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schillid
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Brian was gone
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Mick T was gone
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Stu was gone
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Bill was gone ...
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24FPS
The Becker/Fagen songwriting partnership is still a mystery to me. I'd like to know who wrote what songs or contributed what lyrics, since they're so interesting.
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schillid
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Brian was gone
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Mick T was gone
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Stu was gone
The Rolling Stones didn't stop when Bill was gone ...
Walter Becker and Donald Fagan, as well as Glenn Frey and Don Henley, are akin to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. I don't believe those bands should continue without either of those two members. But thats me. Again, I'm not gonna bog down the thread with that. Don't bring up Brian, Stu, Bill, those are all completely different and you know it. My opinion, you have yours, let's move on.
I can't even fathom the Stones with Ronnie and Mick Taylor as the guitarists. I think they'd be a more consistent and showy band. I'd be too sad over Keith's absence to have anything more than a morbid curiosity in them though.Quote
lem motlow
We all take that “the Stones end when either mick, keith or Charlie croak” thing as gospel but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anyone else say it beside Keith.
If Keith was gone Mick may just move Ronnie to the other side of the stage and put mick Taylor back in his old spot.it sounds inconceivable but it’s not impossible.its a tough question to ask but would the band sound better or worse?
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24FPS
Steely Dan is indeed not a true band, but an idea that keeps getting rejuvenated with new members playing familiar arrangements. Steely Dan is also a Heritage Act, just like the Stones are now. The difference is people aren't as burned out on Donald Fagen leading some crack musicians through their songbook. These acts aren't adding top flight new material to their acts. It's the hits, all the time.
From my own experience seeing Steely Dan last year at the Hollywood Bowl, they mix things up from time to time and add little things to the music, unlike the Stones who are calcified in their approach, never varying from what is expected. And I guess we demand that. That's why such a power house song like Get Off of My Cloud is derided when now it's played like a waltz in comparison.
Steely Dan also benefits from their music itself. It has a jazzier approach and appeals to the maturing taste of aging baby boomers like myself. And yes, the band was not overexposed in the concert marketplace, not exposed at all for many years. Like the Stones, the Steely Dan recording legacy has been done for some time. I was amazed by Walter Becker's guitar playing when I saw them recently. But he doesn't do vocals, and when I saw them in the 90s, Becker was playing bass. It's not a distinct sound, and can be played by the top flight musicians Donald Fagen can find.
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Hairball
Pink Floyd didn't stop when Syd Barret was gone.
Pink Floyd didn't stop when Roger Waters was gone. SHOULD HAVE
Allman Brothers didn't stop when Duane Allman was gone. SHOULD HAVE
AC/DC didn't stop when Bon Scott was gone.
AC/DC didn't stop when Brian Johnson was gone. DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE
GunsNRoses didn't stop when nearly the entire band was gone. DITTO
Queen didn't stop when Freddie Mercury was gone. DITTO
Journey didn't stop when what's his name lead singer was gone. DITTO
All key members (and some of them leaders)...and the list goes on and on...................
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Hairball
Pink Floyd didn't stop when Syd Barret was gone.
Pink Floyd didn't stop when Roger Waters was gone. SHOULD HAVE
Allman Brothers didn't stop when Duane Allman was gone. SHOULD HAVE
AC/DC didn't stop when Bon Scott was gone.
AC/DC didn't stop when Brian Johnson was gone. DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE
GunsNRoses didn't stop when nearly the entire band was gone. DITTO
Queen didn't stop when Freddie Mercury was gone. DITTO
Journey didn't stop when what's his name lead singer was gone. DITTO
All key members (and some of them leaders)...and the list goes on and on...................
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Hairball
Pink Floyd didn't stop when Syd Barret was gone.
Pink Floyd didn't stop when Roger Waters was gone. SHOULD HAVE
Allman Brothers didn't stop when Duane Allman was gone. SHOULD HAVE
AC/DC didn't stop when Bon Scott was gone.
AC/DC didn't stop when Brian Johnson was gone. DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE
GunsNRoses didn't stop when nearly the entire band was gone. DITTO
Queen didn't stop when Freddie Mercury was gone. DITTO
Journey didn't stop when what's his name lead singer was gone. DITTO
All key members (and some of them leaders)...and the list goes on and on...................
Haha...well yes I agree with most of the SHOULD HAVE's you inserted, the Allman Brothers being an exception as Brothers and Sisters was a great album imo, and they continued to tour successfully up to a few years ago. (although maybe they should have called it quits when Dicky Betts left lol).
But those were just examples I came up with of bands who have gone on with continual success after losing a member pleasing millions of fans - whether or not I like the results is beside the point.