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re: Band member that was an asshoe to other members in the band

Posted on 3/25/21 at 10:42 am to
Posted by Keep Stirring
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 10:57 am to
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Posted by wareaglepete
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:06 am to
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Is Geddy considered the frontman?


Yes. He was the singer and he led the shows. Would be the same case for Sting and I would think most would consider him to be the frontman for Police.
I would think a band like the Eagles would be a band with no real frontman. Different people singing songs and leading things in a show.
Posted by Hoodie
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:09 am to
James Hetfield was such a dick to Jason Newsted that he drove him out of Metallica.

Hetfiled and Lars Ulrich have battled over who's the biggest a-hole in that band for decades, now.
Posted by CoolSoundingName
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:26 am to
James Brown

Bootsy Collins was on Marc Maron's podcast and told some great stories about working in James Brown's band.
Posted by TigerIron
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 12:20 pm to
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Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 1:31 pm to
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Ryan Adams
Attempted to create a fake rivalry with Old 97s. Miller would not play.
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 2:13 pm to
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Yes. He was the singer and he led the shows.

I suppose but I think people may know Neil Peart's name as much or more than Geddy's.
Posted by DaleGribble
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 4:32 pm to
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Listen to Fogerty speak now. Even to this day he's a pompous jag bag.


I know that they were huge, but he needs to get over himself. I've never been a fan of his singing voice and he's had a whopping one hit(which was a pretty shitty song) in the 50 years or so since CCR disbanded.
Posted by Pope Alexander VI
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 5:11 pm to
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John Lennon


Truth be told, McCartney was really the a-hole to the rest of The Beatles.
Posted by Pope Alexander VI
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 5:13 pm to
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I can't believe no one has said David Crosby.

The dude was kicked out of two bands.


Graham Nash has openly stated in interviews that he doesn’t want David Crosby in his life. Says he’s a toxic individual.
Posted by Mr Make Believe
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 7:43 pm to
KISS: Gene & Paul vs Ace & Peter (and later Vinnie)
Posted by REG861
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 7:46 pm to
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Was Fogerty really the bad guy.
Yes. His own brother quit the band because jf was such an asshoe.

When jf said he would be open to the band getting back together the other members said no wa


IIRC, Tom Fogertys widow showed up to the rock n roll hall of fame induction under the impression the rest of the group would be reuniting to play so she shows up with his ashes and everything. Instead she finds out that John last minute barred the reunion and got up there and played with a bunch of other people. Complete dick move.
This post was edited on 3/25/21 at 7:47 pm
Posted by Twenty 49
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 10:18 pm to
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Bootsy Collins was on Marc Maron's podcast and told some great stories about working in James Brown's band.


Great episode. James Brown bought Bootsy a bass (whatever you want, kid), then made him give it back when he left the band.

Bootsy’s new album has some funky tunes worth a listen.
Posted by wareaglepete
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Posted on 3/25/21 at 11:36 pm to
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but I think people may know Neil Peart's name as much or more than Geddy's.


Maybe. Not really what a frontman is though. Was Eddie Van Halen the frontman of Van Halen?
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 12:41 am to
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Band member that was an asshoe to other members in the band
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James Brown
A star being an a-hole to his sidemen is a different dynamic

See also: Buddy Rich
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 12:47 am to
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quote:

I can't believe no one has said David Crosby.

The dude was kicked out of two bands.
Graham Nash has openly stated in interviews that he doesn’t want David Crosby in his life. Says he’s a toxic individual.
A theory developed that the horse on this album cover represented the recently departed Crosby



Roger McGuinn replied that if they'd intended to represent Crosby, it would have been the other end of the horse.
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 12:49 am to
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quote:

John Lennon
Truth be told, McCartney was really the a-hole to the rest of The Beatles
Plenty of assholery to go around there, and yes I am including St George
Posted by Kafka
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 2:06 am to
The memoir published by Lovin' Spoonful bassist Steve Boone does not paint a terribly flattering portrait of John Sebastian.

Sebastian has been less than gracious to the other band members over the years, though he's probably a minor league a-hole compared to some people mentioned in this thread.
Posted by kciDAtaE
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Posted on 3/26/21 at 7:24 am to
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he's had a whopping one hit(which was a pretty shitty song) in the 50 years or so since CCR disbanded.


He was CCR. Every hit they had was bc of him. You could have switched out all the other band members and they would have been just as successful
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