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Bands who change there singers

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  • 28-10-2015 6:58pm
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    PTH2009
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    What bands would not benefit from changing there lead singers ???. I think u2, def lepperd, Metallica, Asian, foo fighters to name a few would be disasters with new singers

    A lot of older bands have lost there original singers to retirement,health, break up, etc but sell there tickets through there hits sung by the former front person and there newer songs are not as good eg journey, foreigner.

    It has worked for some bands changing leads eg Acdc, Fleetwood Mac, iron maiden, van halen, the dubliners and thin Lizzy to a small extent.

    Queen with the American Idol guy are not the same without mercury

    Discuss (if this fourm is inappropriate please move it to a relevant fourm thanks )


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    Kev W
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    Nine Inch Nails would be a whole different band without Trent Reznor.


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    kneemos
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    Daniel O'Donnel.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
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    Madonna is much better since yer man took over.


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    duchalla
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    INXS have been sh!te since Michael Hutchence died.


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    smash
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    Where singers? There singers...


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    kneemos
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    smash wrote: »
    Where singers? There singers...


    Reported for nasizism


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    beauf
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    There are no rules some times it works sometimes it doesn't. What more can you say?


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    Turtyturd
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    It's not the same band when they change singer.


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    PTH2009
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    Turtyturd wrote: »
    It's not the same band when they change singer.

    Imagine if bruce Springsteen left the e street band and someone like Robbie Williams tours with the e street band singing Bruce songs.


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    DEFTLEFTHAND
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    kneemos wrote: »
    Reported for nasizism

    *Nazism.


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,410 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »
    *Nazism.



    I know you know I know,so I won't say.


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    Mesrine65
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    Bon Scott - singer

    Brian Johnson - screamer

    Quota era datum...


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    Buona Fortuna
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    U2 could do with freshening up.


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    Strumms
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    How many bands went on to become either equally as good or better / successful having changed their lead singer for someone else.... It just doesn't work.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
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    Milli Vanilli.


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    bodhrandude
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    Strumms wrote: »
    How many bands went on to become either equally as good or better / successful having changed their lead singer for someone else.... It just doesn't work.

    I give you Faith No More. started out with moderate success with Mike Morris on vocals in 1981. In 1989 Mike Patton replaced Morris and Faith No More became fairly huge or more successful, so it works for the better sometimes.

    If you want to get into it, you got to get out of it. (Hawkwind 1982)



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    refusetolose
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    joy division didn't do too bad after singer change..


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    Son0vagun
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    Dropkick Murphys did it.
    The Pogues tried it.
    It worked for Iron Maiden once, but didn't work for them the second time.
    Blind Melon and Alice in Chains had to do it.

    I guess AC/DC had to do it too, and work out best for them.


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    Sirsok
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    I was a massive Rage Against the Machine fan but not to find of audioslave at all.


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    Los Lobos
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    It worked for Sepultura, with Derrick Green, but I just couldn't listen to them without Max


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    The Backwards Man
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    Strumms wrote: »
    How many bands went on to become either equally as good or better / successful having changed their lead singer for someone else.... It just doesn't work.
    REO Speedwagon did.

    Twice!


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    Anesthetize
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    Kev W wrote: »
    Nine Inch Nails would be a whole different band without Trent Reznor.
    Wouldn't be Nine Inch Nails then :) It was always pretty much his solo project anyway with whatever musicians he could drag along as his touring band.

    Black Flag is a good example of a band changing frontman multiple times and still being successful. Henry Rollins is seen as the definitive frontman but Keith Morris, Ron Reyes and Dez Cadena were great as well.


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    Bulbous Salutation
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    Alice in Chains replaced their singer after the first lad died of a heroin overdose. The transition was very smooth in fairness.


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    Ruu
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    Journey had two since Steve Perry. Don't think it has worked that well.


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    sheesh
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    genisis ummmm

    Fleetwood mac much better


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    tigerboon
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    sheesh wrote: »
    Fleetwood mac much better

    That's a real can of worms you're opening.


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    Vinculus
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    The Doors tried twice, once with Iggy Pop shortly after Jim died and thenmuch more recently with Ian Astbury from the Cult. I think Iggy was too off his nut on smack to be of any use and Ian just played a few live shows with the band. I'm sure he was great.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
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    Vinculus wrote: »
    The Doors tried twice, once with Iggy Pop and then more recently with Ian Astbury from the Cult. I think Iggy was too off his nut on smack to be of any use and Ian just played a few live shows with the band. I'm sure he great.
    He was great,saw them in the Point .I won tickets to see them with the Sunday World.
    He had Jim down to a tee.


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    #30
    Robsweezie
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    Sugababes FTW


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    Fleawuss
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    kneemos wrote: »
    Reported for nasizism

    I like that. Nastyism. A new word.


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