That may be the exception that proves the rule. Although, if it weren't for his gimmick of wearing the schoolboy uniform thing, he wouldn't really be the face of that band, it would be Brian Johnson.
......And don't forget that hat or whatever you call that thing on his head. One of the best voice replacement choice for Bon Scott which has kept this band alive for almost 30 years now.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
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See I completely disagree. There are some bands where the drummer writes all the music and lyrics. Yet we have the mentality that drummers are completely interchangeable. Just because the singer is front and center doesn't mean they can't be replaced in the same manner.
In the case of a band such as RUSH.....take away Neil Peart and RUSH is history. I'll be seeing them this Sunday here in S. Florida for near 40 times now and without him this band doesn't exist.
The same could be said for Phil Collins and GENESIS.
Drummers the HEARTBEAT of any band, and without that heartbeat the band has no soul and is therefore dead.
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*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
lead singer and lead guitar arent replaceable. everyone else is.
usually
This I have to disagree with, note in my above words.
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*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
In the case of a band such as RUSH.....take away Neil Peart and RUSH is history. I'll be seeing them this Sunday here in S. Florida for near 40 times now and without him this band doesn't exist.
The same could be said for Phil Collins and GENESIS.
Drummers the HEARTBEAT of any band, and without that heartbeat the band has no soul and is therefore dead.
Peace
Posting this on a Pearl Jam message board is strange. According to your logic, the band would be dead as soon as dave Krusen left. All of these 'rules' about who or what makes or breaks a band are just opinions, and the only thing that any casual listener will care about is if the songs are good. If any of these reconstituted bands make good albums and play good shows, they will probably succeed. From what I can tell, Alice in Chains and Blind Melon both seem to be succeeding at it because they still play well and at least one of them (blind melon) has already made a good album. That is also just my opinion....
Posting this on a Pearl Jam message board is strange. According to your logic, the band would be dead as soon as dave Krusen left. All of these 'rules' about who or what makes or breaks a band are just opinions, and the only thing that any casual listener will care about is if the songs are good. If any of these reconstituted bands make good albums and play good shows, they will probably succeed. From what I can tell, Alice in Chains and Blind Melon both seem to be succeeding at it because they still play well and at least one of them (blind melon) has already made a good album. That is also just my opinion....
I still stick by bands such as RUSH and GENESIS that their drummers are the most important element. As for Pearl Jam that's another story that you probably cab answer better than I.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Exactly. Everything Blind Melon did is gold. While not a large one, their catalog is flawless. Throwing some new kid in all these years later & putting out a new album under the same name taints the perfection that we've all come to love as BLIND MELON.
The other 4 members have every right to go on playing music & doing what they do best, & I'm sure they wanna keep the amazing music alive, but they chose a piss poor way of doing so. Start another band with a new singer & a new name...but to make some crappy ass new album under the Melon name with some wannabe Shannon on vocals is an insult. This Faux Melon can never hold a candle to anything Shannon touched...the fact that it will be lumped in with their stuff is so beyond sad. :(
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i also agree that AiC should have changed their name...
i mean would you wanna see soundgarden without cornell? zeppelin without plant? stp without weiland? now some of these guys may have written more than layne did in AiC or shannon did in blind melon but i think you get the point...it just doesnt seem right. AC/DC is the only case where its worked as its already been said but i definitely prefer the bon scott era by far (only johnson album worth anything is back in black imo)....i mean billy howerdel was the main writer for APC and he could have just as easily kept the name but he didnt i.e. Ashes Divide (the album is great btw) and i respect him for that...and as far as GnR and Axl, i think it should have just been a solo project but everyone knows it really is anyway
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and before someone jumps in with "what about led zep without bonham?" i know i know and that was cool because they didnt try to record under the name..and i didnt have a problem with AiC touring with Duvall(sp?) but i dont think it would be right if they recorded under the name AiC...same goes for blind melon...ya sure tour for a tribute, but like mouthfulofsoup said above, dont record new music and taint the legacy haha (and yes i have a heard a few new blind melon songs)
Yeah I included Nutshell by mistake. It was his lyrics though and as far as I'm concerned, lyrically AIC's most beautiful song. His songwriting contribution to the band is all to often overlooked. The fact is, he was the face, heart and soul of the band for me. The songs that Jerry wrote, he wrote them to be sung by Layne. I don't have a problem with the guys touring and stuff and I don't blame people who want to go and see them, it's just not for me. I hear they do a tribute to Layne with some sort of visual backdrop? That would kill me.
