Hey everyone

thought this might be insteresting and I thought of it seeing another Dave Evans thread here.

so, Dave obviously was let go and Bon came in and the rest is history (although it took years of hard work) so they say. I then remembered Pete Best, the original Drummer for the beatles, who played with them and recorded with them early on but was also let go with Ringo coming in, and the rest is history

I think in U2 the Edge's brother was originally in the band but may have left on his own accord, just before they broke big

Here on this forum I have always wondered how Dave truly felt, or Pete, etc. I knwo Pete had alot of issues but also knwo that when they released one of the huge box sets Paul M made sure he finally got a bunch of royalties, etc. for what he had played on and helped with.

anyway, not a big deal, but anyone know any other bands, or members of famous bands who had members leave just before breaking huge?

oh good on rocco! and tru about bon, he had a taste but Brian was the one who really had the big time hit.

I didn't know that about Dave Grohl either, cool info. i like Dave's stuff now with Foo Fighters and also his special he had on the mixing board he got that was famous.

Posted By: trockoh good on rocco! and tru about bon, he had a taste but Brian was the one who really had the big time hit.

I didn't know that about Dave Grohl either, cool info. i like Dave's stuff now with Foo Fighters and also his special he had on the mixing board he got that was famous.

IIRC Channing even drummed on the Nevermind-demos and Dave on a lot of songs basically copied what Channing had come up with.

Mark Evans would probably be a good example too.

Yup, Pete Best and Chat Channing come to mind.

A really interesting one is Vince Clarke and Depeche Mode. Vince Clarke was the primary songwriter on their first few records at which point they were a successful pop act but nowhere near an arena or a stadium act. That when Vince Clarke left to form Yazoo Martin Gore had to take over songwriting duties and the rest is history – they became one of the biggest bands of the late 80s and 90s.

Oh, and Syd Barrett of course. Him and Pete Best are like the ground zero for these sort of stuff. Brian Jones is a borderline case since the Stones were huge when he was still in the band, and it was probably the stardom that caused his downfall.

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Sad but true

Dennis Stratton - Iron Maiden
Mark Stone - Van Halen
Queen had a few bass players before settling with John Deacon

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Posted By: medium_rareAs carolinareaper says, Dennis Stratton - Iron Maiden and I'd also add Doug Sampson - Iron Maiden. I always forget it was these guys in the beginning.

Don't forget about Clive Burr! While Clive was great and could easily have been their main drummer for the rest of their career, Dennis Stratton has nothing on the great Adrian Smith, easily one of the best member changes I can think of.

Also: Al Atkins - Judas Priest.

Posted By: MeanstreakDef Leppard. Pete Willis.

Pete had a narrow escape :)

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Posted By: medium_rareAs carolinareaper says, Dennis Stratton - Iron Maiden and I'd also add Doug Sampson - Iron Maiden. I always forget it was these guys in the beginning.

Don't forget about Clive Burr! While Clive was great and could easily have been their main drummer for the rest of their career, Dennis Stratton has nothing on the great Adrian Smith, easily one of the best member changes I can think of.

Absolutely! Clive was awesome. I didn't put Clive's name purely because he played on The Number Of The Beast which (to me at least) was their breakthrough, so in a sense he was around when the band "made it". Hope that makes sense. He was a great drummer, one of the best.

Adrian was/is one of the best guitarists I've ever heard or seen live, I was mortified when he left in the early 90's. Adrian, Dave (Murray), Malcolm and Angus are my top four guitarists of all time.

Posted By: medium_rareNot too bad at singing either... Skip to 2 minutes for the start of the song.

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Posted By: Alex LebanonYup, Pete Best and Chat Channing come to mind.

A really interesting one is Vince Clarke and Depeche Mode. Vince Clarke was the primary songwriter on their first few records at which point they were a successful pop act but nowhere near an arena or a stadium act. That when Vince Clarke left to form Yazoo Martin Gore had to take over songwriting duties and the rest is history – they became one of the biggest bands of the late 80s and 90s.

"Pop act" - Sums Vince up I think. Yazoo and Erasure both great pop bands, but neither were going to be anything more than that.
Love a bit of Depeche Mode.

