Kalopsia: Does New Singer = New Band?

Kalopsia 01.10.18	Creed to Alter Bridge. RatM to Audioslave. In some cases it did work to rename themselves completely.
DinosaurJones 01.10.18	No one seems to bat an eye if any other band member is switched out though.
JZW1997 01.10.18	I think singers like Bruce Dickinson and Greg Puciato took their respective bands to heights they were never going to achieve with their original vocalist.
KjSwantko 01.10.18	Almost always it feels like a different band entirely. Funny you mention Killswitch, they jumped to mind first for me as they did feel like the same band throughout the Jesse/Howard changes.
dbizzles 01.10.18	I think it really depends on the band and circumstance, especially when considering whether or not the vocalist contributed to the songwriting. If there isn't much of a departure in sound, I don't necessarily think a name change is warranted; I always try to consider the other members of the band and how they built the existing brand. Idk, it's a case by case thing.
Kalopsia 01.10.18	what about Guns N Roses, where Slash is/was a high profile part of the band and I'm sure wrote a lot of their music/sound... if they got a completely new singer than Axel, should they still operate under the G&R name, since Axel's unique voice almost equally defines them?
dbizzles 01.10.18	Fair question. I'd say its up to the remaining members. That band is already so established and huge, but they could easily build their own hype machine for a new band.
BlazinBlitzer 01.10.18	I agree with the combining factors of the roles of the singers and their contributions to the songwriting. This really goes for any musician. e.g. The Mars Volta was never really The Mars Volta after Jon Theodore left. That's not to say they went on to make bad albums, but even when Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the showrunner, was still there after he left, they were just never the same.
Rik VII 01.10.18	It depends on how important the singer's voice was for the music of the band and how much of a departure the new voice would carry with it for the sound. And also how much he contributed to the song-writing. That said, I think in most cases it should be fine to continue with the old name.
AlexKzillion 01.11.18	Didn't Dio/Tony/Geezer/Bill make an album under the Heaven and Hell monicker?
Deathconscious 01.11.18	Yes, new singer new band, because thats the only member that REALLY matters, amirite?? No, thats dumb. Its a bit more complicated than that.
JustJoe. 01.11.18	DarkZeroSin: Maybe.
ConcubinaryCode 01.11.18	I feel its down to how much the band carries on its sound through the years that determines if it still feels right to call it the same name it was. There's so many bands that still make awesome music but only have like one or two original members.
JustJoe. 01.11.18	They'd be Old News. Okay, I'll be quiet now.
ConcubinaryCode 01.11.18	They'd probably pull a sublime.
DigitalSchism 01.11.18	In regards to AIC I always felt Jerry was far more important to their sound than Layne was.
Kalopsia 02.26.18	Queen might have had the right idea with what I was going for with this list. "Queen + Adam Lambert" etc. Though those have been live albums, not studio.
DoofusWainwright 02.26.18	It very rarely works well. You can add Sepultura to the list above.
EvoHavok 02.26.18	Mark Vanderbilt being replaced by Roy Khan was the best thing that happened to Kamelot. At the same time, Tommy Karevik also proved to be a more than worthy successor.
lastkeymusic 02.26.18	depends entirely on the band
pjquinones747 02.26.18	Depends. I think KSE and Alice in Chains music between two vocalists play very well next to eachother on the same set list, but Dio and Ozzy simply cannot sing like eachtother so why bother? This all has to be judged on a scale of relativity.
Kalopsia 02.26.18	yeah, the consensus kinda obvi comes down to "it depends". it's just interesting to discuss which bands potentially should have.
DominionMM1 02.26.18	it's entirely subjective and varies from band to band you're spot on about 1 btw
Relinquished 02.26.18	"if Mustaine left, change the name." i mean if you own the project then yea
DominionMM1 02.26.18	i think it all depends on when the vocalist is replaced. with bands like aic and sabbath, they had already established their legacy when duvall and dio came in. bands like ac/dc and maiden, in the other hand, hadn't really established themselves when they acquired new vocalists.