Bands replacing Iconic singers - does it ever really work?

[lefty goldblatt]

Was a little pissed off that Genesis never gave it a proper "go" when Collins left, and he was replaced by Ray Wilson (of Stiltskin).
"Calling All Stations" had some great songs on it, and it was a hark back to a "heavier" sound. Banks and Rutherford (together with Tony Smith, their manager) never really gave it any thought after the album, and the group was "moth-balled" until the 2007 re-union tour. Shame, as they'd got rid of the "woe is me" Collins ballads, and Wilson was a good singer.

 

[Barcon]

Saw foreigner a couple of times recently and new singer was fantastic. Great showman and great voice.

And who was the iconic singer that he replaced?

 

[MCFC-alan88]

Iron maiden tried it for a while when bruce dickinson left to become an olympic fencer and then a pilot

tbf, they did a good job sound wise, with his replacement, but the energy wasnt there.

when bruce dicky came back, it reignited the spark and they've been better than ever in recent gigs

I'm no Iron Maiden fan but I know a couple of diehards who wouldn't accept Blaze Bayley.

It was technically a new band but Audioslave with Chris Cornell and the 3 guys from Rage Against The Machine was never right.

I really liked audioslave, but then I never really liked Rage, but I did like Soundgarden.

 

[Ezra]

Fleetwood Mac? I loved Peter Greens guitar work, simply a genius of the blues tone, however, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham had better voices and turned the band in to a much better band!

This^

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Saw foreigner a couple of times recently and new singer was fantastic. Great showman and great voice.

And who was the iconic singer that he replaced?

Lou Gramm ... But then again you were being a tad sarcastic I guess.