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| Controversial/Failed Member Changes in Rock/Metal Bands
Member changes are never easy for a band - but sometimes, they go extra-wrong. These are some of those times. | | 1 |  | Accept
Eat the Heat
Until recently, the band's only album without iconic pint-sized frontman Udo Dirkschneider, whose gravelly voice was sorely missed. In his place, leading the Krauts' poorly-received attempt at penetrating the glam-obsessed US market, is the much more mundane-sounding David Reece, who would not be long for the band thereafter, as Udo soon patched things up with the rest of the band and reclaimed his rightful place. | | 2 |  | Black Sabbath
Born Again
Ian Gillan still stands as the only one-and-done vocalist in Black Sabbath's vast discography, qualifying him for this list. | | 3 |  | Iron Maiden
The X Factor
Poor Blaze Bayley. Not a bad person, or even a bad singer, he was simply not Bruce Dickinson (in fact, his register was closer to the raspier grit of original Maiden frontman Paul Di'Anno), causing fans to shun him on principle. The fact that he lasted two albums before conceding to Maiden's rightful frontman is nothing short of a feat. | | 4 |  | Judas Priest
Jugulator
See above example - except this time, things were made worse by the band's baffling decision to modernize their sound, a change literally no fan of theirs had wanted. Fortunately for Owens, he went on to have a much more noteworthy career than Blaze, and still got to live out his Cinderella story even despite this early mishap. Plus, he got a really decent film based off his time in Priest, with his expy being played by 'Marky' Mark Wahlberg, with a singing voice from Steelheart's Matias Matijevic, so...win-win. | | 5 |  | Motley Crue
Motley Crue
See above example. While not a bad singer, Corabi was definitely not Vince Neil, and his raspier, grungier style really did not fit in with the band's sound .Crue's attempts to compensate for this by modernizing their sound only made things worse, and Corabi's two-album run continues to be seen as the blight in the Saints of LA's otherwise strong discography. | | 6 |  | Poison
Native Tongue
Richie Kotzen's style REALLY does not mesh with the band's usual style, resulting in an album that is far too long-winded, noodly and chorusless for its own good. | | 7 |  | The Clash
Cut the Crap
Half of the original members gone + style change = a very aptly-titled album. No wonder the band did not survive this debacle. | | 8 |  | The Doors
Full Circle
Not a change per se, but it was neve going to work without Jim... | | 9 |  | Van Halen
Van Halen III
The ur-example. Extreme's Gary Cherone was the wrong man, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and his name will forever be associated with one of the most notorious mis-steps, biggest commercial flops and universally reviled albums in classic rock's long and eventful history. | |
JKing92
03.18.22 | The Velvet Underground: Doug Yule in place of Lou Reed (he had been hired in 1968 as a replacement for John Cale, but took over vocals and guitar following Reed's departure shortly before Loaded came out). | budgie
03.18.22 | bruce dickinson as a replacement for di'anno. maiden went way downhill musically after that | ReturnToRock
03.18.22 | I don't mind Yule as singer (I like Loaded just fine) and Dickinson will actually feature on my next list, which is the counter to this one. | budgie
03.18.22 | sounds like a list i wont be interested in | JKing92
03.18.22 | I don't hate Yule as a singer either (in fact, I don't think songs like "Candy Says" or "Who Loves the Sun" would be as good as they are without his singing, and I do prefer Loaded to White Light/White Heat), I just noted him because of Squeeze, an album that remains one of the most hated albums by a beloved act (though I won't say that I hate the album, it's certainly nowhere near their first four albums -- not even WL/WH, an album that I've never really had much of an attachment to). | rockarollacola
03.19.22 | Lol, I like the first 4 and hate the rest | BAT
03.19.22 | sublime with rome
and phil collins drumming for led zeppelin | TheNotrap
03.19.22 | Interesting you mentioned Richie Kotzen. Poison isn't the same without C.C. DeVille (for better or worse). | ReturnToRock
03.19.22 | @Trap yeah, initially I was just going to make this list about singers, but that is such a glaring example of this issue that I had to include it. | CaliggyJack
03.19.22 | Being subjected to listening Born Again is a humanitarian rights violation. | ItsTheSquirrel
03.20.22 | Queen touring with random ass singers after Freddie's death | ReturnToRock
03.20.22 | Edited to include John Corabi, because holy crap, how could I have forgotten him the first time around? |
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