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Bands that fell off after 1 member left/kicked off

Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:40 pm
Posted by Vulcan Materials
Member since May 2022
707 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:40 pm
In my opinion one of the most glaring examples is Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater. The creativity and rhythms absolutely sunk the moment he left and while Mangini is a fantastic drummer, his presence in Dream Theater specifically feels stiff and rigid. Distance Over Time was serviceable, but everything else is lackluster.


And no you can’t say Cliff Burton.
Posted by Locoguan0
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Nov 2017
4291 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:42 pm to
Journey... the current singer just sounds like karaoke in Chinatown... You can even here his Rs and Ls are off.

Alice in Chains... There was only one Layne Staley.
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38794 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:50 pm to
van halen
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
72953 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:52 pm to
RHCP without Frusciante.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63327 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:55 pm to
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van halen


They were never the same after Gary Cherone's departure.
Posted by midnight1961
Member since Jan 2007
1429 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:16 pm to
The Who - The death of Keith Moon was the end of that band for me.
Posted by Morgus
The Old City Icehouse
Member since May 2004
9120 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:29 pm to
Creedence Clearwater Revival.

According to John Fogerty, he wasn't so much aked to leave as he was asked to step back and allow the other band members to do more of the writing. So he stepped all the way back to give them a chance and they ended up producing the worst album of their careers. They were never the same.
Posted by CedarChest
South of Mejico
Member since Jun 2020
2782 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:46 pm to
After Duane Allman was taken from us the Allman Brothers were not as good or as dynamic. I can't say they were bad, but they were different.

A band with a definite subtraction by addition was Fleetwood Mac. Just go back and listen to pre Stevie Nicks albums like Mystery to Me, and you can tell the substance is much more profound. Stevie took them into Top 40 wasteland........but they made a lot of money selling fluff to 13 year old girls.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:47 pm to
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Alice in Chains... There was only one Layne Staley.


Jerry Was the creative force of that band. With all respect to Layne and what he brought.qish he could've gotten the right help in life.
Posted by hobotiger
Asbury Park, NJ
Member since Nov 2007
5195 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:48 pm to
INXS
Posted by rphtx
CO
Member since Apr 2018
1313 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 7:04 pm to
The Doors
Led Zepplin
Linkin Park
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Lynyrd Skynryd
etc..

Not been a ton of bands that recover when the singer leaves or dies.
Posted by Shingo
Louisiana, USA
Member since Sep 2010
3860 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 7:18 pm to
Cgrand you my boy but I knew someone would say Van Halen and be wrong. You don’t like the red rocker?
Posted by cgrand
HAMMOND
Member since Oct 2009
38794 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 7:50 pm to
I do not LOL
Sammy was fine I guess but diamond dave was the greatest front man a band ever had
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36817 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 7:53 pm to
Skynyrd
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 9:25 pm to
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Nirvana


Band wasn't officially over but it was over. Krist and Kurt got in a public fistfight at the, I think it was Tacoma Airport. Kurt ran off and I think that was the last time they ever talked to each other.
Posted by rexorotten
Missouri
Member since Oct 2013
3909 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 10:52 pm to
quote:

Jerry Was the creative force of that band.


For Sure. Alice in Chains still kicks arse, just a more grown up sound now. Obviously not as good as the early years. Jerry Cantrell is a band mother fricker.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
38690 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 11:04 pm to
When Terry Kath died Chicago became a shell of itself.
Posted by hogcard1964
Illinois
Member since Jan 2017
10448 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 6:54 am to
The Who

After Moonie died, it was essentially over.
Posted by themetalreb
Mississippi
Member since Sep 2018
4016 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:36 am to
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Vulcan Materials


Comepletely agree about DT…Portnoy DEFINITELY brought the heaviness to the band…now all their albums sound like Jordan Rudes solo albums with the other DT members along for support.
Posted by Big Chipper
Charlotte, NC
Member since Sep 2008
2776 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:56 am to
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When Terry Kath died Chicago became a shell of itself.


That, plus David Foster turning them into a ballad band.
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