Huge respect for Martin Gore - talk about rising to the challenge! Violator still sounds effortlessly sleek and honed 30 years on whereas most electronic music tends to date quite badly.

Wow. Talking depeche mode on this forum
In the rock n roll hall of fame
Gie ma heid peace
Pish. But each to their own

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Posted By: Alex LebanonYup, Pete Best and Chat Channing come to mind.

A really interesting one is Vince Clarke and Depeche Mode. Vince Clarke was the primary songwriter on their first few records at which point they were a successful pop act but nowhere near an arena or a stadium act. That when Vince Clarke left to form Yazoo Martin Gore had to take over songwriting duties and the rest is history – they became one of the biggest bands of the late 80s and 90s.

"Pop act" - Sums Vince up I think. Yazoo and Erasure both great pop bands, but neither were going to be anything more than that.
Love a bit of Depeche Mode.

Huge respect for Martin Gore - talk about rising to the challenge! Violator still sounds effortlessly sleek and honed 30 years on whereas most electronic music tends to date quite badly.

Funny that, because during those times I didn't really give much of it a chance (except Tears for Fears), these days I love the '80s electronic sound. Ok

Similar with The Jam.

The 80s are bigger than ever - my son and all his mates from uni are going to see New Order at Heaton Park tomorrow. Part of the draw is that they now play a Joy Division set but fairly sure they could not have played a venue of that size in their 80s hay day.

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Posted By: azel

Posted By: Alex LebanonYup, Pete Best and Chat Channing come to mind.

A really interesting one is Vince Clarke and Depeche Mode. Vince Clarke was the primary songwriter on their first few records at which point they were a successful pop act but nowhere near an arena or a stadium act. That when Vince Clarke left to form Yazoo Martin Gore had to take over songwriting duties and the rest is history – they became one of the biggest bands of the late 80s and 90s.

"Pop act" - Sums Vince up I think. Yazoo and Erasure both great pop bands, but neither were going to be anything more than that.
Love a bit of Depeche Mode.

Huge respect for Martin Gore - talk about rising to the challenge! Violator still sounds effortlessly sleek and honed 30 years on whereas most electronic music tends to date quite badly.

Violator is a work of genius, an almost perfect record. Don't forget about Alan Wilder though, who was a big part of their sound. DM suffered huge losses of quality after Alan left in 1995, so Violator wasn't all Martin Gore, but I agree that he is an amazing songwriter.

Jason Evermann the other guitarist in Nirvana. Green Day also had a second guitarist who left just before they took of

No Doubt - Gwen Stefanis brother left before they rocketed, but was on their biggest album with many co-writes (Including Dont Speak) so did well. He left to be an animator for the Simpsons

Other mentions:

- Al Atkins Judas Priest, original singer
- Original drummer for Rush
- Tracii Guns in Guns N Roses
- Yamamoto, the bass player for Soundgarden, left on his own will in early 90ties
- W.A.S.P. Original and to me their best drummer, Tony Richards was booted out after finishing the debut album
- Chuck Mosley in Faith No More, original singer, well without Mike Patton the band would have not reached the level where they are
- Hil and Irons in RHCP

I don't think I've seen a mention of Ian Curtis above, leaving for good shortly before the Closer album and Love Will Tear You Apart single came out and made them inspirations for myriads of later bands.

Posted By: soulstripper666I don't think I've seen a mention of Ian Curtis above, leaving for good shortly before the Closer album and Love Will Tear You Apart single came out and made them inspirations for myriads of later bands.

Yup, the film Control helped but Joy Division's stature just grows and grows with every passing year. One of the few clean sheets in rock - two albums, two masterpieces, and a final stand alone track that ranks among the greatest songs ever written. Much as I love New Order, I think Joy Division will outlast them in terms of legacy/longevity.

Posted By: soulstripper666I don't think I've seen a mention of Ian Curtis above, leaving for good shortly before the Closer album and Love Will Tear You Apart single came out and made them inspirations for myriads of later bands.

I don't think he counts as he didn't leave, he killed himself. Joy Division's enormous status and longevity is clearly related in many ways to his suicide.

Andrew Wood? Yeah I know, another one who 'left for good' but....