This is a terrible example for two reasons: 1. There's almost no material with Pete Best on it and The Beatles sound barely changed with the change of drummers. 2. The change in The Beatles starting with Rubber Soul wasn't catalyzed by Ringo joining.
The only times I did see Rush live was when John was drumming. It was sad to see that illness being one of the reasons for leaving the band. Neil was a brilliant drummer that conjured up incredible lyrics. R.I.P. to John & Neil
In the same way that Pink Floyd became the band most of us think of with David Gilmour's arrival, I think both Yes and Genesis were improved by Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks, and Steve Hackett replacing Anthony Phillips.
I always thought Peter Gabriel had the most to do with the dound of the band, but when he left the next two albums still sounded like Genesis. When Steve Hackett left, they really changed, went full on pop.
No. Richie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover WERE Deep Purple. Their replacements were/are just not "it." Again, no. Brian Jones was the heart and soul of the original Rolling Stones.
Agree with you on Deep Purple being NOTHING without their Mark 2 Lineup. After they reformed for Perfect Strangers, It really brought us back. After Blackmore left again, They were never the same.
@@bryansimmons4550 Shame They pushed Him into the background to play exotic instruments in later years, while Mick & Keith became the band leaders to change their initial sound.
Best lizzy guitarist was Eric bell. You can’t say a better guitarist replaced him when 2 guitarists replaced him. And they probably just copied what he did (listen to little girl in bloom) with the layered guitars.
You have to take into account that Gram Parsons had taught Keith Richards Nashville tuning which changed the sound the Stones were making around that time also. I don't think that it was all Mick Taylor.
Ritchie Blackmore WAS Deep Purple, the greatest most memorable riffs and solos. Steve Morse was a much more interesting and inventive player before he joined Purple, especially with Dixie Dreggs. His playing with Purple is completely “dumbed down” by comparison. The fact that you have a preference is another story. When “In Rock” came out it was a total revelation; a landmark album in every way.
Agreed! To my ears, his solo on Knocking At Your Back Door is quite good. Sure, it's angular and sloppy, but that's part of his style. It's very expressive. There are some melodies within, and it takes you in different directions. It's kind of Zappa-esque.
I would beg to differ that Blackmore is Deep Purple. It was the interplay between Jon Lord and Ritchie that gave the music its unique sound. Lord was not only a virtuoso but pioneered playing his Hammond organ through a Marshall and had a RMI electric piano built into his chopped Hammond B3 giving layering capabilities before such things existed on many other keyboards. Just listen to Burn and you will get why it was both of them that mattered most. Blackmore pushed Lord to excel but Lord pushed Blackmore to excel too.
@@francisseidel8014 Actually Lord and Purple initially got their inspiration for a heavy organ sound from Vanilla Fudge, as Ritchie acknowledges in a couple of interviews.
I am a huge Steve Morse fan, seen him many times with the Dixie Dregs, solo, Purple, and Kansas. But the quintessential Deep Purple guitarist is Ritchie, such a fabulous and unique player who influenced countless guitarists. All of the "classic" Deep Purple for me was with Blackmore. I agree with your other picks, especially Gilmore.
On a certain level, I agree with you that Blackmore (and to a certain extent his original replacement Tommy Bolín) were better fits for Purple, especially for their tone. However, it’s not even up for debate that Morse is a far superior guitarist and musician from every perspective ranging from composition to technical excellence to producing. His most brilliant work is obviously his band the Dixie Dregs, NOT Purple.
Mick Taylor is for me the best example of a replacement adding to the band. I love the Mick Taylor era. I like the Brian Jones era. I really do not like the Ronny Wood era (although everything that I know about him indicates that he's a great guy)
Mick Taylor was the best soloist the Stones ever had, but I think he also benefitted from being in the band at their creative peak. Jagger's and Richards' songwriting ability kind of declined after that.
I think Wood is underappreciated. He is no Mick Taylor, but he adds a lot in various ways. For example, play pedal steel on "Bob Wills is Still the King."
@@dhalsim-1Ron Wood a BadAss The Faces Zemiatis Ampegs wicked edged tone 🌟 Stones ::: Keith's rooster cut pal thin strat residency Stones followed Great time for all still going .....
Too right. Although I do acknowledge that Keith started driving things this way with 'Beggars B' and 'let it bleed' around discovering his 5 sting tuning etc (i.e. JJ flash, midnight rambler, Gimmi shelter ... wow. A more blues/country inspired Rock than the 60's pop they had headed into with Brian). Probably a case of 'perfect timing' that Mick T joined and totally 'upd the quality' of the way M and K were already going I reckon.
And interestingly, it was Scott Gorham that suggested TL shape the borrowed Allman Bros dual guitar sound with Irish melodies versus standard blues rock scales as originally envisioned by Lynott.
Interesting that you named Peter Green as a great replacement. There is a very much related change. One band that completely changed was Fleetwood Mac with the addition of Nicks and Buckingham.
I would argue that that's a completely different band, not a replacement. Much like comparing Jefferson Airplane to Starship (who got sued by Paul Kantner to make them stop using the "Jefferson" name).
Agree David Gilmour made the pink floyd sound so distinctive but technically he wasn't a replacement for Syd Barrett. He was brought in as a 5th member and initially they both played in the band until they soon gave up on Syds unreliability
I think John is a little hard on Syd Barrett. 'Astronomy Domine' alone is enough to revere Syd for. It set the tone for even the later portions of PFs career.
Blackmore era was better than the Morse era. "In Rock" "Machine Head" "Made in Japan" " Burn" "Battle Rages on" Perfect Strangers " The best album without Ritchie Blackmore was "Come taste the band" with Tommy Bolin.
I saw the title of this video and clicked it because I wanted to know if you'd mention the guitarist that instantly came to my mind. Steve Morse! Nice one.
Ringo Starr replacing Pete Best in The Beatles was the No1 "band member who was better than his predecessor". He was the essential final piece of the jigsaw. No one has come near his musicality and invention on the drums. For me The Stones went downhill after Brian died. Total change of direction and became formulaic, albeit still a lot of great songs but somehow lost their sparkle.
Musicality, maybe. Invention, absolutely not. However, the big problem with this comment is - you know a lot of Beatles songs with Pete Best on the recording? Second problem, did anyone get replaced when they made their collective artistic jump starting with Rubber Soul?
