Bands That Benefited From a New or Replacement Member

[Halmyre]

cherryowen said:

Dashnine said:

tr7v8 said:

Genesis with Phil Collins

Phil Collins was always in Genesis, but I know what you mean…

He wasn't, but Genesis did benefit when he joined.

And from Steve Hackett, who joined around the same time.

[FourWheelDrift]

Nightwish with Floor Jansen.

[paul99]

Mike Patton replacing Chuck Mosley in Faith no More.

[worsy]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I liked Marillion with Fish, but they're better and more multi-layered since Steve Hogarth took over.

We'll disagree on this one.

[gazza285]

FourWheelDrift said:

Nightwish with Floor Jansen.

Don’t set me off.

[Lotobear]

Many die hards will disagree but I preferred Soft Machine when Karl Jenkins joined, and Allan Holdsworth.

That's not to say I didn't like the earlier more avant garde version, I just preferred the more fusion orientated direction they took

[P5BNij]

The Small Faces, when Jimmy Winston was replaced by Ian McLagen.

[psi310398]

blingybongy said:

Thin Lizzy with Gary Moore
Yes with Buggles

Would it be too controversial put forward Yes with Steve Howe (the official Yes) which has the considerable benefit of having no original members at all?

[blingybongy]

psi310398 said:

Would it be too controversial put forward Yes with Steve Howe (the official Yes) which has the considerable benefit of having no original members at all?

I was being slightly flippant but I did see Yes on the Drama tour and they were very good.
Never saw any other iteration but I did have a few albums.

[psi310398]

blingybongy said:

I was being slightly flippant but I did see Yes on the Drama tour and they were very good.
Never saw any other iteration but I did have a few albums.

[LF5335]

Music related threads like this crack me up. They all start with everyone jumping on the heavy metal side, then it drifts over to the anti-establishment 70s stuff, followed by a raft of totally obscure bands.

It’s like a pissing contest for who can be the most edgy

[GetCarter]

LF5335 said:

Music related threads like this crack me up. They all start with everyone jumping on the heavy metal side, then it drifts over to the anti-establishment 70s stuff, followed by a raft of totally obscure bands.

Hey, who are you calling obscure?

[Richard-390a0]

The Shamen after Mr C joined or The Prodigy when Flinty became lead vocalist.

[Stick Legs]

Iron Maiden - not only when Bruce Dickinson joined but as unpopular as this is going to be, also after he left.

Maiden were in a rut.
Blaize Bailey is a good singer.
The X Factor is a great album.
Bruce leaving for a bit & returning sorted out the egos and issues & they would not gave gone on to such great success & longevity if that episode had never happened.


Agree with all the above nominations of Mike Patton at Faith No More & Dio in Sabbath.

I would say that Peter Gabriel leaving Genesis improved them as well.
Now 1980’s Genesis is not my cup of tea, but it’s so obvious that Peter Gabriel wanted to go another direction to Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins.

[Stick Legs]

GetCarter said:

LF5335 said:

Music related threads like this crack me up. They all start with everyone jumping on the heavy metal side, then it drifts over to the anti-establishment 70s stuff, followed by a raft of totally obscure bands.

Hey, who are you calling obscure?

Thotch after Brian Pearn left.

[Lotobear]

I always thought that Throbbing Gristle improved markedly when Genesis and Cosey were joined by Pete 'sleazy' Christopherson

[cookie1600]

Lotobear said:

I always thought that Throbbing Gristle improved markedly when Genesis and Cosey were joined by Pete 'sleazy' Christopherson

Good grief, Carcoat Damphands has left the motor industry and become a muso!

[TO73074E]

Richard-390a0 said:

The Shamen after Mr C joined or The Prodigy when Flinty became lead vocalist.

I don't think Keith Flint was ever the lead vocalist. Maxim has done more vocally for The Prodigy if you take their live shows for example, being the MC of the group. Probably a similar amount of vocals on their tracks too.

[Master Of Puppets]

Megadeth with Marty Friedman.

[gazza285]

Richard-390a0 said:

The Shamen after Mr C joined…

His juvenile posturing, crap lyrics, and irritating voice put me right off. They became a novelty band after he joined.