Which bands got better after replacing an original member?

[Bill Walker]

Beatles with Ringo
Nirvana with Dave Grohl
Stones with Mick Taylor

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Joe Walsh joining eagles

 

[NZBlue]

Dio joining Sabbath.

They got better, but they stopped being the true Sabbath without Ozzy

 

[NZBlue]

The Who


when they got rid of their original guitarist and replaced him with Pete Townshend.

The original guitarist didn't actually leave though- it was Roger Daltrey

 

[NZBlue]

Deep Purple

Nic Simper and Rod Evans being replaced by Ian Gillan & Roger Glover

 

[NZBlue]

Pink Floyd

Syd/Gilmour

I love Syd but no David Gilmour just doesn't bear thinking about

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Pink Floyd - Whilst not a direct replacement for Syd Barrett, Dave Gilmour certainly improved things with Syd going just a year later.

 

[NZBlue]

Bob Welch/ Bob Weston being replaced by Buckingham/ Nicks in Fleetwood Mac.


I'm not prepared to say that either was better than the Peter Green era though :-)

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Pink Floyd

Syd/Gilmour

I love Syd but no David Gilmour just doesn't bear thinking about

Beat me to it ;-)

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Atomic Kitten

 

[Bill Walker]

Pink Floyd - Whilst not a direct replacement for Syd Barrett, Dave Gilmour certainly improved things with Syd going just a year later.

I think it depends on your point of view, after they replaced Syd no'one was able to write top 10 hits so they morphed into a sort of space rock band with long jams like on Saucerfull of Secrets.

I wasn't impressed with their meanderings. I liked Syd's catchy songs.
He was an incredible frontman. Great singer, incredible songwriter.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I think it depends on your point of view, after they replaced Syd no'one was able to write top 10 hits so they morphed into a sort of space rock band with long jams like on Saucerfull of Secrets.

I wasn't impressed with their meanderings. I liked Syd's catchy songs.
He was an incredible frontman. Great singer, incredible songwriter.

Depspite his individual brilliance I think Syd leaving improved their chances of longevity. Had he stayed sane they probably would have burned out anyway like so many pop acts of that era.

 

[city2]

Sugar babes

 

[Bill Walker]

Depspite his individual brilliance I think Syd leaving improved their chances of longevity. Had he stayed sane they probably would have burned out anyway like so many pop acts of that era.

I seriously doubt that. But none of us know.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Certainly not The Sex Pistols.
Went right pear shape when Sid was dragged in for Glen Matlock who wrote all the tunes!

 

[roman totale]

Along similar lines; which bands got immeasurably better after breaking up then reforming? The only one I can think of is Half Man Half Biscuit.

 

[Bill Walker]

Yes.

Rick Wakeman
Steve Howe

 

[SWP's back]

Blink 182

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Genesis

Phil Collins and Steve Hackett

 

[bada bing]

Buzzcocks.