Bands who change there singers

PTH2009 · 28-10-2015 6:58pm #1

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 )

Kev W · 28-10-2015 7:00pm

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

kneemos · 28-10-2015 7:00pm

Daniel O'Donnel.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 28-10-2015 7:01pm

Madonna is much better since yer man took over.

duchalla · 28-10-2015 7:01pm

INXS have been sh!te since Michael Hutchence died.

smash · 28-10-2015 7:03pm

Where singers? There singers...

kneemos · 28-10-2015 7:05pm

smash wrote: »

Where singers? There singers...

Reported for nasizism

beauf · 28-10-2015 7:09pm

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

Turtyturd · 28-10-2015 7:09pm

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

PTH2009 · 28-10-2015 7:12pm

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.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-10-2015 7:14pm

kneemos wrote: »

Reported for nasizism

*Nazism.

kneemos · 28-10-2015 7:16pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

*Nazism.

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

Mesrine65 · 28-10-2015 7:16pm

Bon Scott - singer

Brian Johnson - screamer

Quota era datum...

Buona Fortuna · 28-10-2015 7:20pm

U2 could do with freshening up.

Strumms · 28-10-2015 7:20pm

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.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 28-10-2015 7:22pm

Milli Vanilli.

bodhrandude · 28-10-2015 7:24pm

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.

refusetolose · 28-10-2015 7:25pm

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

Son0vagun · 28-10-2015 7:29pm

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.

Sirsok · 28-10-2015 7:31pm

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

Los Lobos · 28-10-2015 7:35pm

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

The Backwards Man · 28-10-2015 7:36pm

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!

Anesthetize · 28-10-2015 7:38pm

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.

Bulbous Salutation · 28-10-2015 7:38pm

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

Ruu · 28-10-2015 7:40pm

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

sheesh · 28-10-2015 7:41pm

genisis ummmm

Fleetwood mac much better

tigerboon · 28-10-2015 7:47pm

sheesh wrote: »

Fleetwood mac much better

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

Vinculus · 28-10-2015 7:52pm

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.

Sir Osis of Liver. · 28-10-2015 7:55pm

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.

Robsweezie · 28-10-2015 8:00pm

Sugababes FTW

Fleawuss · 28-10-2015 8:01pm

kneemos wrote: »

Reported for nasizism

I like that. Nastyism. A new word.

Vinculus · 28-10-2015 8:03pm

Yeah, I would have loved to see them. Legend has it that Ray Manzarek went to The Harbour Bar in Bray to see "The Back Doors" play, as he thought they were the best Doors tribute act going.

bodhrandude · 28-10-2015 8:10pm

The Bob Dylan Band could do with a new vocalist I reckon. :pac:

Son0vagun · 28-10-2015 8:12pm

Black Sabbath, tried, and tried, and never could replace Ozzy, Dio was close though.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 28-10-2015 8:20pm

Bulbous Salutation wrote: »

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

The band will always be associated with Staley though, he was a massive part of their success.

I think the new guy is good and all that but it will never be the same for people who loved AIC in their 90s heyday.

Mesrine65 · 28-10-2015 8:22pm

Van Halen with Dave Lee Roth kicked ass, with Sammy Hagar they sucked balls, don't get me started on Gary Cherone from Extreme!

BlaasForRafa · 28-10-2015 8:56pm

Son0vagun wrote: »

Black Sabbath, tried, and tried, and never could replace Ozzy, Dio was close though.

Close? He was better. If Tony hadn't been paranoid from years of cocaine use that version of the band could have gone on for years. Dio could not only sing but write songs which Ozzy couldn't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-og87crqsCE

dirkmeister · 28-10-2015 8:59pm

I'm going to say The National without Matt Berninger would be totally different.

While I'm at it...The Bad Seeds without Nick Cave.

donegaLroad · 28-10-2015 8:59pm

The Doors tried without morrison for a while but just wasnt the same.

bodhrandude · 28-10-2015 9:03pm

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Close? He was better. If Tony hadn't been paranoid from years of cocaine use that version of the band could have gone on for years. Dio could not only sing but write songs which Ozzy couldn't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-og87crqsCE

Not only that, he was the best singer Rainbow had too.

Links234 · 28-10-2015 9:09pm

Kamelot managed it after Roy Khan left, and he had some of the most incredible pipes going.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdqju4-j9B4

Tommy Karevik stepped in and worked out amazingly, in spite of people thinking Kamelot couldn't go on without Khan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvWT-7l6vJU

Kev W · 28-10-2015 9:10pm

Anesthetize wrote: »

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.

Yep. That was the joke.

Dozen Wicked Words · 28-10-2015 9:10pm

Drowning pool have had a few lead singers.

Kev W · 28-10-2015 9:11pm

donegaLroad wrote: »

The Doors tried without morrison for a while but just wasnt the same.

So they were good then?

Rothko · 28-10-2015 9:41pm

Radiohead wouldn't be the same if Thom Yorke left.

Anesthetize · 28-10-2015 9:44pm

I really wish Billy Corgan would leave the Smashing Pumpkins.

force eleven · 28-10-2015 9:49pm

Bands who change there singers are loosers.

beauf · 28-10-2015 9:54pm

Mesrine65 wrote: »

Van Halen with Dave Lee Roth kicked ass, with Sammy Hagar they sucked balls, don't get me started on Gary Cherone from Extreme!

DLR is brutal since he came back.

I didn't mind Hagar but the music Eddie wrote was meh.

beauf · 28-10-2015 10:02pm

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Close? He was better. If Tony hadn't been paranoid from years of cocaine use that version of the band could have gone on for years. Dio could not only sing but write songs which Ozzy couldn't.

Very different band with Dio or Ozzy. Ozzy brought something that Dio couldn't.

Rothko · 28-10-2015 11:22pm

beauf wrote: »

Very different band with Dio or Ozzy. Ozzy brought something that Dio couldn't.

Technically wise, Dio had a better voice but I much prefer how Ozzy sounded.

BlaasForRafa · 28-10-2015 11:29pm

beauf wrote: »

Ozzy brought something that Dio couldn't.

Alcoholism?

j/k I like Ozzy an all but Black Sabbath with Dio was just magic, the two albums in the early 80's just had so many great songs.

Bands who change there singers

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