Anthrax came to mind immediately for me. Nothing against Joey Belladonna, but John Bush owns him, vocally. I didn't even like Anthrax that much until he came on board.
2007-08-31 03:17:56 · 25 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
I think Iron Maiden did. They released their most popular album, Number of the Beast, after Bruce Dickenson joined them in1981.
2007-08-31 03:24:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
You took the words out of my mouth. I wasn't a fan of anything Anthrax did until John Bush came on board. Then when AC/DC got Brian Johnson...I'm not sure they got better, but they were at least just as good.
2007-08-31 03:29:55 · answer #2 · answered by GK Dub 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
REO Speedwagon. I can't remember who the guy was ... something Murphy, I think ... but Kevin Cronin was definitely not the original lead singer. He joined the band halfway through the 2nd album, if my memory is correct.
Dixie Chicks. Natalie Maines was not the original lead singer. She joined after two others got tired of touring and quit.
Genesis. Phil Collins was the original drummer, but didn't become lead singer until Peter Gabriel quit. You can argue whether Genesis became better with Collins, but there's no question they became more successful with Collins.
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2007-08-31 03:37:52 · answer #3 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
AC/DC improved when Brian Johnson was brought aboard, at least in live shows (according to AC/DC Live), and The Monkees always switched out singers, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith being the best.
2007-08-31 04:12:41 · answer #4 · answered by thechief66 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This may be a stretch, but with all of Deep Purple's incarnations, they made several quality albums, and I always liked Perfect Strangers. Rainbow would be another. I agree with Genesis and Van Halen...Hager is a better singer, But Eddie played better with DLR.
2007-08-31 03:51:17 · answer #5 · answered by James M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pink Floyd
2007-08-31 03:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Flaming Lips. Originally Mark Coyne was the lead singer and Wayne was lead guitar, but Mark left and then Wayne became lead singer and lead guitar.
2007-08-31 03:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faith No More got way better when Mike Patton joined. The singer on the first record was a dude named Chuck Mosely and that guy was really bad.
2007-08-31 04:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Oh no, Sookie, I will have to throw tomatoes your way. Van Hagar was wrong on so many levels. This is a very tough question because I am at a loss to think when a band actually improved because of change. At best, some have been able to stay close to the previous level of excellence.
Wait, I think I got one example. Black Flag, Henry Rolling was not the original lead, Keith Morris was.
Lucky for you, I have bad aim.
2007-08-31 03:31:51 · answer #9 · answered by Rckets 7 · 11⤊ 0⤋
Faith No More got better when they dropped their original singer and hired Mike Patton.
Genesis better with Phil singing? No way. Their early stuff was epic. Phil turned them into a watered down pop band.
2007-08-31 04:05:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 0⤋
Iron Maiden,Genesis,(though Peter Gabriel got better after he left them).
And REO Speedwagon.
2007-08-31 03:35:28 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