Lead Singer Change: Peter Gabriel to Phil CollinsPeter Gabriel, the original lead vocalist of Genesis, seemed to care more about being a frontman than part of the band, which caused a lot of tension between him and the other band members until he quit in 1975. Drummer Phil Collins t...
In September 2016, for the first time in 33 years, Danzig, Only, and Doyle reunited for two headlining shows as the Original Misfist at that year's edition of Riot Fest, along with drummer Dave Lombardo and second guitarist Acey Slade. The Original Misfits lineup has continued per...
Sad note: Roger Booth, the original drummer, lead singer, and writer, passed away in 2010. Dick Burns, the original lead guitar player, passed away in 1984. Larry Smith, who played trumpet and keyboard with the band for many years, passed away in 2001. Frank Glaser who played lead guita...
Like Phil Collins, Henley is a drummer who sings, doing his work for the Eagles. With that band, he had incredible success. It would have been almost impossible for him to surpass the Eagles’ output as a solo act. Still, he had huge hits like “Dirty Laundry” and “The ...
Players Lite. Led by a singer or singer/guitarist and supported by the drummer who has all the other instruments stored in his live drum machine, triggered on the fly. All the sound, sass, mobility and interaction of the full complement - just smaller. Sax or an extra singer can be adde...
Locate Your Lips’ drummer was the lateKenny Baldwin,founder of the Milwaukee alternative clubThe Starship, who passed away in September 2015. (Before his death, Baldwin was interviewed for the forthcoming epic Milwaukee music documentaryTaking the City by Storm.) ...
Hot Tuna—Burgers—The offshoot of Jefferson Airplane (who would break up this year), featuring guitarist/singer Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady, released two live albums (one acoustic, one electric) before making this first studio collection. With violinist Papa John Creach and drummer Sam...
Avenged Sevenfold’sNightmarewith Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan The titleNightmaretook on new meaning whenAvenged’sbeloved drummerJimmy “The Rev” Sullivanpassed away a month into the recording sessions of the album in 2009. The band pushed forward with the release in his honor – the cover art...
Their first full-length effort as a foursome (with drummer Nick D’Virgilio now taking over lead vocal duties from mastermind Neal Morse),Feel Euphoriastill housesa lotof vintage progressive rock traits (especially on “A Guy Named Sid: Sid’s Boy Choir” and “East of Eden, West of Memphi...
The band were soon joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who left in 1996 due to conflicts with Molko and was replaced the same year by Steve Hewitt. Placebo gained exposure in 1997, after releasing "Nancy Boy", a song which Brian Molko described as "obscene". The band has sp...