Members Mister Zero Posted May 29, 2010 Members Share Posted May 29, 2010 I hear this a lot when a the guitarist leaves a band and they soldier on with a replacement. Sometimes it comes down to the new guy having a different style, or look. Couple examples: Deep Purple (then: Blackmore, now: Steve Morse) and UFO (then: Michael Schenker, now: Vinnie Moore). When Trevor Rabin was in Yes, you heard this a lot as well. I happen to like all three bands listed above, even with the new guys. In all three of these cases, the new guy was a strong songwriter who took the band in a bit of a different direction. Maybe that is why there is the resistance-- the old fan base simply resisting change, and ascribing the change entirely to the new guy. So who are some bands who switched guitarists that you really liked-- or couldn't stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lp_junkie Posted May 29, 2010 Members Share Posted May 29, 2010 That's what has happened in my band, a lot of their following wasn't too happy about it, but since I replaced both the rhythm and lead players and the band is now a 3pc it's been suprising. The other guys have seen us live and comparing live recordings and even the studio tracks that I redid for the album it's apparent that my experience has given me the edge, I had been playing guitar longer than either of the other two had been alive. Other bands like that were Aerosmith and Kiss, without Ace a lot of people hate Kiss, but I find that Bruce Kulick and even Tommy Thayer flat out smoke Ace as a player (Ace was my biggest influence in the 70's). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CarmenJuandeago Posted May 29, 2010 Members Share Posted May 29, 2010 Smashing pumpkins aren't the same without......... jimmy james and darcy also to me oasis were the never the same once they booted out their first drummer tony mccarolll he wasnt very technically proficient but he had a very distinctive primitive punk sound scorpions also werent the same to me after uli jon roth left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted May 29, 2010 Members Share Posted May 29, 2010 Motley Crue just wasn't the same band without Vince Neil.... Not a guitarist, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted May 29, 2010 Members Share Posted May 29, 2010 C.C. DeVille. Blues Saraceno and esp Richie Kotzen blew in Poison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted May 29, 2010 Members Share Posted May 29, 2010 the gin blossoms were never the same after doug hopkins got booted. some stuff is good, but not nearly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Metallica wasn't the same without Cliff BurtonVan Halen isn't the same without Michael Anthony Guns N' Roses isn't the same without Slash, Duff, Izzy and StevenSepultura isn't the same without Max and Igor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Aerosmith wasn't the same without Joe and Brad...and haven't been the same since...Ted Nugent's never been the same without derek St Holmes...Blackfoot isn't even CLOSE without Ricky Medlocke...Lynyrd Skynyrd...well, yeah... etc...etc...etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Autotune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Autotune? well that'll just open a completely different can of whup-ass...:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alexbiscuit Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 widespread panic, now with Jimmy Herring. [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 The Cream was awful without Eric Clapton and The Who is not the same without John and Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SwimmingPool Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 The Cramps without Bryan Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 The Manson Family without Charlie - that record (family jams) sucks. The Beach Boys without Brian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian May Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Queen...without Freddie Mercury (nor could they ever be) but then thats why they called themselves "Queen & Paul Rogers"...still many moaned that they even dare to use the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sylvesterlowery Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Queen...without Freddie Mercury (nor could they ever be) but then thats why they called themselves "Queen & Paul Rogers"...still many moaned that they even dare to use the name. I didn't see the problem myself with them calling themselves Queen & Paul Rodgers. They didn't falsely advertise anything, and the three surviving members are the musical heart of the band so they damn well have the right to call themselves Queen. Those who moan are those dreaded purists that have nothing better to do than bitch about nothing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kulardenu Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 "Queen & Paul Rogers" Now that was an abomination! They would have been so much better with the dude from The Darkness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cbh5150 Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Now that was an abomination! Yes, it was, in many ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Still.ill Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 dare i say it... david bowie without mick ronson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 I actually like Deep Purple with Steve Morse... :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MONGOOZ Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 White Snake ain't squat without JOHN SYKES......PERIOD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axeslinger Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Chris DeGarmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Chris DeGarmo I agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RaVenCAD Posted May 30, 2010 Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 Metallica without Cliff was a totally different band but they made it work.Metallica without Jason is a totally different band, and they're failing miserably with that Mexican dude.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Zero Posted May 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 30, 2010 White Snake ain't squat without JOHN SYKES......PERIOD!!! Sykes was brought in the band during the recording of Slide It In. He overdubbed guitars on the American mix of that album, but isn't on the European version. He was fired during the recording of the 1987 album. He actually finished his overdubs after he'd been sacked. While he is my fav WS guitarist, the band existed for a good while before and over 2 decades after Sykes' brief tenure in the 'Snake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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