Bands with the original line-up

[RedWhiteMonkey]

dandarez said:

We've been listening to old bands we liked in the 60s. Didn't realise these were still going, so looked at the line up today. Several hiccups along the way and disbanding, reforming as most do.

But if Tim Bogert had not announced his retirement from touring (replaced by Pete Bremy) 6 years ago this band would have had the same line up as in 1967!
Who are they?

Vanilla Fudge.

Had big hit with the Supreme's hit You Keep Me Hanging On.

Check out their past member section - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Fudge#Former...

[dandarez]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

dandarez said:

We've been listening to old bands we liked in the 60s. Didn't realise these were still going, so looked at the line up today. Several hiccups along the way and disbanding, reforming as most do.

But if Tim Bogert had not announced his retirement from touring (replaced by Pete Bremy) 6 years ago this band would have had the same line up as in 1967!
Who are they?

Vanilla Fudge.

Had big hit with the Supreme's hit You Keep Me Hanging On.

Check out their past member section - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Fudge#Former...

Oh, I know. That's why I said what I did. But still stands, if Bogert had not decided to jack in the touring they could still be the original line up today (forget all the changes in between).

[AdeTuono]

dandarez said:

RedWhiteMonkey said:

dandarez said:

We've been listening to old bands we liked in the 60s. Didn't realise these were still going, so looked at the line up today. Several hiccups along the way and disbanding, reforming as most do.

But if Tim Bogert had not announced his retirement from touring (replaced by Pete Bremy) 6 years ago this band would have had the same line up as in 1967!
Who are they?

Vanilla Fudge.

Had big hit with the Supreme's hit You Keep Me Hanging On.

Check out their past member section - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Fudge#Former...

Oh, I know. That's why I said what I did. But still stands, if Bogert had not decided to jack in the touring they could still be the original line up today (forget all the changes in between).

''Several hiccups along the way, disbanding and reforming' is a whole different matter. I'm sure there are many bands that fulfill those criteria.

[mark387mw]

AdeTuono said:

''Several hiccups along the way, disbanding and reforming' is a whole different matter. I'm sure there are many bands that fulfill those criteria.

Fleetwood Mac nearly.

[CanAm]

mark387mw said:

Fleetwood Mac nearly.

Apart from lacking Peter Green,Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan you mean?

[K12beano]

CanAm said:

mark387mw said:

Fleetwood Mac nearly.

Apart from lacking Peter Green,Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan you mean?

Shall we turn this into "If Three Members Hadn't Left..." thread?

[AdeTuono]

K12beano said:

CanAm said:

mark387mw said:

Fleetwood Mac nearly.

Apart from lacking Peter Green,Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan you mean?

Shall we turn this into "If Three Members Hadn't Left..." thread?

Or just 'Name a band....'?

[12TS]

Ahem. Brotherhood of Man. Whilst not the original lineup the current version started in 1973. 44 years!

[Hian]

Thunder
Clutch

[eric twinge]

Hian said:

Thunder
Clutch

Not too sure about Thunder.

Mark 'Snake' Luckhurst (i think that is name, bassist anyway) left somwtime ago and was replaced.

[astrsxi77]

Zad said:

Wikipedia has a colourful little chart for Duran Duran:



Warren Cuccurullo is nearly 60 now!

I suspect there's more video of his (cough cough) other career "performances" on the net than there are of him playing his guitar.

No Steve Ferrone! His drumming pretty much defined the sound of the Notorious album. Well, him and Nile Rodgers.

[Hian]

eric twinge said:

Hian said:

Thunder
Clutch

Not too sure about Thunder.

Mark 'Snake' Luckhurst (i think that is name, bassist anyway) left somwtime ago and was replaced.

Yes, should have checked my CDs first, there's been a couple of changes in Thunder.

[dandarez]

CanAm said:

mark387mw said:

Fleetwood Mac nearly.

Apart from lacking Peter Green,Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan you mean?

Danny wasn't in the original line. Nor, for that matter, was McVie (he was still in the Bluesbreakers).

Not for long though, Bob Brunning left FM after a very short time (a few weeks) and McVie replaced him. But this had all been agreed in advance anyway.

I saw them many times after in all their various line ups.
I was a believer in the daubed signs of the late 60s 'ClaptonGREEN is God!'


Original Mac line up. Green, Spencer, Fleetwood and Brunning.

[Lucas CAV]

Athlon said:

Madness, same line up since 1979 and about to release another album. Chas is taking some time away at the moment but is still credited as a band member. To be totally fair he was allowed to be part of the band as they were laying down One Step Beyond so the very earliest incarnation of Madenss was the current active 6 piece.

Mike Barson left for a while.
And there was a version of the band called "The Madness" which only consisted of 4 (?) members.

[Athlon]

Lucas CAV said:

Athlon said:

Madness, same line up since 1979 and about to release another album. Chas is taking some time away at the moment but is still credited as a band member. To be totally fair he was allowed to be part of the band as they were laying down One Step Beyond so the very earliest incarnation of Madenss was the current active 6 piece.

Mike Barson left for a while.
And there was a version of the band called "The Madness" which only consisted of 4 (?) members.

Indeed but it states bands with the original line up which is exactly what they are right now (and still going strong with a recent new album)