@@ajb7786 Invention? You say "absolutely not". What utter cobblers. Listen to what pop/rock drummers did before him, and also concurrent with him. Actually, while you're at it - listen to what came after him as well. He had to invent new ways of drumming on so many Beatles' songs because there was nothing to compare them to. So musicality and invention. Absolutely. The most inventive drummer I've heard - I don't mean rollicking round a massive drum kit, I mean playing distinctive. musical, unique and, yep, inventive, parts where you can name the song just from an isolated drum track. They jumped artistically throughout their career from album to album, single to single. You could say they jumped from Please Please Me to With The Beatles. There is nothing like It Won't Be Long or All My Loving on Please Please Me. Or from Ain't She Sweet to Please Please Me, from Beatles For Sale to Help, there's nothing like Ticket to Ride or It's Only Love on the former. The main jump before Rubber Soul was marijuana. All those artistic leaps are valid. I've heard Beatles recordings with Pete Best, he's more of an OK journeyman by comparison - but based on every comment about Pete Best from every Beatle and George Martin. Pete was not remotely good enough. Paul and John both said when Ringo joined that was it - the band was complete, and it was like releasing the handbrake. 😀
@@gazzie12000 Yep..Ringo WAS the "Best" possible fit for the Beatles......The Beatles RULE.. Nobody comes close and never will!!!!! The 8th Wonder of the world!!!!
@@ajb7786 You've got 10 tracks with Pete Best playing drums on Anthology 1, which is all you need to hear. Pete could not have driven the band the way Ringo did on I Saw Her Standing There or Twist and Shout, to name just two. Listen to Love Me Do from the EMI audition, and you know why George Martin insisted that Best needed to be replaced.
Some say that William Campbell, aka, Billy Shears, was a better singer, musician and writer than the original James Paul McCartney. But I beg to differ.
I agree 100% about your Ritchie Blackmore comments. Knockin at your Back Door was an awesome comeback song especially the riff..and I’ve always wondered why they kept that solo in…it is brutal. And then when I saw them on that 1984 reunion tour, Blackmore stood on stage with his hands by his sides and refused to play rhythm guitar…he only played if he needed to solo. He should’ve stood at the exit after the show and handed out cash refunds for us as we filed out.
Bold statement to say Deep Purple was a better band with Steve Morse. You'll get plenty of arguments on that one and rightly so, since Deep Purple's signature sound IS RITCHIE BLACKMORE! That said, Theres zero doubt Steve Morse is one of the absolute most talented guitarists in any genre, any era ever! Truly an unbelievable player! Another I'd have on my list is; Steve Howe of YES after he replaced original guitarist Peter Banks after like 2 albums. The guy that is just so freaking talented he'd make almost any band better! Totally agree on the very tasty Mick Taylor as well. When Sticky Fingers came out, I really started to warm up to the Stones guitar works. thanks for the insightful views!
Three points of order… Gilmour played on Set The Controls… Piper At The Gates of Dawn is fantastic. Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks in Yes was seismic!!
Gilmour was a an addition not a replacement to Syd as he was still in the band albeit for a short time before they dropped him because of his unpredictable and unreliable behaviour. Fair enough you might not care for the the early Floyd and prefer the band they became and in your view "better". But it is chalk and cheese comparing the two incarnations of the band, Barrett was singular talent and the first Floyd album is very, very special.
He was a replacement, just not an open one at first. Barrett had become completely incapable of performing live and they brought Gilmour in to fill the hole left when they unplugged Barrett's guitar and let him sit on stage and exist in his own little world. They were going to retain him purely as a songwriter but he stopped being able to do that as well.
Nah, Piper definitely has its moments but Barrett's writing is a bit too childish and twee for my taste. It's tempting to see his work as an indicator of his incipient mental illness. People always blame the acid for it, but there is little clinical evidence to indicate that LSD causes mental illness in the absence of pre-existing conditions.
Most bands start out as a bunch of amateurs, some of whom are exceptionally good musicians, but many are just fairly average. If they get some success, the field of candidates to replace a member who left is gong to be very strong, and they'll almost always end up with technically better
Sammy was the better singer, and obviously he brought his own guitar skills to the band. Roth had a very unique personality that was impossible for Hagar to compete with for many of the die-hard Van Halen fans.
Marc Ford in the black crowes! Came in for their second record and stayed through the next two releases. Jeff Cease, the lead guitarist on their first record, wasn’t bad but Ford blew him out of the water!
This reminrds me of the passage in American Psycho when the narrator Patrick Bateman is arguing that Genesis only became good when Peter Gabriel left and Phil Collins took over vocal duties....😏
I wouldn’t say they weren’t good before, but I prefer living in this timeline where Peter Gabriel went solo and Phil Collins redefined Genesis as the vocalist.
@@Glocktologist I haven't listened to any album released after Steve Hackett left for years. Trick of the Tail is excellent and Wind and Wuthering is also very good, but neither quite compares to Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot or Selling England by the Pound.
@@sushibar777 You're thinking of Phil replacing Peter Gabriel as lead vocalist. Phil was the 4th drummer in Genesis. In late summer 1970, he replaced John Mayhew who played drums on their 2nd album, Trespass. Although he sang prominent harmonies and the occasional lead vocal from the start of his time in the band, he didn't step forward to become lead vocalist until 1976. While this certainly took Genesis to new heights, It was his joining the band initially as drummer that was ultimately the more significant, band changing addition.
Here's another double for you, Def Leppard. Phil Collen who replaced Pete Willis who was fired while the Pyromania album was in production, and Vivian Campbell who replaced Steve Clark after he passed away. Both men are still with the band along with original members Rick Allen, Joe Elliot, and Rick Savage.
Not disagreeing with any of your choices but the first that always come to mind is Tommy Shaw of Styx. He became the defacto co leader and added a superb song writing element to make Styx one of the most popular bands, at least in America, of the late 70s
At YES it happened twice, within one year. Steve Howe replacing Banks on the YES Album and Rick Wakeman replacing Kaye for the Fragile album boosted the quality of Yes massively
Good call. They were all about being the best they could be and those choices helped in that regard. Though I kinda like Tony Kaye's contribution to the band. Different than Wakeman. He isn't as much of a virtuoso. But he had character. Banks on the other hand, was fine, but clearly not on the same level as the others and did not progress as much as well..
@@John-cr2tn Mmm, I have to say that was a step backward. Yes, Bruford was unique. Brilliant. An original. White was a good rock drummer, not in the same league, though I thought his playing on Relayer was terrific.
Tom Constanten replacing Pigpen and Brent Mydland replacing Keith Godchaux on keyboards was a definite serial improvement, mainly for the same cause - addiction.
I'm surprised there is no mention of Lindsay Buckingham on this list. Good list overall..and of course, it's a subjective topic anyway so we will all have our opinions!
When Andy Summers joined The Police and Henri Padovani left, the band was transformed beyond ALL recognition. Andy’s proficiency on the guitar then enable Sting to write the hits that he did. And the rest is history.
Rick Wakeman joining Yes. Steve Howe Joining Yes John Wetton joining King Crimson Bill Bruford joining King Crimson David Coverdale joining Deep Purple Jeff Beck joining the Yardbirds Neil Peart joining Rush Phil Collins joining Genesis Steve Perry joining Journey Kevin Cronin joining REO Speedwagon (twice) Tommy Shaw joining Styx
Neil Peart replacing John Rutsey for the win. Not only was Neil a better drummer, but he was also instrumental in the direction Rush took following their eponymous first album and a savant writing lyrics.