I can respect that, it's a personal thing I guess. I bet most of us here have sat in the dark in a state of utter misery listening to Nutshell at some point in our lives. I think perhaps a few years back I might have agreed with you because music was my life (it still is to a large extent), I'd lost a childhood friend to suicide, and I was pretty depressed. But having moved passed that grief, I now look to music for its uplifting qualitites, even a song like Nutshell is pretty cathartic, despite how depressing the subject matter. With that in mind, the AIC show I saw in London was more of a celebration of the music; DuVall seemed like a mouth-piece for the fans who wanted to express their love of the music, rather than a guy just standing in for Layne. Not to sound too cheesy, but I kind of came out of it with that 'life is a beautiful thing' feeling.
i also agree that AiC should have changed their name...
i mean would you wanna see soundgarden without cornell? zeppelin without plant? stp without weiland? now some of these guys may have written more than layne did in AiC or shannon did in blind melon but i think you get the point...it just doesnt seem right. AC/DC is the only case where its worked as its already been said but i definitely prefer the bon scott era by far (only johnson album worth anything is back in black imo)....i mean billy howerdel was the main writer for APC and he could have just as easily kept the name but he didnt i.e. Ashes Divide (the album is great btw) and i respect him for that...and as far as GnR and Axl, i think it should have just been a solo project but everyone knows it really is anyway
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and before someone jumps in with "what about led zep without bonham?" i know i know and that was cool because they didnt try to record under the name..and i didnt have a problem with AiC touring with Duvall(sp?) but i dont think it would be right if they recorded under the name AiC...same goes for blind melon...ya sure tour for a tribute, but like mouthfulofsoup said above, dont record new music and taint the legacy haha (and yes i have a heard a few new blind melon songs)
I don't know....I feel the opposite to you on this. To me, I respect melon more for making a new album rather than resting on past laurels. It seems to me that they took a big risk and it worked, at least on the level that it's a good album (i heard the whole thing...amazing). I was at a show when Nico came on stage and sang with them and then Shannon's mom came on stage and gave her support. i thought it was going to be weird to see them, but when Nico and Nel came on stage, it just all came together and made sense. I read an interview with one of the band members who said that they spent a lot of time thinking about the name issue and then went with their gut feeling about it. They said that if they changed the name, every time the new name was printed it would say 'formerly the dudes from blind melon', so they felt like they could never get away from it. All the arguing over band names is just semantics in the end...what really matters is peoples hearts and intentions. Has anybody ever thought that because of these band's reunions that more records will be sold and more money made to be given to the deceased members families? I bet Nico will be better off because of blind melon's reunion....
All the arguing over band names is just semantics in the end...what really matters is peoples hearts and intentions.
Yeah you hit the nail on the head there. It seems a lot of these people only really have a problem with them recording under the same name, but why? If you[i/] know it isn't exactly the same then what is the problem? So what if some new fan doesn't realise at first that the singer is new - I'm sure it won't take them long to find out. And I totally agree reggie, the thing that should be most important is the intentions.
DuVall seemed like a mouth-piece for the fans who wanted to express their love of the music, rather than a guy just standing in for Layne. Not to sound too cheesy, but I kind of came out of it with that 'life is a beautiful thing' feeling.
That is kind of awesome to be honest. I still don't think I could do it though. As for the Nutshell thing, yes. I have sat in the dark in the darkest mood of my life listening to that song. It's not something I want to repeat but I don't think I could go and see another singer doing it with Alice, even for an uplifting experience rather than a depressing one. DuVall does a good job from videos that I have seen. If I saw Aaron Lewis or that guy from Seether singing it, I'd probably punch them out.
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im surprised nobodys mentioned the Smashing Pumpkins reunion, but i agree with the points just above about peoples intentions etc, and that the name is just semantics.
i think that the "celebration of music" slant on it is hugely important here too...AIC & Blind Melon still make a clear effort to pay tribute to Staley & Hoon in their live shows now, and Queen want to play their music to the fans and all three have found very capable replacement singers....
...BUT there are some bands such as The Doors where the issue becomes a bit fucked up by inner fighting...Manzarek, Kreiger & Densmore with a new singer - i can take that as the Doors....but then they refuse to let Densmore be involved, flesh out the live band with session musicians, and get a singer who butchers the songs live (Astbury).....that shit aint the Doors....
then again, Morrison used to butcher the songs live too....
That is kind of awesome to be honest. I still don't think I could do it though. As for the Nutshell thing, yes. I have sat in the dark in the darkest mood of my life listening to that song. It's not something I want to repeat but I don't think I could go and see another singer doing it with Alice, even for an uplifting experience rather than a depressing one. DuVall does a good job from videos that I have seen. If I saw Aaron Lewis or that guy from Seether singing it, I'd probably punch them out.
Yeah it really is difficult to gauge people's intentions, but I think it's safe to say that Cantrell and the guys were probably more stringent in deciding on a replacement than any of us could be. You know it must be pretty difficult for them to hear another singer sing their friend's words too - which speaks volumes for their respect for DuVall.
Yeah I don't care much for Aaron Lewis or the Seether guy either. Probably because I'm not much of a fan of their music with their own bands. I think Aaron Lewis can sing well, and on a technical basis I think he can sing AIC songs fairly well, cause he has a similar tone and range. But, I just don't find his emotions to be that convincing, if that makes sense? In all honesty, he's probably a nice guy and just as big a fan of AIC as the rest of us though.
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......And don't forget that hat or whatever you call that thing on his head. One of the best voice replacement choice for Bon Scott which has kept this band alive for almost 30 years now.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
In the case of a band such as RUSH.....take away Neil Peart and RUSH is history. I'll be seeing them this Sunday here in S. Florida for near 40 times now and without him this band doesn't exist.
