Popular bands that have never had any line-up changes

[Captain Howdy]

 

 

And Pink Cream 69. Their only change ever was from Deris to Readman.

Nope. They changed drummers on the last album. They also added a second guitarist from In10sity onwards.

[Geoff]

 

 

 

And Pink Cream 69. Their only change ever was from Deris to Readman.

Nope. They changed drummers on the last album. They also added a second guitarist from In10sity onwards.

 

 

Really? I missed that. Guess I wasn't paying attention well enough. The guitarist thing doesn't surprise me because I know Koffler has finger/hand issues, but I had no idea the original drummer was gone. How'd I miss that one?

[RichieZ]

how about Rainbow?

[Gibbo]

I wondered about Twisted Sister ... they had the same recording line up from their debut album through to 'Come Out And Play'? The same line-up then reunited for 'Still Hungry' and that bloody Christmas album ...

 

'Love Is For Suckers' was supposed to be a Dee Snider solo effort, rather than a TS album, and doesn't feature AJ Pero.

[Glen]

Hardcore Superstar have only had one change in like 15 years.

[Dark]

Rammstein apparently haven't changed their line up

[Glen]

Rammstein apparently haven't changed their line up

 

maybe if they did they wouldnt suck so much ;-)

[Dark]

My uncle loves them. I haven't heard all their stuff but i can take or leave them. Du Hast was good in the clubs when it was released though

[martinsane]

Without doing any research how's about Saxon?

 

 

This is wild topic to think of. As I run through bands in my head its almost impossible to think of a "popular" act that kept the wheels on for their duration...

[Jez]

Saxon have had a fair few changes over the years. Presently only Biff and Paul Quinn are from the original line up

[AlphaMale]

How about TRIXTER?

[Gibbo]

Rammstein apparently haven't changed their line up

 

That's true - the same line-up since they first started, 20 years ago ...

[Gibbo]

There are a few bands i like that have maintained their line-ups throughout their careers ... it's another thing to say if they're 'popular', though ... The Smiths and Senseless Things both spring to mind, but they're hardly HH favourites ...

[Stefan]

There are a few bands i like that have maintained their line-ups throughout their careers ... it's another thing to say if they're 'popular', though ... The Smiths and Senseless Things both spring to mind, but they're hardly HH favourites ...

 

The Smiths? You mean hardly anyone's favourite?

[Gibbo]

 

There are a few bands i like that have maintained their line-ups throughout their careers ... it's another thing to say if they're 'popular', though ... The Smiths and Senseless Things both spring to mind, but they're hardly HH favourites ...

 

The Smiths? You mean hardly anyone's favourite?

 

 

A bit harsh!

[Geoff]

Ever thought about the alternative to this thread? As in, which band has had the most line-up changes? I challenge you to find one anywhere near the amount of changes Dirty Looks had. I was reading up on them on wikipedia today and was astounded by this:

 

Past members:

Henrik Ostergaard - Vocals and guitars (deceased)[3] (1984-1996; 2006-2011)

Paul Anthony Stage - bass guitar (1984)

Paul Anthony "Buck" Dulle - drums (1984-1985)[4]

Scot T. Garcia - guitar - (1984)

Jimmy Chartley - bass guitar (1984-1985)

Boyd Baker - (1985-1986)

Steve McConnell - drums (1985-1986; 1993-1996; 2007)

John Pelinski - bass guitar (1985-1986)

Jack Pyers - bass guitar (1986-1990; 1991; 2007-200

A.D. Adams - drums (1986-1987)

Chris Bensch - guitar (1987)

Gene Barnett - drums (1987-1990; 1993)

Paul Lidel - guitar (1987-1994; 2007)

Chris Caffery - guitar (1988-1989)

Dave Naro - bass guitar (1990-1991)

Rick Marty - guitar (1990-1991; 1994; 1996) (deceased)

Cary Devore - drums (1990-1991)

Brian Perry - bass guitar (1991-1993)

Ed Collins - drums (1991; 2008)

J.Michael Davis - drums (1991)

James Harris (author/musician) - drums (1991-1993)

Keith Barrows - bass guitar (1994-1995)

Alex Kane - guitar (1994)

Charlie George - drums (1994-1995)

John Allen - drums (1994)

Nicky Kay - guitar (1994)

Idzi - bass guitar (1994)

Mike Ondrusek - guitar (1994-1995)

Mike Smith - guitar (1994-1996)

Todd Yetter - drums (1994)

Jassen Wilber - bass guitar (1994-1996)

Ron Sutton - drums (1994-1996; 2007; 2008)

Garbiel Scott (Robison) - lead vocals (1996)

Mike Ohm - guitar (2007)

Trevor Huster - guitar (2007)

Doug Welser - drums (2007)

Jeremy Hummel - drums (2007)

Eric Brewer - guitar (2008)

Christopher Shaner - guitar (2008-2009)

Doug Phillips - bass guitar (2008)

Scott Parmenter - guitar (2009-2011)

Greg Pianka - bass guitar (deceased)[5] (2009-2010)

Jeff Smith - drums (2009)

Bill Dailey - drums (2009-2011)

I'm not even making that shit up.

[Dark]

I was thinking Hawkwind but Wikipedia states they've had 43 members with Dirty Looks on 44 if i've counted right. That is bonkers!

[Geoff]

Yeah, it's crazy, and three of them are deceased too. Pretty interesting history; that band.

 

I love their early stuff, but in listening to their whole discography again (man that was a long two days, as much as I love these guys, lol), Henrik Ostergaard's voice was pretty shot even by the time he/they recorded those albums in 1994/1996. Let alone when he got back into it in 2007. Vocals got really, really bad towards the end of the band's history, and subsequently the end of his life. But jeez the dude left us with some cool tunes. Still absolutely love that 'Cool from the wire' album. R.I.P, good man.

[Gibbo]

Whitesnake have managed something like 32 or 33 different members over the years ... Cradle Of Filth are currently up to 39 (albeit that some of them were only ever touring members) ... surprisingly, Rainbow have only had something like 25 different members ...

[AlphaMale]

How many members of L.A. Guns?

 

[Gibbo]

How many members of L.A. Guns?

 

 

I think I've even been in LA Guns ...