Lineups
I heard on the radio the other day, that The Who will be touring again soon. Hard for me to accept. I came to know them in their post-Keith-Moon days, but it hasn't been that long since John Entwhistle passed. Still, Pete and Roger are still out there and still working together, and I guess that's enough for it to still be The Who. Some bands can survive that. Others can't. Cole says that in an interview with Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, a reporter once asked if the Beatles would ever get back together. Apparently it was Ringo who said, essentially, that as long as John stayed dead, it wasn't likely. I love that.
A few years back, "The Doors" toured. That was just SO wrong. Initially it was all the surviving members, with the Cult's Ian Astbury stepping in for Jimmy. At some point, for health reasons or something, drummer John Densmore was to be replaced by Stewart Copeland (of the Police), but if I recall correctly the tour was cancelled instead, or cut short. Stewart Copeland I could have accepted. Ian Astbury, I could not. Now, I like Ian Astbury, really I do. It's just that the Doors, couldn't really be The Doors without Jim. The John substitution was only marginally acceptable because John was ill...
The lineup of the Eagles has changed over the years, and between the last two big tours they dropped Don Felder. But the current lineup of Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, and Tim Schmidt, is pretty well everyone they need in order to be the Eagles. Bernie Leadon was great. Randy Meisner was great. But ultimately, it's Don and Glenn and Joe and Tim, without whom it just wouldn't be the same band.
Zeppelin survived the loss of John Bonham, more or less, but to lose Plant or Page would render them... well... a different band.
The Stones lost Brian Jones. And another one dropped off somewhere along the line, I think, but since it wasn't Mick or Keith, it's hard to say. Come to think of it, a lot of times it's the lead singer, and perhaps also the lead guitarist, without whom the band ceases to be itself. Then again, AC/DC survived the loss of Bonn Scott almost seamlessly. Doesn't hurt that his replacement... Brian someone?... sounds just like him. But still.
No real point to this post, really, and nowhere to go from here. Just an interesting observation at the time, that I'm now just a little too tired to think about any more. 5:45 a.m. comes early.
A few years back, "The Doors" toured. That was just SO wrong. Initially it was all the surviving members, with the Cult's Ian Astbury stepping in for Jimmy. At some point, for health reasons or something, drummer John Densmore was to be replaced by Stewart Copeland (of the Police), but if I recall correctly the tour was cancelled instead, or cut short. Stewart Copeland I could have accepted. Ian Astbury, I could not. Now, I like Ian Astbury, really I do. It's just that the Doors, couldn't really be The Doors without Jim. The John substitution was only marginally acceptable because John was ill...
The lineup of the Eagles has changed over the years, and between the last two big tours they dropped Don Felder. But the current lineup of Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, and Tim Schmidt, is pretty well everyone they need in order to be the Eagles. Bernie Leadon was great. Randy Meisner was great. But ultimately, it's Don and Glenn and Joe and Tim, without whom it just wouldn't be the same band.
Zeppelin survived the loss of John Bonham, more or less, but to lose Plant or Page would render them... well... a different band.
The Stones lost Brian Jones. And another one dropped off somewhere along the line, I think, but since it wasn't Mick or Keith, it's hard to say. Come to think of it, a lot of times it's the lead singer, and perhaps also the lead guitarist, without whom the band ceases to be itself. Then again, AC/DC survived the loss of Bonn Scott almost seamlessly. Doesn't hurt that his replacement... Brian someone?... sounds just like him. But still.
No real point to this post, really, and nowhere to go from here. Just an interesting observation at the time, that I'm now just a little too tired to think about any more. 5:45 a.m. comes early.
posted by SaraSmile | 9:25 PM
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I will say that the 88 reunion for Zep with Jason Bonham on drums was pretty cool. And for me to say that and not even being a real Zep fan says lots! *lol*
Jason Bonham was as close as you were going to get to his dad ... in this life time anyways!
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