njbuff Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Bon Scott died on February 19,1980 and it was believed to be a crushing blow to the existence of AC/DC. Scott was/is one of the greatest front men in music history, no matter what genre of music and he is arguably the coolest human being to ever live................. but the way AC/DC was able to recover quickly and be able to bring on Brian Johnson is one of, if not, the greatest quickest recovery in music history. Point is.......... two all time front men for one band at different times is just something a marvel.
Cugalabanza Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Stones lose Brian Jones Pink Floyd loses Syd Barrett Iron Maiden loses Paul Di’anno Flaming Lips lose Ronald Jones
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 12 minutes ago, njbuff said: Bon Scott died on February 19,1980 and it was believed to be a crushing blow to the existence of AC/DC. Scott was/is one of the greatest front men in music history, no matter what genre of music and he is arguably the coolest human being to ever live................. but the way AC/DC was able to recover quickly and be able to bring on Brian Johnson is one of, if not, the greatest quickest recovery in music history. Point is.......... two all time front men for one band at different times is just something a marvel. This is something to marvel at. When Scott died it was almost like they didn't miss a step. 1
Roundybout Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 26 minutes ago, Cugalabanza said: Stones lose Brian Jones Pink Floyd loses Syd Barrett Iron Maiden loses Paul Di’anno Flaming Lips lose Ronald Jones My Iron Maiden fanboy is showing here, but I think their recovery from the Blaze Bayley era with Brave New World was great. Going from Paul to Bruce was legendary, of course.
SinceThe70s Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, BillsEnthusiast said: My Iron Maiden fanboy is showing here, but I think their recovery from the Blaze Bayley era with Brave New World was great. Going from Paul to Bruce was legendary, of course. Unless I'm mistaken, Paul to Bruce was a choice. My understanding is that the band thought Paul's vocal range was too limited.
Roundybout Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Unless I'm mistaken, Paul to Bruce was a choice. My understanding is that the band thought Paul's vocal range was too limited. Paul became a hardcore cokehead if I remember right. I think Clive Burr was fired for similar reasons.
Cugalabanza Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 24 minutes ago, BillsEnthusiast said: My Iron Maiden fanboy is showing here, but I think their recovery from the Blaze Bayley era with Brave New World was great. Going from Paul to Bruce was legendary, of course. I’m not that familiar with the late era stuff. I might need to check it out.
SinceThe70s Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Paul became a hardcore cokehead if I remember right. I think Clive Burr was fired for similar reasons. Never heard that....and forgot all about Clive Burr.
Roundybout Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Never heard that....and forgot all about Clive Burr. https://thecanyonmalibu.com/blog/3-bands-that-lost-their-front-men-to-drug-addiction/ I’m not that familiar with the late era stuff. I might need to check it out. Their latest album, Book of Souls, is pretty good stuff. Edited January 26, 2018 by BillsEnthusiast
SinceThe70s Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, BUFFALOKIE said: Metallica/Cliff Burton Hard to compare a frontman with a bass player when it comes to band continuity. Not quite the same genre (and was never a big fan) but Genesis went from Peter Gabriel to Phil Collins. 1 minute ago, BillsEnthusiast said: https://thecanyonmalibu.com/blog/3-bands-that-lost-their-front-men-to-drug-addiction/ Wasn't doubting you, but thanks for the link. I guess what I heard was a cover story. Believable though.
SinceThe70s Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Black Sabbath went from Ozzy to Dio and IMO it was a win-win.
SinceThe70s Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Black Sabbath went from Ozzy to Dio and IMO it was a win-win. Is it douchey to quote yourself? Sabbath also went from Dio to Ian Gillen. I may be the only jack-ass to buy that one. "Born Again" if I remember right.
The Poojer Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Dead and company has been killing it. Granted it is 20 years past Jerry passing and there hasn't been any new material, but their tours just keep getting better and better 1
Roundybout Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, SinceThe70s said: Wasn't doubting you, but thanks for the link. I guess what I heard was a cover story. Believable though. No worries, I was just throwing it out there.
row_33 Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 (edited) Beethoven working through his deafness to produce his great later works. Edited January 26, 2018 by row_33
SinceThe70s Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 2 minutes ago, Pete said: how about Foo Fighters after Nirvana? I was always amazed that Groehl went from drummer to singer/guitar.
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