I'm going to list him as he is a guitarist, and his contribution to the band and music can't be underestimated. Steve Hogarth replaced Fish in Marillion in 1989 and is still going strong today with a totally amazing body of work behind him.
Underrated comment I am partial to a bit of misplaced childhood, Fish era Marillion but I agree - Hogarth deserves more recognition and altered the course of an already great band - Neverland still gives me goosebumps as does Power.
Steve Morse in Deep Purple was good. Highlights on the Olympia album for me were Cascades and When A Blind Man Cries. Just shows what an incredible player he is. Luckily I caught them twice on that tour and numerous times since. Always superb.
Gilmour, well sort of, the immediate albums after Barrett left were significantly worse. The problem with Barrett is that he suffered from mental illness, which is why he left, if he hadn't we have no way of knowing what he would have done, but he was a very talented artist.
Have to disagree about The Stones. While Mick Taylor is a great guitarist, Brian Jones was a musical prodigy and took their music to wherever it needed to go on a song by song basis. On any one album Brian could be playing the mellotron, hammer ducimer, recorder, horns, slide guitar, mandolin, harmonica, organ, marimba, xylophone, theremin and kazoo along with electric & acoustic guitars. He also provided backing vocals. Once he was gone they settled into a rock/blues/country formula that never really ventured into any kind of experimental music again. Not that they were bad by any means, but I much prefer the more risk-taking version of the band pre Sticky Fingers.
Dave Grohl replacing Chad Channing? Andy Summers replacing Henry Mantovani (hope I've got that right) Neil Peart Bruce Dickinson and not forgetting Rick Wakeman
Comments like Andy Summers replacing Mantovani are incredibly stupid comments. You know a lot of Police recordings with Mantovani on them? Think more, virtue signal less.
Dude’s name was actually Henry Padovani. He played on Fall Out, which was the Police’s first single. Mantovani was a composer famous for his orchestral recordings. Right, I’ll shut up now.
Henri Padovani had a great look and attitude, but he was kind of a three chord wonder while he was in The Police. That band was a sham when they started out, as Stewart Copeland freely admits. They were jazzheads and prog rockers playing at being punk because they found it exciting and trendy.
Neil Peart replacing John Rutsey in Rush is a no brainer; but for me the most important has been Steve Hogarth replacing Fish in Marillion. I loved the early days of Marillion, and have some wonderful memories of those first gigs, but there's no doubt their evolution into a sophisticated rock band has been heavily influenced by the emotionally mature songwriting craft he brought to the band.
Hmmm… 1. Ringo Starr - The Beatles 2. Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden 3. Neil Peart- Rush 4. Steve Perry - Journey (yes, he’s not their original singer) 5. Tommy Shaw - Styx
Al Di Meola who replaced Bill Connors on guitar in Return to Forever. Both fine axemen but Di Meola was a much better fit and helped them reshape their sound.
So a look a like wrote and sang all those amazing songs from 1967 - 1970 with the Beatles, then wrote and performed all those solo great songs and also wrote and sang all those great songs with Wings. Just stop. You’re embarrassing yourself!
@JESUS-SAVES_1975 pretty much, everything you just said happened exactly like you said it and you can't prove otherwise. Unless you look at all the album cover art where, for reasons unknown, the remaining beatles and the imposter left subtle clues that Paul, despite all the evidence to the contrary, was secretly dead. Not sure why they did it. But they were the supposed geniuses, they work in mysterious ways. But hey, it's a random conspiracy theory on the Internet so it's probably true.
I couldn't agree more I dont get the fanfare for Syd Barrett (RIP) other than his life providing material for song writing after his demise, nothing personal but Pink Floyd probably would have faded away into oblivion without the transition to David Gilmour IMHO
Syd’s Pink Floyd is interesting for a hot second but is mostly incoherent musical babble. People think they’re purists by claiming they love it but I challenge you to find anyone who listens to the first two albums other than out of curiosity. They probably sound cool if you’re tripping, but so does alot of crap.
Shit, I was born in 1966, I guess life must just be more difficult up north? Thin Lizzy are my favourite band, and Black Rose is my favourite album. Gary Moore is my favourite guitarist, along with Randy Rhodes.
Ringo Starr (for Pete Best), Justin Hayward and John Lodge (for Denny Laine and Clint Warwick on the Moody Blues), Grace Slick (for Signe Anderson Jefferson Airplane), Bon Scott (AC/DC).
While I'm sure there are dozens of examples, the one that comes to my mind is in STYX when guitarist, singer/songwriter Tommy Shaw replaced John Curulewski (who???) Exactly! The band exploded once Tommy came on board. He penned the title track of their first album together, and the next 4 albums went triple platinum! FIRST BAND EVER to have 4 consecutive triple platinum albums.
@@mattmarger5848 You have no idea of what you are talking about. The Beatles last four albums all are certified Diamond + plus selling records. A Diamond album has sales of at least 10 million copies. If you cannot count that is a lot higher than 3 million copies. Led Zeppelin’s first five albums were all Diamond + selling records. Again, beats your 4 triple platinum albums. In all, Led Zeppelin has 5 Diamond + albums and the Beatles have 6 Diamond + albums. I will give you a quick list of other bands that crush STYX: Billy Joel, Eminem(after STYX but all his albums were Diamond sellers), Van Halen, Pink Floyd, and I am just getting warmed up!
Have you ever listened to "Smoke on the Water" or "Highway Star". I mean that whole period saw some of the greatest guitar playing by Blackmore. I love Steve Morse but I think you paint a very wrong picture of one of that periods greatest. Burn, Machine Head, Made in Japan....where awesome albums!!!
Billy Cox replacing Noel Redding in the Jimi Hendrix Experience was a huge upgrade on bass. It's a shame that we didn't get to see and hear that come to fruition.
More. UK 🇬🇧 1 Simon LeBon replaced Stephen Duffy in Duran Duran. Bay Area bands, simply because I am a San Francisco native 🌁. 2 Steve Perry replaced Robert Fleischmann. Later, Greg Rolie left. Thus, no more 2 lead singers in Journey. 3 Kirk Hammett replaced Dave Mustaine. 4 Mickey Thomas replaced Marty Balin in Jefferson Starship.
Journey became famous, not better. Kirk Hammett was not necessarily a better musician than Dave, very different and Mustaine was a mess for the 80s and into the 90s.
I know your description says "5 guitar players", but the title says "band members". Since you can't read the description until you click on the video (and then how many actually read that), I was expecting something broader. If you go that broader route, there's really only one person that can be at the top, and that's Ringo Starr who replaced Pete Best on drums for the Beatles. Everything in rock music follows from that moment.
Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden (they missed Smith when he left/was sacked). David Gilmour, Martin Barre in Jethro Tull, Sandy Denny joining Fairport Convention. Mick taylor left the Stones due to the drug culture in the band. If he had stayed, he believes it would have killed him
This old guy starts talking about Pink Floyd and when he started listening to them -- The Wall? I realized I am like 10 years older than this guy ---I saw them in Milwaukee for the Dark Side tour and saw Pigs and all the stuff after -- but to dis Sid ? It was a different band --- not a replacement. I am surprised a player wouldn't hear it. Bands turn into other bands -- look at how many times the Stones have recreated themselves. I didn't even watch the rest of the vid. Maybe the Stones are on there too. Replacements are on teams and jobs. They are also another great band.
