Well according to law that a band can only use the name of that band as long as there is one of the original members. Other can’t tour as that band if none of the members were ever part of any reincarnation of that band.
Tribute bands are different, they are tribute bands.
You see this often, one or two original members who are old and washed up and a young 20 or 30 something member(s) playing.
Or in some cases where there two bands which contain original members that no longer get along, so they formed their own offshoots.
Example: Ted Williams’ Platters and another Platters.
Eh, given that I was still in elementary school when 90125 came out, kicking Anderson out was the only way I was ever going to be able to hear anything from “Drama” in concert.
Of course, once I had heard them play Tempis Fugit and Machine Messiah, I was satisfied, and now have less and less desire to pay premium prices for tribute band levels of music.
Interesting that Squire’s out, though. I thought it was pretty much established in the ABWH mess that he owned the name, so I guess with his medical issues he’s still involved at some level, just not currently touring.
I’ve seen Styx play several times in the Chicago area in the past few years. Chuck Panozzo always appears, and plays on about 1/3 to 1/2 of the songs, though I have no idea of on how many dates on their tours he does this (I’ve always suspected that he still appears here because it’s his hometown).
Saw them play last summer. Mick did play (though only on a few songs), but was clearly not feeling his best, compared to how he’d looked when I’d seen them around 2011.
Well, I always felt that though the original Beatles were good, they were much better after Sutcliffe quit and they replaced Best.
After Carl Wilson died, the Beach Boys sort of drifted apart, with both Al Jardine and Mike Love going their separate ways touring with their own backing groups. There was some litigation between them over who had the right to use the name “Beach Boys”.
I don’t know if they were all just struck by a good idea at the same time, or if there was some litigation involved, but now, for any performance, recording, etc using the name “The Byrds”, Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, AND Chris Hillman must ALL be involved. There was that period in the 70’s where “The Byrds” were Roger McGuinn and hired musicians, so I’m leaning towards lawyers were involved.
The only original member left of Quiet Riot is drummer Frankie Banali - I guess you could consider bassist Chuck Wright an original member too, but in terms of when they got succesful, Frankie is the only one left.
Around 1999/2000, there was a band touring as Frankie Goes To Hollywood that had no original or later members. The act consisted of 5 Americans, 2 of whom claimed to have been uncredited studio musicians on the Welcome to the Pleasuredome album, although producer Trevor Horn says he never met either of them. Apparently the singer incorporated in Alabama as “Frankie Goes To Hollywood” and got away with it because the original band had never obtained a US trademark. Basically a cover band pretending to be the real deal.
90s ska-pop band Save Ferris advertised a “reunion” show in 2013 that consisted of singer Monique Powell and a completely new backing band. The rest of the original band sued to stop her from using the name; she counter-sued claiming the band never broke up, it was just that all the other members quit, and as the sole remaining member she could legally use the name. I think it’s still in court.
(Somewhat pointless but marginally on-topic gossip)
My wife and I are good friends with David Marks’ daughter, and according to her the 2012 firings of Marks, Al Jardine, and Brian Wilson were orchestrated by Mike Love’s wife, Jackie. So … um … I dunno, if you’re a Beach Boys fan and you happen to run into her in public, you can give her a mean look or something.
The smashing pumpkins. Everyone except corgan is gone but it doesn’t matter much. I think corgan wrote most of the music, and he is the singer. The beat goes on. Supposedly he is hard to work with so I’m sure that plays a role.
**Wilco **has always been a band made up of Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, and whoever else is in the mix at the time. The current lineup has been together for a solid 10+ years now but the band had some tumultuous times over the first half of their career (check out the excellent documentary “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” about all that.
Barenaked Ladies are quite different than their original makeup. Steve Page left the band a few years ago and they’re still plugging along without him, but he was such a major part of the band that it’s just not the same anymore. Also, original keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Andy Creeggan left the band in the mid-90s.