" as my favorites.

Happy the Man

I see someone remembers Steve Still's Manassas...
The 1st double album is a great album I still have and love...
Kind of odd sound what with the 'cuban bluegrass' arrangements.

The Rolling Stones

(just kidding)

Never mind the bollocks, how about the Sex Pistols? Or the Gram Parsons-era Flying Burrito Brothers?

The Jimi Hendrix Experience....

Northern Pikes (Canada) alot of fun live back in the mid-80's.
Great bar band (did a very few CDs) and new how to keep a crowd dancing for hours.

spinal tap

Could short be defined as a couple years? If so how about Cream of the sixties.

Nirvana.

Blind Faith, or how about The Traveling Wilburys?

The Dirty Mac?

the beatles

john hall rules......

stills can call it anything but its still stephen

D & the D's wasnt a band. just somethin to fill the void.
miss carl R.

hows about the sandford and townsend band?

Blind Faith?