sometimes change can be a good thing
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
bands that became more successful with a
new singing
for this list will be ranking the bands
whose tree received a commercially
successful boost after obtaining a new
singer
we’ll be omitting instances where bands
were equally successful with separate
singers or different bands
this means situations such as van Halen
replacing David Lee Roth with Sammy
Hagar
and Joy Division’s re-emergence as new
order after the death of singer Ian
Curtis will not be included here soon
we’re also not commenting as to whether
one singer was better than another on a
creative standpoint but rather how the
band’s public profile increased as a
result of a change in their lineup
number ten Phil Anselmo replaces Terry
glaze Pantera
crap
barons new to the history of this
rough-and-ready metal act may be
surprised to discover that Pantera
actually started their career as a more
traditional minded glam flavored metal
machine
the Texas bread band featured Terry
glaze on vocals during this time and
released three albums with the singer
before eventually hooking up with New
Orleans native Phil Anselmo on the power
metal album it wasn’t long after
bringing on Anselmo that Pantera would
sign a deal with ATCO records resulting
in their breakthrough major label debut
Cowboys from Hell the rest as they say
is history with Pantera eventually going
on to become one of heavy metals most
popular and influential bands
number nine Henry Rollins takes over
from Dez cadena Black Flag
hardcore punk icons black flag have been
through a number of lead vocalist over
the years including Ron Chapel Rhea’s
and former circle-jerk singer Keith
Morris but it was with the magnetic and
Furious frontman Henry Rollins however
where the band arguably entered their
most progressive and successful creative
period
Valen served is the longest term singer
for Black Flag
having replaced DES Kadena in 1981 with
a ladder switching over to the second
guitar position about to have a nervous
breakdown my head really hurts if I
don’t find a way out of here I’ve gone
to the doctor the resulting albums with
Rollins such as damaged my war and slip
it in went on to influence not only
Flags punk rock community but also metal
and noise rock bands around the world
rasp eyes red eyes rash
berate ian gillan replaces rod Evans
deep purple hush-hush allow her to call
him and the British rock institution
known as deep purple did get a solid
running start with their mark one line
up alongside their first frontman rod
Evans but it wasn’t until Ian Gillan
joined the band late in 1969 that they
truly started their journey towards
superstardom
this was largely in part to Gillan’s
capable ability to hell with reckless
abandon on such future purple classics
as highway star and space truckin both
of which served as the earliest examples
of hard rock progressing towards heavy
metal
purple and Gillan would go on to
crisscross the world on tour further
cementing their status as one of heavy
rocks most influential groups
number seven Steve Perry takes over from
gregg rolie journey
for the shower
what you haven’t what you hear is what
to Billy laughter now the crystal clear
voice of Steve Perry is the one most
closely associated with the career of
rock legends journey but the band story
actually started much earlier
bandleader Neil Shawn initially formed
journey after leaving Santana in 1973
coming together with Greg Rowley on
keyboards and vocals journey briefly
employed singer Robert Fleischman after
releasing their third album in 1977 but
it was the Steve Perry era from 1977 to
1998 which served as their most
commercially successful resulting in
numerous top-ten singles and successful
world tours
number six Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie
Nicks replaced Bob Welch Fleetwood Mac
briefly that I feel it’s quite difficult
to make sense of the twisted mass of
tangled threads which is Fleetwood Mac
lineup changes what isn’t difficult
however is to note how the band’s
commercial profile increased in 1974
when the former blues rock band and
listed singer-songwriter couple Lindsey
Buckingham and Stevie Nicks into their
ranks
you can call
Buckingham and Nick’s brought with them
a stripped-down emotional passion to the
band songwriting in the process
tempering down Fleetwood Mac’s riff
heavy sound into one more balanced
between Buckinghams flowing guitar
melodies and Nick’s charismatic vocals
and stage presence
number five Simon Lebon replaces Stephen
Duffy Duran Duran
the tenure of one Steven Duffy was not
one which lasted long within an early
incarnation of the British pop rock
Goliath known as Duran Duran
although Duffy helped form the band
alongside bassist John Taylor and
keyboardist Nick Rhodes
he was ultimately one of a small
revolving door of vocalists which
assisted Duran Duran during the early
nightclub days
No
it was with the addition of Simon Lebon
in 1980 which cemented what most fancy
as a definitive lineup of the band as
this version of Duran Duran would go on
to become legitimate 1980s superstars
thanks to music videos for Rio save a
prayer and hungry like the wolf
receiving massive MTV rotation
and
Oh
number four Phil Collins replaces Peter
Gabriel Genesis
Genisys were responsible for
spearheading the progressive rock
movement in the 1970s thanks much in
part to the magnetic stage presence of
their theatrical frontman Peter Gabriel
early Genesis shows were marked by
Gabriel’s penchant for stage makeup and
showmanship while the band’s complex
songwriting exemplified prog rocks
reputation for musical intricacy
fast forwarding to the band’s tenure