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is actually a Roger Waters song on the second Pink Floyd LP with David Gilmour already in the band and Sid Barrett on his way out.
Yes! Also, Mike Patton in Faith No More, Phil Anselmo in Pantera, and Phil Collins in Genesis. Vocalist replacements that refined the bands for probably the majority of people.
I've only seen Steve with the Dixie Dregs (I'm 67, and live in Atlanta). I've seen the Dregs about 13-14 times, and they are a treasure; they're the Mahavishnu Orchestra with a Southern Twang! Three more: Steve Hackett replacing Anthony Phillips in GENESIS. Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks in YES. Rick Wakeman replacing Tony Kaye in YES.
Marc Ford replacing Jeff Cease on guitar in the Black Crowes for the recording of their second album The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Marc was on another level of lead playing.
Steve Morse, an improvement compared to Richie... You gotta be F**#%**ng kidding me! Iirc, Steve wasn't invited when DP was induced into the Hall of Fame. That says a lot about which of the two guitarists who had the biggest impact on their music.
In 'Yes', Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks was a definite improvement, also Rick Wakeman replacing Tony Kaye was also a step up!
Obviously the best example is Ringo Starr replacing Pete Best.
Was looking through the comments for this.
Yep, Richie Starkey is the standout!
Beat me to it!
Agree 100%
This is a terrible example for two reasons: 1. There's almost no material with Pete Best on it and The Beatles sound barely changed with the change of drummers. 2. The change in The Beatles starting with Rubber Soul wasn't catalyzed by Ringo joining.
No disrespect to John Rutsey but when he stepped down and Neil Peart took over the Drum kit, they just never looked back.
Was just going to add a comment with this, but then saw yours, so yeah, thumbs up and completely agree.
The only times I did see Rush live was when John was drumming. It was sad to see that illness being one of the reasons for leaving the band.
Neil was a brilliant drummer that conjured up incredible lyrics. R.I.P. to John & Neil
First one I thought of
That's the first one I thought of. It's no disrespect to John Rutsey. He was very good, but Neal Peart was one of the best ever.
I knew John a little bit. He was a sweet cat. Underrated player for sure, definitely got Rush into the big leagues.
Michael Schenker replacing Mick Bolton in UFO put them on the musical map.
1000%
Justin Hayward replacing Denny Laine and John Lodge replacing Clint Warwick in the Moody Blues. And the rest was, as they say, "Sojourn."
Totally 100 % agree..
Without a doubt!!! The Core 7 are magical.......
In the same way that Pink Floyd became the band most of us think of with David Gilmour's arrival, I think both Yes and Genesis were improved by Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks, and Steve Hackett replacing Anthony Phillips.
Regarding Genesis, remember that Phil Collins was not their original drummer either. He replaced John Mayhew after their second album.
And Rick Wakeman
And then came Trevor Rabin and made yes even better!😊
Oh do me a favour. Rabin was a dull, generic shredder. Howe was brilliantly inventive, original and a one off.
I always thought Peter Gabriel had the most to do with the dound of the band, but when he left the next two albums still sounded like Genesis.
When Steve Hackett left, they really changed, went full on pop.
No. Richie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover WERE Deep Purple. Their replacements were/are just not "it."
Again, no. Brian Jones was the heart and soul of the original Rolling Stones.
Agree with you on Deep Purple being NOTHING without their Mark 2 Lineup. After they reformed for Perfect Strangers, It really brought us back. After Blackmore left again, They were never the same.
@@bryansimmons4550 Shame They pushed Him into the background to play exotic instruments in later years, while Mick & Keith became the band leaders to change their initial sound.
I would have to include Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden and Neil Peart in Rush.
Also Gillan and Glover in Deep Purple.
100% agreed. Bruce Dickinson is what came to mind first for me. Neil Peart was my second thought.
Definitely. Don't forget Nicko McBrain replacing Clive Burr in Maiden.
Best lizzy guitarist was Eric bell. You can’t say a better guitarist replaced him when 2 guitarists replaced him. And they probably just copied what he did (listen to little girl in bloom) with the layered guitars.
I agree completely about Mick Taylor’s impact on the Stones. I was 18 when Sticky Fingers came out - it’s my favourite Stones album.
You have to take into account that Gram Parsons had taught Keith Richards Nashville tuning which changed the sound the Stones were making around that time also. I don't think that it was all Mick Taylor.
@@DavidGSmith-ft7vg Agree every Stones album has got some great tunes. Exile comes close, but Sticky Fingers is brilliant beginning to end.
I agree. Most people would say Exile or Let it Bleed, but I love Sticky Fingers.
Exile and Sticky Fingers, rest of their albums are filler with some good tunes.
@jeffreyjohnson7359 the hat trick, IMO
Blackmore is a historically important guitarist up there with Page, Clapton, Beck….
Ritchie Blackmore WAS Deep Purple, the greatest most memorable riffs and solos. Steve Morse was a much more interesting and inventive player before he joined Purple, especially with Dixie Dreggs. His playing with Purple is completely “dumbed down” by comparison. The fact that you have a preference is another story. When “In Rock” came out it was a total revelation; a landmark album in every way.
Agreed! To my ears, his solo on Knocking At Your Back Door is quite good. Sure, it's angular and sloppy, but that's part of his style. It's very expressive. There are some melodies within, and it takes you in different directions. It's kind of Zappa-esque.
I would beg to differ that Blackmore is Deep Purple. It was the interplay between Jon Lord and Ritchie that gave the music its unique sound. Lord was not only a virtuoso but pioneered playing his Hammond organ through a Marshall and had a RMI electric piano built into his chopped Hammond B3 giving layering capabilities before such things existed on many other keyboards. Just listen to Burn and you will get why it was both of them that mattered most. Blackmore pushed Lord to excel but Lord pushed Blackmore to excel too.
@@francisseidel8014 Très bonne analyse !👍
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Actually Lord and Purple initially got their inspiration for a heavy organ sound from Vanilla Fudge, as Ritchie acknowledges in a couple of interviews.
'Deep Purple became better when Morse joined'...i paused the video, posted this comment and left. Lord have mercy!
John Lord?
By this yardstick, Yes were better without Jon Anderson, the Doors without Jim Morrison and Genesis without Gabriel, Hackett and Collins.
Absolutely. Morse is great but he is no Richie Blackmore whose vision, along with John Lord, and songwriting made the band great.
@@nyobunknown6983 I couldn't name one memorable song written by Morse.
@@nyobunknown6983Steve morse is so far ahead of Blackmore .and Steve morse is a nice guy.
