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[Music] Bands that were better in a reincarnation
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Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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Gilmour was an inspired replacement
Supertramp
By the time of their third album "Crime of the Century" which spawned their first hit, "Dreamer" they had three new members, Dougie Thompson (bass) John Anthony Helliwell (Sax, keyboards) and Bob Siebenberg (drums). Only Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson remained from the original lineup and the relatively unsuccessful first two albums.
By the time of their third album "Crime of the Century" which spawned their first hit, "Dreamer" they had three new members, Dougie Thompson (bass) John Anthony Helliwell (Sax, keyboards) and Bob Siebenberg (drums). Only Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson remained from the original lineup and the relatively unsuccessful first two albums.
smillie's garden
Am I evil?
- Aug 11, 2003
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Both My Bloody Valentine and Primal Scream fit the bill for me. Saw them both on the same bill (I think) at Uni in mid '80s and they were fairly anonymous indie, anorak bands. Come the early 90s and both bands had releases that changed music. I'm not sure how much was due to personnel changes, but they definitely reinvented themselves.
Southern Death Cult were reincarnated as Death Cult, who then morphed into The Cult, and from then on the "hits" started coming.
Only vocalist Ian Astbury remained a constant of all three incarnations. I'm not sure if the same can be said about his dance moves...
https://youtu.be/RgUCIotNJF0
Only vocalist Ian Astbury remained a constant of all three incarnations. I'm not sure if the same can be said about his dance moves...
https://youtu.be/RgUCIotNJF0
- Aug 7, 2003
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Tony Banks was the genius behind Genesis. Heat haze, probably their best ever track.
jakarta
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The Belew, Bruford, Fripp & Levin version of the mighty King Crimson. Could do all the 1970's classics plus the Discipline era stuff e.g.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGD8RI0kGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnGD8RI0kGQ
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I really meant a band reinventing itself rather changing its name, lineup and direction.
I'll add a couple of others:
The Shamen. Their early stuff was extremely nodescript indie music, then they recorded Hyperreal
Likewise early China Crisis was borderline unlistenable, and then they recorded Wishful Thinking.
If you want a name change, then there is Y?, who later became Danse Society
Some interesting stuff on this thread (more interesting than the original post
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Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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I really meant a band reinventing itself rather changing its name, lineup and direction.
I'll add a couple of others:
The Shamen. Their early stuff was extremely nodescript indie music, then they recorded Hyperreal
Likewise early China Crisis was borderline unlistenable, and then they recorded Wishful Thinking.
If you want a name change, then there is Y?, who later became Danse Society
Some interesting stuff on this thread (more interesting than the original post
You don’t think T Rex was a massive change of direction, reinvention and line up? The Quarrymen to the Beatles? You ARE a fecking weirdo
Spot the difference from the Hawks to The Band too!
https://youtu.be/dUZNAzL4wnk
https://youtu.be/FFqb1I-hiHE
Edit - maybe I have totally missed the point of this thread re reading your comments
Apologies!,
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Nitram
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- Jul 16, 2013
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Christ.
Just the first suggestion had me rushing for the exits.
There was a programme on recently about Roxy Music and how innovative they were especially first two albums with Eno. Also how they influenced and were respected by punk bands and others. Sid Vicious loved them although he thought Ferry was a .u..t!
General consensus was like Genesis they morphed into a bland but commercially successful band by the end.
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You don’t think T Rex was a massive change of direction, reinvention and line up? The Quarrymen to the Beatles? You ARE a fecking weirdo
Spot the difference from the Hawks to The Band too!
https://youtu.be/dUZNAzL4wnk
https://youtu.be/FFqb1I-hiHE
I didn't say it wasn't a massive change of direction. I said
Without
Changing
The
Band's
Name.
But let's not be picky. A reinvention, then, with possibly a band name change.
The Empty Vessels became Wishbone Ash. No, actually, that doesn't really interest me. Too easy. Perhaps I am a weirdo
Incidentally my pal and neighbour saw the Quarrymen and the Beatles live (the latter more than 20 times)
I thought of another band that reinvented itself to magical effect (albeit I liked the original incarnation): The Doobie Brothers when Michael McDonald joined. Also Thin Lizzy after Eric Bell left (success came with the twin guitar attack - saw them at Hammersmith Odeon; although I preferred the original)
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Indeed.
I love the first 2 Roxy albums and I love Avalon, but the rest is crap as far as I'm concerned. Street Life....Love is the drug
Japan were accused of copying Roxy Music. Odd that. I love Japan (not fond of the first 'glam rock' album, but after that....) and David Sylvian.
Christ.
Just the first suggestion had me rushing for the exits.
Me too, Hopefully this will make you feel better.
2 musicians from the start then eventually 4, became the best backing band in the land, and 3 of them are still at it nearly 55 years later.
Skip Bifferty (1967)
Arc
Bell & Arc
Glencoe
Loving awareness
That lot takes you to the mid 70's and then a Stiff tour before they were renamed
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I didn't know that. And I am pretty sure I saw Glencoe support someone at The Dome. Could have been Argent. Calling [MENTION=37530]monty uk[/MENTION]!
(Edit I was right, September 1973!)
I saw Ian Dury and the Blockheads on the stiff tour, in Brighton and at Drury Lane. I've also seen Watt Roy playing with Wilco Johnson (in Deal!). Didn't realise he's a Geordie.
OK since you obviously like a quizz:
Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
Hotlegs
What comes next?