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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
4333 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
38918 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:50 pm to
van halen
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
73023 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 5:52 pm to
RHCP without Frusciante.
Posted by midnight1961
Member since Jan 2007
1438 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
9122 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 hobotiger
Asbury Park, NJ
Member since Nov 2007
5200 posts
Posted on 3/2/23 at 6:48 pm to
INXS
Posted by rphtx
CO
Member since Apr 2018
1322 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 hogcard1964
Illinois
Member since Jan 2017
10598 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
4060 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 7:36 am to
quote:

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 Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89618 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 8:01 am to
quote:

Cliff Burton.



Surprisingly, you nailed it.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66364 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:11 am to
Random entry

Flyleaf
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
66364 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 9:36 am to
Remember when the other members voted Vince Neil out of Motley Crue?
Posted by 420tiger
Member since Jun 2006
941 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 10:04 am to
Incubus. Their music died the day they kicked out Dirk.
Posted by Palomitz
Miami
Member since Oct 2009
2218 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 11:28 am to
Skid Row when Sebastian Bach got kicked out.
Posted by Bryno1960
Off River Road
Member since Aug 2013
2514 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 12:57 pm to
Journey when Steve Perry left
Boston without the late Brad Delp
Foreigner without Lou Gramm
Van Halen wasn’t the same after DLR
Posted by hogcard1964
Illinois
Member since Jan 2017
10598 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 1:24 pm to
Their career was essentially already over, but Three Dog Night after they threw out Chuck Negron.

The fact that he was willing to return for a lesser cut than Cory and Danny years later and they still refused, cemented their fate as never being semi relevant again.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
22292 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 3:37 pm to
Queensryche fell off hard after Chris DeGarmo left.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
22292 posts
Posted on 3/3/23 at 3:41 pm to
quote:

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.

Yeah, none of the Mangini albums have grabbed me. You can even argue that Dream Theater lost a little something when Kevin Moore left.
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