I can think of several groups that were MOSTLY The same as previous groups (Arcadia was almost Duran Duran, Bell Biv Devoe was almost the New Edition), but if it has to be all but one member…
After the 1971 Islands tour, everyone in King Crimson quit, except guitarist Robert Fripp, who had alienated everyone (a recurring theme with KC). Singer/bassist Boz Burrell, sax player Mel Collins and drummer Ian Wallace all joined British blues guitarist Alexis Korner in a new band called Snape.
They started calling themselves “The Jacksons” unofficially in the mid-Seventies when their youngest brother Randy started singing with them. They didn’t make it official until they left the Motown label (apparently Berry Gordy owned rights to the name “Jackson 5.”)…
A Box of Frogs was the Yardbirds without their original singer, the late Keith Relf.
The trio Phantom, Slick and Rocker was 66.6% the same as the Stray Cats. Guitarist/vocalist Earl Slick essentially replaced Brian Setzer.
Pink Floyd was Pink Floyd without Roger Waters. Before that, they were Pink Floyd without Syd Barrett.
VSOP was like a Miles Davis tribute featuring other trumpeters (Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis).
Bad English was basically Journey without Steve Perry, while at the same time being essentially The Babys without Mike Corby.
I’ve seen The Band more than a few times. Rick Danko, Levon Helms, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel (only once) - they did quite well sans Robbie Robertson. I’ve seen The Last Waltz - it’s great stuff. I’ve seen Robbie Robertson solo; he wasn’t good.
Genesis!
(they’d be the poster boys of this thread!)
They lost Peter Gabriel (who is fuckin’ awesome live and studio), Steve Hackett (awesomly terrific guitarist) and they were, at least till 1985 or so, one of the greatest Prog Rock Bands.
Good call.
and Paul Simon is Simon & Garfunkel without Art Garfunkel.
and before that, Pink Floyd was Pink Floyd.
BTW, which one’s Pink?
Deathray at one time was most members of Cake except the lead singer. They sound sort of like Cake except with 10% more rock and 100% less jawbone.
I love the vibraslap implemented by McCrea!
Beady Eye were Oasis without guitarist, song writer and occasional singer Noel Gallagher.
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By the end of the Sex Pistols brief moment of fame they only had Cook and Jones still in them. Sid was dead and Johnny Rotten had left.
Cook and Jones then picked up session musician Andy Allen (who had also been a session musician for the collapsing Sex Pistols) and formed The Professionals.
So actually, depending where you draw the line, The Professionals are either different or identical to the Sex Pistols.
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Last in Line - Dio without Ronnie.
Slaughter - Vinnie Vincent Invasion without Vinnie Vincent
Shaw-Blades - Damn Yankees without Ted Nugent
Tramp’s White Lion was White Lion without Vito Bratta
1960’s band Manfred Mann reformed in the 1990s as The Manfreds without founder member Manfred Mann. Manfred himself formed the Earth Band in the 1970s later retitled Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
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The Glitter Band are the backing band of (now) notorious pedophile ***Gary Glitter ***who enjoyed a degree of success on their own.
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Tears for Fears (who wrote and had a hit with the original version of Mad World) were basically a duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Smith split for most of the 1990s while Tears for Fears continued with just Orzabal. And then - everyone likes a happy ending - Smith rejoined in 2000.
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