I am a huge Steve Morse fan, seen him many times with the Dixie Dregs, solo, Purple, and Kansas. But the quintessential Deep Purple guitarist is Ritchie, such a fabulous and unique player who influenced countless guitarists. All of the "classic" Deep Purple for me was with Blackmore. I agree with your other picks, especially Gilmore.
Instead of just 'liking' your comment, I felt the need to say ABSOLUTELY!
On a certain level, I agree with you that Blackmore (and to a certain extent his original replacement Tommy Bolín) were better fits for Purple, especially for their tone.
However, it’s not even up for debate that Morse is a far superior guitarist and musician from every perspective ranging from composition to technical excellence to producing. His most brilliant work is obviously his band the Dixie Dregs, NOT Purple.
Mick Taylor is for me the best example of a replacement adding to the band. I love the Mick Taylor era. I like the Brian Jones era. I really do not like the Ronny Wood era (although everything that I know about him indicates that he's a great guy)
AMEN! Was looking for someone to chime in with Mick T!
Mick Taylor was the best soloist the Stones ever had, but I think he also benefitted from being in the band at their creative peak. Jagger's and Richards' songwriting ability kind of declined after that.
I think Wood is underappreciated. He is no Mick Taylor, but he adds a lot in various ways. For example, play pedal steel on "Bob Wills is Still the King."
Ronnie had more stage charisma but Mick was key in creating the stones best music
@@dhalsim-1Ron Wood a BadAss The Faces Zemiatis Ampegs wicked edged tone 🌟
Stones ::: Keith's rooster cut pal thin strat residency Stones followed
Great time for all still going .....
Mick Taylor in the Stones made them a fantastic band
Too right. Although I do acknowledge that Keith started driving things this way with 'Beggars B' and 'let it bleed' around discovering his 5 sting tuning etc (i.e. JJ flash, midnight rambler, Gimmi shelter ... wow. A more blues/country inspired Rock than the 60's pop they had headed into with Brian). Probably a case of 'perfect timing' that Mick T joined and totally 'upd the quality' of the way M and K were already going I reckon.
@@brigwood7658they returned to the Brian Jones vision blues based music.
@@markcooper9063 I suppose they did! (bit more county/rock by this time); odd that it was at the expense of Brian really.
For that period of time the Stones were actually as great as they thought they were.
Phil Lynott also said going with two guitar players was an advantage in that two players probably wouldn't quit at the same time 😂
And interestingly, it was Scott Gorham that suggested TL shape the borrowed Allman Bros dual guitar sound with Irish melodies versus standard blues rock scales as originally envisioned by Lynott.
Sorry to disagree, but much as Dave Gilmour is classic Pink Floyd, classic Deep Purple is ‘Made in Japan & Machine Head’ era .
Blackmore - Lord combined hard to beat
Gilmour gave us eighties and nineties Floyd... 😂
Gilmorton was there in the '70's
@@glenissmith9209 Gilmour was let loose in the eighties. Before then he was tempered by Waters and others.
Agree about Gilmore, but “Set the controls for the heart of the sun” is a hypnotic masterpiece.
Interesting that you named Peter Green as a great replacement. There is a very much related change. One band that completely changed was Fleetwood Mac with the addition of Nicks and Buckingham.
I would argue that that's a completely different band, not a replacement. Much like comparing Jefferson Airplane to Starship (who got sued by Paul Kantner to make them stop using the "Jefferson" name).
There was only one Fleetwood Mac...Peter Greens.
@@rockonbaz Agree. and as said above, not really a replacement, but basically a new band.
@@rockonbazAgree. For me that'll always be the real Fleetwood Mac.
Nicks was not good for FM. Terrible voice.
Keith Moon and Ringo were replacement drummers.
...as was Dave Grohl
@@keithbutler2222Sssh... Grunge is too recent for this crew. They're barely aware of punk.
@ThursoBerwick Dave grohl and his band are the epitome of blaaaaand 💤💤
@@stewartporter7140 oh I dunno I think cold play could outdo them in that department
@ThursoBerwick I sometimes wonder what Kurt would have made of the Foos...saw them live once and they were good...but Igyy was better!
Agree David Gilmour made the pink floyd sound so distinctive but technically he wasn't a replacement for Syd Barrett. He was brought in as a 5th member and initially they both played in the band until they soon gave up on Syds unreliability
Yes, and Waters became the primary lyricist
I think John is a little hard on Syd Barrett. 'Astronomy Domine' alone is enough to revere Syd for. It set the tone for even the later portions of PFs career.
@@edgarsnake2857 Agreed. But it's mostly a very different sound and I can see why a lot of people greatly prefer one or the other.
Gilmour played whilst Syd Barrett stood staring out into space. It really was a staggered replacement. They never really were a five-piece band.
Gilmour gave us the Division Bell.
Sid Barrett era was classic.......piper at the gates of dawn is my favorite pink floyd lp
Motorhead. Philthy replacing Lucas Fox , Fast Eddie replacing Larry Wallis.
Blackmore era was better than the Morse era. "In Rock" "Machine Head" "Made in Japan" " Burn" "Battle Rages on" Perfect Strangers " The best album without Ritchie Blackmore was "Come taste the band" with Tommy Bolin.
agree 200%
I saw the title of this video and clicked it because I wanted to know if you'd mention the guitarist that instantly came to my mind. Steve Morse! Nice one.
Ringo Starr replacing Pete Best in The Beatles was the No1 "band member who was better than his predecessor". He was the essential final piece of the jigsaw. No one has come near his musicality and invention on the drums. For me The Stones went downhill after Brian died. Total change of direction and became formulaic, albeit still a lot of great songs but somehow lost their sparkle.
Musicality, maybe. Invention, absolutely not. However, the big problem with this comment is - you know a lot of Beatles songs with Pete Best on the recording? Second problem, did anyone get replaced when they made their collective artistic jump starting with Rubber Soul?
@@ajb7786 Invention? You say "absolutely not". What utter cobblers. Listen to what pop/rock drummers did before him, and also concurrent with him. Actually, while you're at it - listen to what came after him as well. He had to invent new ways of drumming on so many Beatles' songs because there was nothing to compare them to. So musicality and invention. Absolutely. The most inventive drummer I've heard - I don't mean rollicking round a massive drum kit, I mean playing distinctive. musical, unique and, yep, inventive, parts where you can name the song just from an isolated drum track.
They jumped artistically throughout their career from album to album, single to single. You could say they jumped from Please Please Me to With The Beatles. There is nothing like It Won't Be Long or All My Loving on Please Please Me. Or from Ain't She Sweet to Please Please Me, from Beatles For Sale to Help, there's nothing like Ticket to Ride or It's Only Love on the former. The main jump before Rubber Soul was marijuana. All those artistic leaps are valid. I've heard Beatles recordings with Pete Best, he's more of an OK journeyman by comparison - but based on every comment about Pete Best from every Beatle and George Martin. Pete was not remotely good enough. Paul and John both said when Ringo joined that was it - the band was complete, and it was like releasing the handbrake.
