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orinoco
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response 25 of 29:
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Sep 15 21:23 UTC 1997 |
Yes, mcnally, but don't you think King Crimson before Belew and King Crimson
after Belew are just as different, if not more so, than other acts that
survive a vocalist change in name?
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senna
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response 26 of 29:
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Sep 15 23:30 UTC 1997 |
Van Halen is quite clearly based around the brothers Van Halen, not the
vocalist. That's something of a rarity nowadays. Though the potential onset
of techno might depreciate vocalists a bit.
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mcnally
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response 27 of 29:
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Sep 16 06:11 UTC 1997 |
re #25: I think the change in style between "Red" and "Discipline"
(if I'm remembering the album order correctly..) had to with a lot
more than just the change in vocalist -- besides, Belew was hardly
the first replacement vocalist in the band -- the band had already
seen several lineup changes by that time.
And yes, Van Halen isn't typical but it isn't that anomalous, either..
Some other major acts known to readers of this conference who've survived
vocalist changes (either voluntary or forced) would include include the
Byrds and Fairport Convention and I suspect I could think of a dozen
if really pressed..
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lumen
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response 28 of 29:
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Sep 16 06:14 UTC 1997 |
Yes, Jim, it seems instrumentalists fit certain profiles and-- dare I say it--
stereotypes.
The general rule of thumb for *any* ensemble or band, traditional or modern,
is than the soloist gets most of the attention. My gripe was with traditional
music, where the hierachies seem to be set rather firmly (one notable
exception was Keith O'Brien and the New Sousa Band, comprised of the bands
of the Armed forces. When the group performed Sousa's "Stars And Stripes
Forever," the tuba players played the obligato part usually reserved for the
piccolo players, on the repeat of the trio section).
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orinoco
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response 29 of 29:
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Sep 22 03:26 UTC 1997 |
Right, but I don't know the previous lineup changes as well...
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