Galeongirl
Galeonbroad
i knew you wouldn't be far away. what was i thinking, how could i get away with that?
This forum's pedantic poster, at your service.
i knew you wouldn't be far away. what was i thinking, how could i get away with that?
Metallica was added already to the list. Numerous line up changes in Stones and Deep Purple. Townshend and Daltrey continue under the name The Who.
Red hot chili peppers is another one out of U2's generation, also INXS, Doors (not sure how permanent Ian Astbury's stay was) and Queen replaced singers and survived...
Three singers.......Let's not forget about the wonderful Gary Cherone. Not the best fit for VH, but amazing in Extreme and one of the most entertaining front man out there. Extreme although not the most popular of groups has maintained amazingness while changing drummers a few times through out the years. However Extreme without Nuno and Gary would not be Extreme....I think people are on to something when you mix vocals with lyrics and lead guitar.....those are key.
I said "success" with two singers.
I wouldn't say Queen "survived" a band called "Queen" still does a show or a small tour every once in awhile. The same could be said for the rest.
I think Adam and Larry affects the music they put out more than what we may realise and that in turn obviously affects popularity in the long term.
As for the original question, absolutely no way Bono could front another band, call it U2, and get away with it. I know there's a huge difference, and I'm not trying to make a direct comparison between the bands, but if Paul McCartney started a new band and called it 'the Beatles', you can imagine it would not really work out well for him. Not comparing the Beatles to U2, but the same logic/reasons would apply, ie its just not right.
obviously you don't really know what u2 is all about. They are more than just a band. The guys need each other. As many have said before, u2 wouldn't be u2 if one of them left and they know it. Their work is based on friendship, family and community, as corny as it may sound. I don't think they are comparable to any other band out there. You could go and ask your question for any band, but with u2, it's different. Please go learn some things about the band you want to discuss here. The individual names would be a good start.
sorry for being rude, i just don't understand why someone who says he's not a u2 fan and doesn't know anything about the band joins a u2 fan forum, but that's just me. Personally i feel you must have a certain interest in a band and know a thing or two about them in order to join a fan forum. The initial post makes it sound as if he intends to do some formal survey on u2 fans. I find the question strange coming from someone who obviously doesn't have much interest in the band. But ok, i agree with most of the answers here.
This forum's pedantic poster, at your service.
*34 years.