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@@gazzie12000 Yep..Ringo WAS the "Best" possible fit for the Beatles......The Beatles RULE..
Nobody comes close and never will!!!!! The 8th Wonder of the world!!!!
@@ajb7786 You've got 10 tracks with Pete Best playing drums on Anthology 1, which is all you need to hear. Pete could not have driven the band the way Ringo did on I Saw Her Standing There or Twist and Shout, to name just two. Listen to Love Me Do from the EMI audition, and you know why George Martin insisted that Best needed to be replaced.
Neil Peart was a major asset due to his writing of lyrics. He wrote a majority of them.
😂😂😂 Yes, and they're awful.
You are the first person i have ever heard that didnt prefer mkii deep purple. Thats wild!
Some say that William Campbell, aka, Billy Shears, was a better singer, musician and writer than the original James Paul McCartney. But I beg to differ.
I agree 100% about your Ritchie Blackmore comments. Knockin at your Back Door was an awesome comeback song especially the riff..and I’ve always wondered why they kept that solo in…it is brutal. And then when I saw them on that 1984 reunion tour, Blackmore stood on stage with his hands by his sides and refused to play rhythm guitar…he only played if he needed to solo. He should’ve stood at the exit after the show and handed out cash refunds for us as we filed out.
Bold statement to say Deep Purple was a better band with Steve Morse. You'll get plenty of arguments on that one and rightly so, since Deep Purple's signature sound IS RITCHIE BLACKMORE! That said, Theres zero doubt Steve Morse is one of the absolute most talented guitarists in any genre, any era ever! Truly an unbelievable player! Another I'd have on my list is; Steve Howe of YES after he replaced original guitarist Peter Banks after like 2 albums. The guy that is just so freaking talented he'd make almost any band better! Totally agree on the very tasty Mick Taylor as well. When Sticky Fingers came out, I really started to warm up to the Stones guitar works.
thanks for the insightful views!
Three points of order…
Gilmour played on Set The Controls…
Piper At The Gates of Dawn is fantastic.
Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks in Yes was seismic!!
Gilmour was a an addition not a replacement to Syd as he was still in the band albeit for a short time before they dropped him because of his unpredictable and unreliable behaviour. Fair enough you might not care for the the early Floyd and prefer the band they became and in your view "better". But it is chalk and cheese comparing the two incarnations of the band, Barrett was singular talent and the first Floyd album is very, very special.
He was a replacement, just not an open one at first. Barrett had become completely incapable of performing live and they brought Gilmour in to fill the hole left when they unplugged Barrett's guitar and let him sit on stage and exist in his own little world. They were going to retain him purely as a songwriter but he stopped being able to do that as well.
Nah, Piper definitely has its moments but Barrett's writing is a bit too childish and twee for my taste. It's tempting to see his work as an indicator of his incipient mental illness. People always blame the acid for it, but there is little clinical evidence to indicate that LSD causes mental illness in the absence of pre-existing conditions.
I absolutely love Brian Jones, but the Mick Taylor era was when The Rolling Stones were at their best imo.
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Most bands start out as a bunch of amateurs, some of whom are exceptionally good musicians, but many are just fairly average. If they get some success, the field of candidates to replace a member who left is gong to be very strong, and they'll almost always end up with technically better
Ian Gillian replacing Rod Evan was huge for DP, yet I still love the Mark 1 work.
And Roger Glover replacing Nic Simper in Deep Purple
When Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen, the band gained musicianship but lost a lot of their spirit.
Can't argue that...but I wouldn't say he was "better" because again, of what was lost.
😂😂😂😂sure nope van Halen musicaly suffered lyrics were terrible with hagar.
Sammy was the better singer, and obviously he brought his own guitar skills to the band. Roth had a very unique personality that was impossible for Hagar to compete with for many of the die-hard Van Halen fans.
I still prefer the musicianship of the DLR era too. Maybe more polished with Hagar, but much less gritty and adventurous.
I would not blame Sammy at all. Rather it should fall on Eddie, dead or not.
Faith No More dropping Chuck Mosely for Mike Patton was a genius move.
@@H-mu4bo Too recent for these people. 😀
Marc Ford in the black crowes! Came in for their second record and stayed through the next two releases. Jeff Cease, the lead guitarist on their first record, wasn’t bad but Ford blew him out of the water!
This reminrds me of the passage in American Psycho when the narrator Patrick Bateman is arguing that Genesis only became good when Peter Gabriel left and Phil Collins took over vocal duties....😏
No! NO!!
I wouldn’t say they weren’t good before, but I prefer living in this timeline where Peter Gabriel went solo and Phil Collins redefined Genesis as the vocalist.
@@Glocktologist I haven't listened to any album released after Steve Hackett left for years.
Trick of the Tail is excellent and Wind and Wuthering is also very good, but neither quite compares to Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot or Selling England by the Pound.
That's a great one but the Huey Lewis monologue (complete with the little white boy dance move) was even better.
@@Glocktologist Su Su Sussudio. I had to promise my wife that I wouldn't self-harm when ever that fetid mash was within earshot.
Phil Collins replacing John Mayhew in Genesis could certainly be on the list.
Steve Hackett replacing Anthony Phillips was also a major replacement and upgrade.
Wasn't Phil already on the band? He just came forward then to do vocals, not a full replacement in that case.
@@sushibar777 You're thinking of Phil replacing Peter Gabriel as lead vocalist. Phil was the 4th drummer in Genesis. In late summer 1970, he replaced John Mayhew who played drums on their 2nd album, Trespass. Although he sang prominent harmonies and the occasional lead vocal from the start of his time in the band, he didn't step forward to become lead vocalist until 1976. While this certainly took Genesis to new heights, It was his joining the band initially as drummer that was ultimately the more significant, band changing addition.
Here's another double for you, Def Leppard. Phil Collen who replaced Pete Willis who was fired while the Pyromania album was in production, and Vivian Campbell who replaced Steve Clark after he passed away. Both men are still with the band along with original members Rick Allen, Joe Elliot, and Rick Savage.
Not disagreeing with any of your choices but the first that always come to mind is Tommy Shaw of Styx. He became the defacto co leader and added a superb song writing element to make Styx one of the most popular bands, at least in America, of the late 70s
And what a voice!
Some he didnt mention Ringo Starr, Keith Moon, Bon Scot, Steve Perry, Phil Collen.
dont forget billy shears who proved to be a much better songwriter than paul mccartney
At YES it happened twice, within one year. Steve Howe replacing Banks on the YES Album and Rick Wakeman replacing Kaye for the Fragile album boosted the quality of Yes massively
Good call. They were all about being the best they could be and those choices helped in that regard. Though I kinda like Tony Kaye's contribution to the band. Different than Wakeman. He isn't as much of a virtuoso. But he had character. Banks on the other hand, was fine, but clearly not on the same level as the others and did not progress as much as well..