under singer drummer Phil Collins
however showcased a band very much
taking this progressive musicality and
stripping it down to its most essential
commercial elements
smash Genesis hits like land of
confusion and that’s all all took the
band’s early elements and combine them
with smart songwriting resulting in the
band’s most commercially successful
period
so was the same
number three Brian Johnson replaces Bon
Scott ac/dc
most ac/dc fans will likely agree that
the band’s iconic frontman Bon Scott was
irreplaceable that is until they heard
Brian Johnson
it was Johnson’s debut with ac/dc in
1980 which assisted in softening the
blow struck by Scotts alcohol related
death earlier that year a magnificent
riff rock collection known as back in
black
Johnson’s paint peeling screech was one
pattern after Scott’s own legendary wail
yet the former Geordie frontman never
made it a point of copying Scott
note-for-note
rather the band and Johnson paved their
own way together
riding recording and touring together
for the next 30 plus years
number two Bruce Dickinson replaces Paul
Di’Anno Iron Maiden
many members have passed through the
hallowed halls of metal masters iron
maiden over the years but it’s the
coveted lead vocal position which has
served as the most hotly debated among
fans
Iron Maiden were diehard fan favorites
in their native England after toiling
through the underground with their Punk
fuelled frontman Paul Diana
drug issues took their toll on the front
man after two albums with Maidan however
resulting in him being replaced in 1981
by former Samson singer Bruce Dickinson
the resulting albums with Dickinson
would cement Iron Maiden as a worldwide
metal powerhouse increasing the band’s
commercial profile around the world
before we reveal our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one david gilmour replaces sid
barett Pink Floyd you can see me but I
can use the heavy psychedelic sound
which characterized early Pink Floyd was
thanks largely in part to the band’s
founder guitarist Syd Barrett it was the
songwriters erratic personal behavior
exacerbated by heavy drug use which
would eventually lead to Barrett’s
dismissal from Pink Floyd
vocalist and guitarist David Gilmour had
already been introduced into the band at
this point to support and supplement
Barrett but it was this shift in
creative control with SIDS exit which
led to some of boy’s most commercially
successful records the biggest wave
Gilmore smooth vocals and expressive
emotional guitar playing would go on to
define the new Pink Floyd sound bringing
in fans from around the world throughout
the 70s 80s and 90s do you agree with
our list which bands lineup change do
you feel deserves some recognition for
more enlightening top 10s published
every day please subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
bands that became more successful with a
new singing
for this list will be ranking the bands
whose tree received a commercially
successful boost after obtaining a new
singer
we’ll be omitting instances where bands
were equally successful with separate
singers or different bands
this means situations such as van Halen
replacing David Lee Roth with Sammy
Hagar
and Joy Division’s re-emergence as new
order after the death of singer Ian
Curtis will not be included here soon
we’re also not commenting as to whether
one singer was better than another on a
creative standpoint but rather how the
band’s public profile increased as a
result of a change in their lineup
number ten Phil Anselmo replaces Terry
glaze Pantera
crap
barons new to the history of this
rough-and-ready metal act may be
surprised to discover that Pantera
actually started their career as a more
traditional minded glam flavored metal
machine
the Texas bread band featured Terry
glaze on vocals during this time and
released three albums with the singer
before eventually hooking up with New
Orleans native Phil Anselmo on the power
metal album it wasn’t long after
bringing on Anselmo that Pantera would
sign a deal with ATCO records resulting
in their breakthrough major label debut
Cowboys from Hell the rest as they say
is history with Pantera eventually going
on to become one of heavy metals most
popular and influential bands
number nine Henry Rollins takes over
from Dez cadena Black Flag
hardcore punk icons black flag have been
through a number of lead vocalist over
the years including Ron Chapel Rhea’s
and former circle-jerk singer Keith
Morris but it was with the magnetic and
Furious frontman Henry Rollins however
where the band arguably entered their
most progressive and successful creative
period
Valen served is the longest term singer
for Black Flag
having replaced DES Kadena in 1981 with
a ladder switching over to the second
guitar position about to have a nervous
breakdown my head really hurts if I
don’t find a way out of here I’ve gone
to the doctor the resulting albums with
Rollins such as damaged my war and slip
it in went on to influence not only
Flags punk rock community but also metal
and noise rock bands around the world
rasp eyes red eyes rash
berate ian gillan replaces rod Evans
deep purple hush-hush allow her to call
him and the British rock institution
known as deep purple did get a solid
running start with their mark one line
up alongside their first frontman rod
Evans but it wasn’t until Ian Gillan
joined the band late in 1969 that they
truly started their journey towards
superstardom
this was largely in part to Gillan’s
capable ability to hell with reckless
abandon on such future purple classics
as highway star and space truckin both
of which served as the earliest examples
