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I’ve been working on a project to visually represent changes in a band’s lineup over time, as represented (primarily) over their studio albums.

Please check it out: Band Timelines

I’ve currently finished six pages - Black Sabbath, Faust, KMFDM, Metallica, Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones, with over 60 candidates for future pages. This isn’t limited to bands I know well, or even bands I remotely like, so some input both on future pages and existing work would be extremely welcome, as well as proof that I’m not talking to the wall.

Enjoy, and if it’s of some entertainment value or use to you, let me know.

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When Clerks sees an (inevitable) 25 year special anniversary edition, I think the rooftop hockey scenes should include CGI dewbacks wandering around in the background, and should feature a “Dante shoots first” version of the original deleted ending.

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