The same could be said for Phil Collins and GENESIS.
Drummers the HEARTBEAT of any band, and without that heartbeat the band has no soul and is therefore dead.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
This I have to disagree with, note in my above words.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Posting this on a Pearl Jam message board is strange. According to your logic, the band would be dead as soon as dave Krusen left. All of these 'rules' about who or what makes or breaks a band are just opinions, and the only thing that any casual listener will care about is if the songs are good. If any of these reconstituted bands make good albums and play good shows, they will probably succeed. From what I can tell, Alice in Chains and Blind Melon both seem to be succeeding at it because they still play well and at least one of them (blind melon) has already made a good album. That is also just my opinion....
I still stick by bands such as RUSH and GENESIS that their drummers are the most important element. As for Pearl Jam that's another story that you probably cab answer better than I.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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i also agree that AiC should have changed their name...
i mean would you wanna see soundgarden without cornell? zeppelin without plant? stp without weiland? now some of these guys may have written more than layne did in AiC or shannon did in blind melon but i think you get the point...it just doesnt seem right. AC/DC is the only case where its worked as its already been said but i definitely prefer the bon scott era by far (only johnson album worth anything is back in black imo)....i mean billy howerdel was the main writer for APC and he could have just as easily kept the name but he didnt i.e. Ashes Divide (the album is great btw) and i respect him for that...and as far as GnR and Axl, i think it should have just been a solo project but everyone knows it really is anyway
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and before someone jumps in with "what about led zep without bonham?" i know i know and that was cool because they didnt try to record under the name..and i didnt have a problem with AiC touring with Duvall(sp?) but i dont think it would be right if they recorded under the name AiC...same goes for blind melon...ya sure tour for a tribute, but like mouthfulofsoup said above, dont record new music and taint the legacy haha (and yes i have a heard a few new blind melon songs)
I can respect that, it's a personal thing I guess. I bet most of us here have sat in the dark in a state of utter misery listening to Nutshell at some point in our lives. I think perhaps a few years back I might have agreed with you because music was my life (it still is to a large extent), I'd lost a childhood friend to suicide, and I was pretty depressed. But having moved passed that grief, I now look to music for its uplifting qualitites, even a song like Nutshell is pretty cathartic, despite how depressing the subject matter. With that in mind, the AIC show I saw in London was more of a celebration of the music; DuVall seemed like a mouth-piece for the fans who wanted to express their love of the music, rather than a guy just standing in for Layne. Not to sound too cheesy, but I kind of came out of it with that 'life is a beautiful thing' feeling.
I don't know....I feel the opposite to you on this. To me, I respect melon more for making a new album rather than resting on past laurels. It seems to me that they took a big risk and it worked, at least on the level that it's a good album (i heard the whole thing...amazing). I was at a show when Nico came on stage and sang with them and then Shannon's mom came on stage and gave her support. i thought it was going to be weird to see them, but when Nico and Nel came on stage, it just all came together and made sense. I read an interview with one of the band members who said that they spent a lot of time thinking about the name issue and then went with their gut feeling about it. They said that if they changed the name, every time the new name was printed it would say 'formerly the dudes from blind melon', so they felt like they could never get away from it. All the arguing over band names is just semantics in the end...what really matters is peoples hearts and intentions. Has anybody ever thought that because of these band's reunions that more records will be sold and more money made to be given to the deceased members families? I bet Nico will be better off because of blind melon's reunion....
Yeah you hit the nail on the head there. It seems a lot of these people only really have a problem with them recording under the same name, but why? If you[i/] know it isn't exactly the same then what is the problem? So what if some new fan doesn't realise at first that the singer is new - I'm sure it won't take them long to find out. And I totally agree reggie, the thing that should be most important is the intentions.
i think that the "celebration of music" slant on it is hugely important here too...AIC & Blind Melon still make a clear effort to pay tribute to Staley & Hoon in their live shows now, and Queen want to play their music to the fans and all three have found very capable replacement singers....
...BUT there are some bands such as The Doors where the issue becomes a bit fucked up by inner fighting...Manzarek, Kreiger & Densmore with a new singer - i can take that as the Doors....but then they refuse to let Densmore be involved, flesh out the live band with session musicians, and get a singer who butchers the songs live (Astbury).....that shit aint the Doors....
then again, Morrison used to butcher the songs live too....
Yeah it really is difficult to gauge people's intentions, but I think it's safe to say that Cantrell and the guys were probably more stringent in deciding on a replacement than any of us could be. You know it must be pretty difficult for them to hear another singer sing their friend's words too - which speaks volumes for their respect for DuVall.
Yeah I don't care much for Aaron Lewis or the Seether guy either. Probably because I'm not much of a fan of their music with their own bands. I think Aaron Lewis can sing well, and on a technical basis I think he can sing AIC songs fairly well, cause he has a similar tone and range. But, I just don't find his emotions to be that convincing, if that makes sense? In all honesty, he's probably a nice guy and just as big a fan of AIC as the rest of us though.