of hard rock progressing towards heavy
metal
purple and Gillan would go on to
crisscross the world on tour further
cementing their status as one of heavy
rocks most influential groups
number seven Steve Perry takes over from
gregg rolie journey
for the shower
what you haven’t what you hear is what
to Billy laughter now the crystal clear
voice of Steve Perry is the one most
closely associated with the career of
rock legends journey but the band story
actually started much earlier
bandleader Neil Shawn initially formed
journey after leaving Santana in 1973
coming together with Greg Rowley on
keyboards and vocals journey briefly
employed singer Robert Fleischman after
releasing their third album in 1977 but
it was the Steve Perry era from 1977 to
1998 which served as their most
commercially successful resulting in
numerous top-ten singles and successful
world tours
number six Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie
Nicks replaced Bob Welch Fleetwood Mac
briefly that I feel it’s quite difficult
to make sense of the twisted mass of
tangled threads which is Fleetwood Mac
lineup changes what isn’t difficult
however is to note how the band’s
commercial profile increased in 1974
when the former blues rock band and
listed singer-songwriter couple Lindsey
Buckingham and Stevie Nicks into their
ranks
you can call
Buckingham and Nick’s brought with them
a stripped-down emotional passion to the
band songwriting in the process
tempering down Fleetwood Mac’s riff
heavy sound into one more balanced
between Buckinghams flowing guitar
melodies and Nick’s charismatic vocals
and stage presence
number five Simon Lebon replaces Stephen
Duffy Duran Duran
the tenure of one Steven Duffy was not
one which lasted long within an early
incarnation of the British pop rock
Goliath known as Duran Duran
although Duffy helped form the band
alongside bassist John Taylor and
keyboardist Nick Rhodes
he was ultimately one of a small
revolving door of vocalists which
assisted Duran Duran during the early
nightclub days
No
it was with the addition of Simon Lebon
in 1980 which cemented what most fancy
as a definitive lineup of the band as
this version of Duran Duran would go on
to become legitimate 1980s superstars
thanks to music videos for Rio save a
prayer and hungry like the wolf
receiving massive MTV rotation
and
Oh
number four Phil Collins replaces Peter
Gabriel Genesis
Genisys were responsible for
spearheading the progressive rock
movement in the 1970s thanks much in
part to the magnetic stage presence of
their theatrical frontman Peter Gabriel
early Genesis shows were marked by
Gabriel’s penchant for stage makeup and
showmanship while the band’s complex
songwriting exemplified prog rocks
reputation for musical intricacy
fast forwarding to the band’s tenure
under singer drummer Phil Collins
however showcased a band very much
taking this progressive musicality and
stripping it down to its most essential
commercial elements
smash Genesis hits like land of
confusion and that’s all all took the
band’s early elements and combine them
with smart songwriting resulting in the
band’s most commercially successful
period
so was the same
number three Brian Johnson replaces Bon
Scott ac/dc
most ac/dc fans will likely agree that
the band’s iconic frontman Bon Scott was
irreplaceable that is until they heard
Brian Johnson
it was Johnson’s debut with ac/dc in
1980 which assisted in softening the
blow struck by Scotts alcohol related
death earlier that year a magnificent
riff rock collection known as back in
black
Johnson’s paint peeling screech was one
pattern after Scott’s own legendary wail
yet the former Geordie frontman never
made it a point of copying Scott
note-for-note
rather the band and Johnson paved their
own way together
riding recording and touring together
for the next 30 plus years
number two Bruce Dickinson replaces Paul
Di’Anno Iron Maiden
many members have passed through the
hallowed halls of metal masters iron
maiden over the years but it’s the
coveted lead vocal position which has
served as the most hotly debated among
fans
Iron Maiden were diehard fan favorites
in their native England after toiling
through the underground with their Punk
fuelled frontman Paul Diana
drug issues took their toll on the front
man after two albums with Maidan however
resulting in him being replaced in 1981
by former Samson singer Bruce Dickinson
the resulting albums with Dickinson
would cement Iron Maiden as a worldwide
metal powerhouse increasing the band’s
commercial profile around the world
before we reveal our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
number one david gilmour replaces sid
barett Pink Floyd you can see me but I
can use the heavy psychedelic sound
which characterized early Pink Floyd was
thanks largely in part to the band’s
founder guitarist Syd Barrett it was the
songwriters erratic personal behavior
exacerbated by heavy drug use which
would eventually lead to Barrett’s
dismissal from Pink Floyd
vocalist and guitarist David Gilmour had
already been introduced into the band at
this point to support and supplement
Barrett but it was this shift in
creative control with SIDS exit which
led to some of boy’s most commercially
successful records the biggest wave
Gilmore smooth vocals and expressive
emotional guitar playing would go on to
define the new Pink Floyd sound bringing
in fans from around the world throughout
the 70s 80s and 90s do you agree with
our list which bands lineup change do
you feel deserves some recognition for
more enlightening top 10s published
every day please subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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