But replacing bruford with white is a coin flip. White was a great drummer but I just think bruford is a one of a kind drummer
@@John-cr2tn Mmm, I have to say that was a step backward. Yes, Bruford was unique. Brilliant. An original. White was a good rock drummer, not in the same league, though I thought his playing on Relayer was terrific.
Tom Constanten replacing Pigpen and Brent Mydland replacing Keith Godchaux on keyboards was a definite serial improvement, mainly for the same cause - addiction.
When Dave Grohl replaced Chad Channing in Nirvana... the world exploded!
Channing had a good sound to be fair. Ringo Starr is an obvious drummer that he skipped over.
I'm surprised there is no mention of Lindsay Buckingham on this list. Good list overall..and of course, it's a subjective topic anyway so we will all have our opinions!
Deep Purple ...In Rock was for me the best ever Purple album...IMHO of course.
"In Rock" est au hard-rock ce que le big-bang est à l'univers !
"IN ROCK" est au hard-rock ce que le big-bang est à l'univers !
When Andy Summers joined The Police and Henri Padovani left, the band was transformed beyond ALL recognition. Andy’s proficiency on the guitar then enable Sting to write the hits that he did. And the rest is history.
Technically true, but there a no official recordings that don’t include Summers.
Feel very excited that my suggestion for topic was taken up .And all the subjective controversy it ignites 💣💥
Yes but the results were appalling, I'm still livid about the Blackmore reference.
Faul might even be better than Paul but that needs further discussion...
Rick Wakeman joining Yes.
Steve Howe Joining Yes
John Wetton joining King Crimson
Bill Bruford joining King Crimson
David Coverdale joining Deep Purple
Jeff Beck joining the Yardbirds
Neil Peart joining Rush
Phil Collins joining Genesis
Steve Perry joining Journey
Kevin Cronin joining REO Speedwagon (twice)
Tommy Shaw joining Styx
IMO Coverdale was NOT an improvement over Gillian.
me joining Rock Steady.......i kill me.
Lindsey Buckingham - Stevie Nicks joining Fleetwood Mac.
Ian Gillan joining Deep Purple
Roger Glover joining Deep Purple
@@michaelcottle6270 It's almost like the past forty years never happened.
Neil Peart replacing John Rutsey for the win. Not only was Neil a better drummer, but he was also instrumental in the direction Rush took following their eponymous first album and a savant writing lyrics.
Bruce Dickerson in Iron Maiden. A humongous improvement.
I'm going to list him as he is a guitarist, and his contribution to the band and music can't be underestimated. Steve Hogarth replaced Fish in Marillion in 1989 and is still going strong today with a totally amazing body of work behind him.
Thirty five years on and he's still "the new guy". Go figure.
Underrated comment
I am partial to a bit of misplaced childhood, Fish era Marillion but I agree - Hogarth deserves more recognition and altered the course of an already great band - Neverland still gives me goosebumps as does Power.
@@thapthoptheep2076 No, sorry. For me, Marillion and Fish took different trajectories than the one they were on together and neither of them worked.
@@FrozenHero2010 Okay.
Spot on here. Replacements are rarely better but it's great when they do.
Gavin Harrison replacing Chris Maitland in Porcupine Tree
Edward Van Halen replacing Alex as the family guitarist worked out pretty decently
Steve Morse in Deep Purple was good. Highlights on the Olympia album for me were Cascades and When A Blind Man Cries. Just shows what an incredible player he is. Luckily I caught them twice on that tour and numerous times since. Always superb.
Crazy to think that the Ronnie Woods era of the Rolling Stones is...half a century.
Gilmour, well sort of, the immediate albums after Barrett left were significantly worse. The problem with Barrett is that he suffered from mental illness, which is why he left, if he hadn't we have no way of knowing what he would have done, but he was a very talented artist.
The LSD was a major contributor. Many great artists have been "neurodivergent"
Kind of the same story with Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac
Have to disagree about The Stones. While Mick Taylor is a great guitarist, Brian Jones was a musical prodigy and took their music to wherever it needed to go on a song by song basis. On any one album Brian could be playing the mellotron, hammer ducimer, recorder, horns, slide guitar, mandolin, harmonica, organ, marimba, xylophone, theremin and kazoo along with electric & acoustic guitars. He also provided backing vocals. Once he was gone they settled into a rock/blues/country formula that never really ventured into any kind of experimental music again. Not that they were bad by any means, but I much prefer the more risk-taking version of the band pre Sticky Fingers.
Dave Grohl replacing Chad Channing? Andy Summers replacing Henry Mantovani (hope I've got that right) Neil Peart Bruce Dickinson and not forgetting Rick Wakeman
Comments like Andy Summers replacing Mantovani are incredibly stupid comments. You know a lot of Police recordings with Mantovani on them? Think more, virtue signal less.
Dude’s name was actually Henry Padovani. He played on Fall Out, which was the Police’s first single. Mantovani was a composer famous for his orchestral recordings. Right, I’ll shut up now.
Henry Padovani, le Corse...
Channing was decent, but different. Love some me some early Nirvana. His version of "In Bloom" is great.
Henri Padovani had a great look and attitude, but he was kind of a three chord wonder while he was in The Police. That band was a sham when they started out, as Stewart Copeland freely admits. They were jazzheads and prog rockers playing at being punk because they found it exciting and trendy.
Neil Peart replacing John Rutsey in Rush is a no brainer; but for me the most important has been Steve Hogarth replacing Fish in Marillion. I loved the early days of Marillion, and have some wonderful memories of those first gigs, but there's no doubt their evolution into a sophisticated rock band has been heavily influenced by the emotionally mature songwriting craft he brought to the band.
Hmmm…
1. Ringo Starr - The Beatles
2. Bruce Dickinson - Iron Maiden
3. Neil Peart- Rush
4. Steve Perry - Journey (yes, he’s not their original singer)
5. Tommy Shaw - Styx
on a related note, Dick Sargent was a better Darrin than Dick York.
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@vetstadiummastroturf5756 I was thinking the same thing and surprised to see your comment 👍
No even close bro cmon
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I thought Sargeant York was Darin.
You're stronging it with Steve Morse mate!
I'm just a layman listener to the era you covered. Interesting insight. Thank you
Well said, since I assume this video was strictly about guitar players.
Al Di Meola who replaced Bill Connors on guitar in Return to Forever. Both fine axemen but Di Meola was a much better fit and helped them reshape their sound.
Bill Connors for me, more soulful and deep.
Ian McLagen replacing Jimmy Winston in the Small Faces.
@iannicholls7476 Ian McLAGAN, dear boy. And yes, he was very good.
Syd was incredibly important to tge development of Pink Floyd. I love his song writing and those first two albums.
Honourable mention for the look-a-like who replaced Paul Mcartney after his death in 1966
😂😂😂😂 Americans 🙄 I have left the same comment 👍
The look a like has been keeping it going for 58 years, so we must accept him as a genuine star. Whover he is.
@@chrishyde1216Billy Spears. He had to learn to play left handed too. We might never have had Mull of Kintyre without him.
