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Pink Floyd: This was not so much a replacement but a missing member when Rodger decided to move on.
The real missing member is Syd Barret (he smoked his brain on LSD).
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After Keith Moon died and Kenny Jones took over drums the Who was not the same!
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I was not aware there was a Genesis after Peter and Steve left. :)
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NRBQ without Al Anderson
Little Feat without Lowell George
The Dead without Jerry
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Agree!
Yes without Jon Anderson. (and Chris Squire) ..but that new kid is pretty good.
Sad when great ones pass, and irritating when they just can't get along. I realize artists go in different directions, but friendly reunions are amazing.
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Simon and Garfunkel without Garfunkel - Paul did plenty of great stuff on his own
10,000 Maniacs without Natalie - Sad
Yes without Jon Anderson, without Wakeman, without Bruford, and at times without Howe. IMHO, Alan White was the only later member that met the standard.
Genesis - Their tremendous riches and success correlating with the dumbing down of their music kills me. I became a fan shortly after Phil stepped in. Peter's work was revealed to me later as beautiful history. Phil began strong with Trick of The Tail, Wind & Wuthering and Seconds Out...all brilliant. Then...downhill from And Then There Were Three thru Duke...then OFF A CLIFF.
Meanwhile Peter's solo work continues to blossom, and thankfully his voice remains strong to this day. I can only dream of where Genesis might have evolved if Gabriel and Hackett stayed onboard.
YMMV. Cheers,
Spencer
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Sex pistols with out Sid.
ACDC without Bon and Malcom
Fleetwood Mac without Peter Green.
The world without John Lee Hooker. Used to go watch him play on Maxwell Street as a Kid. Go down to the Checkerboard Lounge in College and see Muddy, Johnny, Buddy, Albert, KoKo all the greats. Never knew who would pop in to sit in on a session. Clapton, Mick and Keith.
I Robot.
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The Band without Robbie Robertson. Though Robbie can’t sing (he feigns doing so throughout The Last Waltz. Embarrassing.) and is the least important member instrumentally (his replacement Jim Weider is a considerably better guitarist), with Richard Manuel and Rick Danko seemingly unable to write songs after 1971 Robertson’s songwriting was sorely missed after he left in ’76.
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Genesis was my favorite band for a long time, since I saw them in my college gym in Rochester, NY in early 1973 on the 'Foxtrot' tour. I loved most of what they did both with and without Peter - after all, the great Tony Banks was responsible for most of the music. I've seen Pink Floyd with Roger, and Roger without the others; haven't seen the Gilmour Pink Floyd but have seen Gilmour solo; I'm a big fan of Roger. I wish there was a way to upload photos or I'd put up some I took of Peter with Genesis and Roger with Floyd...
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The Rolling Stones without Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, Bill Wyman and now Charlie Watts. I wonder if Mick would find a replacement for Keith, or vice versa?
Nicky Hopkins was a member and key instrumentalist with Jeff Beck Group, Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service. He added something unique to each band.
DLR from VH. I like Sammie Hagar, but...
The Drifters were real good after he left, but they were great with Ben E. King.
I'm told that Queen without Freddie is still a great live show. Never saw them one way or the other, but that what some friends have said.
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This is a topic I think on once in awhile. Junior in HS when The Wall came out and it was my first real exposure to Pink Floyd then on with life and other matters kept me from hearing much more. Now they are one of my favorite groups and I much prefer their very early albums. At first I thought many of the songs were absurdly self gratuitous. They were and I love it! They are very musical though. Complex. I can't help but laugh out loud every time I listen to Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In a Cave and Grooving with a Pict.
Anyhoo, my favorite band had a change in their line up after their first album and I think it made them who they were. Rush wouldn't have achieved the the success they did without him. Some bands can't survive the departure of a key member. Some bands live on without any original semblance of themselves. I think Great White has had 41 different members. I still don't consider Foreigner to be Foreigner without Lou Graham. Journey isn't Journey without Steve Perry. Pink Floyd though survived and did well without Waters. I appreciated their music with him but I often had to disregard his lyrics and daddy issues. Syd Barrett was a genius IMO before his cheese slid off the cracker.
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I'm a HUGE fan of Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. To me he was a part of the best Pink Floyd I listen to the most.
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Wish Marc Storace took the offer to join ac/dc, closest to Bon Scott in vocal range.
brian Johnson is ok, but when he yells, it sounds like he hasn’t taken a dump in a month.
Storace would have been a,much better fit!
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Wish Marc Storace took the offer to join ac/dc, closest to Bon Scott in vocal range.
brian Johnson is ok, but when he yells, it sounds like he hasn’t taken a dump in a month.
Storace would have been a,much better fit!
FUNNY!!!!
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Peter's Genisis and Phil's Genisis are musically two very different bands.
I'll take the former.
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The Beatles without the original Paul ... although "Faul" did an excellent job of it.
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Hawkwind without Calvert (RIP)
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The Beatles without the original Paul ... although "Faul" did an excellent job of it.
Was that because Paul was dead or that he was the walrus?
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Moody Blues Denny Laine out Justin Haywood in the rest is history.
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Deep Purple without Ian Gillan.
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