So a look a like wrote and sang all those amazing songs from 1967 - 1970 with the Beatles, then wrote and performed all those solo great songs and also wrote and sang all those great songs with Wings. Just stop. You’re embarrassing yourself!
@JESUS-SAVES_1975 pretty much, everything you just said happened exactly like you said it and you can't prove otherwise.
Unless you look at all the album cover art where, for reasons unknown, the remaining beatles and the imposter left subtle clues that Paul, despite all the evidence to the contrary, was secretly dead.
Not sure why they did it. But they were the supposed geniuses, they work in mysterious ways.
But hey, it's a random conspiracy theory on the Internet so it's probably true.
I couldn't agree more I dont get the fanfare for Syd Barrett (RIP) other than his life providing material for song writing after his demise, nothing personal but Pink Floyd probably would have faded away into oblivion without the transition to David Gilmour IMHO
Syd’s Pink Floyd is interesting for a hot second but is mostly incoherent musical babble. People think they’re purists by claiming they love it but I challenge you to find anyone who listens to the first two albums other than out of curiosity. They probably sound cool if you’re tripping, but so does alot of crap.
Shit, I was born in 1966, I guess life must just be more difficult up north? Thin Lizzy are my favourite band, and Black Rose is my favourite album. Gary Moore is my favourite guitarist, along with Randy Rhodes.
Ringo Starr (for Pete Best), Justin Hayward and John Lodge (for Denny Laine and Clint Warwick on the Moody Blues), Grace Slick (for Signe Anderson Jefferson Airplane), Bon Scott (AC/DC).
I totally agree about Mick Taylor. That's the era where the Rolling Stones peaked and were the best rock band in world.
Taylor never was a true member of RS, and so thought Jagger and Keith.
While I'm sure there are dozens of examples, the one that comes to my mind is in STYX when guitarist, singer/songwriter Tommy Shaw replaced John Curulewski (who???) Exactly! The band exploded once Tommy came on board. He penned the title track of their first album together, and the next 4 albums went triple platinum! FIRST BAND EVER to have 4 consecutive triple platinum albums.
The video is about rock bands.
@@mattmarger5848 You have no idea of what you are talking about. The Beatles last four albums all are certified Diamond + plus selling records. A Diamond album has sales of at least 10 million copies. If you cannot count that is a lot higher than 3 million copies. Led Zeppelin’s first five albums were all Diamond + selling records. Again, beats your 4 triple platinum albums. In all, Led Zeppelin has 5 Diamond + albums and the Beatles have 6 Diamond + albums. I will give you a quick list of other bands that crush STYX: Billy Joel, Eminem(after STYX but all his albums were Diamond sellers), Van Halen, Pink Floyd, and I am just getting warmed up!
Good video. Purely honest and original take - not the usual suspects here.
Original, yes. Questionable, yes.
Have you ever listened to "Smoke on the Water" or "Highway Star". I mean that whole period saw some of the greatest guitar playing by Blackmore. I love Steve Morse but I think you paint a very wrong picture of one of that periods greatest. Burn, Machine Head, Made in Japan....where awesome albums!!!
Billy Cox replacing Noel Redding in the Jimi Hendrix Experience was a huge upgrade on bass. It's a shame that we didn't get to see and hear that come to fruition.
You don't learn the blues in a book, you learn by living it
More. UK 🇬🇧 1 Simon LeBon replaced Stephen Duffy in Duran Duran.
Bay Area bands, simply because I am a San Francisco native 🌁.
2 Steve Perry replaced Robert Fleischmann. Later, Greg Rolie left. Thus, no more 2 lead singers in Journey. 3 Kirk Hammett replaced Dave Mustaine. 4 Mickey Thomas replaced Marty Balin in Jefferson Starship.
#4, Seen both, Marty was the man. Mickey was a pop star.
Journey became famous, not better. Kirk Hammett was not necessarily a better musician than Dave, very different and Mustaine was a mess for the 80s and into the 90s.
Cliff Burton replacing Ron McGovney was a bigger trade-up for Metallica than Hammett for Mustaine was.
Dave Greg0ry f0r Barry Andrews in XTC.
I know your description says "5 guitar players", but the title says "band members". Since you can't read the description until you click on the video (and then how many actually read that), I was expecting something broader. If you go that broader route, there's really only one person that can be at the top, and that's Ringo Starr who replaced Pete Best on drums for the Beatles. Everything in rock music follows from that moment.
Peter Green playing The Stumble, The Supernatural and even better on Someday After A While, all on A Hard Road. All simply perfect.
Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden (they missed Smith when he left/was sacked). David Gilmour, Martin Barre in Jethro Tull, Sandy Denny joining Fairport Convention. Mick taylor left the Stones due to the drug culture in the band. If he had stayed, he believes it would have killed him
You missed out the main one in music history. Paul Denson replacing Barry Killerby .He was a much better Mr Blobby in my humble opinion.
Cliff Burton replacing Ron McGovney as bassist in Metallica
I'll give you my 5, David Gilmour which you mentioned, Ringo Starr, Neil Peart, Buckingham & Nicks, Felder & Walsh...
This old guy starts talking about Pink Floyd and when he started listening to them -- The Wall? I realized I am like 10 years older than this guy ---I saw them in Milwaukee for the Dark Side tour and saw Pigs and all the stuff after -- but to dis Sid ? It was a different band --- not a replacement. I am surprised a player wouldn't hear it. Bands turn into other bands -- look at how many times the Stones have recreated themselves. I didn't even watch the rest of the vid. Maybe the Stones are on there too. Replacements are on teams and jobs. They are also another great band.
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is actually a Roger Waters song on the second Pink Floyd LP with David Gilmour already in the band and Sid Barrett on his way out.
Bruce Dickinson joining Iron Maiden would be high on my list. He very much defines the sound of Maiden, too. (vocals wise)
Yes!
Also, Mike Patton in Faith No More, Phil Anselmo in Pantera, and Phil Collins in Genesis. Vocalist replacements that refined the bands for probably the majority of people.
I've only seen Steve with the Dixie Dregs (I'm 67, and live in Atlanta). I've seen the Dregs about 13-14 times, and they are a treasure; they're the Mahavishnu Orchestra with a Southern Twang!
Three more: Steve Hackett replacing Anthony Phillips in GENESIS. Steve Howe replacing Peter Banks in YES. Rick Wakeman replacing Tony Kaye in YES.
Martin Barre replaces Mick Abrahams in Jethro Tull.
Tull and Hawkwind had so many personnel changes it's hard to keep track!
It was special
Marc Ford replacing Jeff Cease on guitar in the Black Crowes for the recording of their second album The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. Marc was on another level of lead playing.
This could be an infinitely ending series really enjoyed this
Steve Morse, an improvement compared to Richie... You gotta be F**#%**ng kidding me!
Iirc, Steve wasn't invited when DP was induced into the Hall of Fame. That says a lot about which of the two guitarists who had the biggest impact on their music.