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[QUOTE]Red Jeff - 2006-03-20 11:27 AM so we all know that Twisted Sister is the headliner of the Rock of Ages Festival in Germany. I have a small problem with some of the acts. the one highlight of the lineup is FISH ( AKA Derek Dick ) FISH was the original singer of MARILLION - one of my 10 favorite bands of all time. When he went solo his guitarist was JANIC GERS ( who was recruited away by Bruce Dickinson into Iron Maiden when Adrian left - now they are both in Iron Maiden - but thats another conversation ) FISH is just an amazing singer, and a total frontman. He tells long jokes between songs ( with his scottish accent ) 2 times seeing him solo - he has stayed after to have a few drinks with his fans. I almost want to fly overseas for this festival just for that. ( Give Marillion a try - even there newer stuff with Steve Horgath - FISH's early stuff really is amazing - kinda what Genesis would have been had Peter Gabrial not left the band ) Where my problem lies is that several of the acts - have almost no original members - and usually replacement singers. Vixen is touring with just the guitarist? Singer and all other members are replacements. Uriah Heep - I have no idea on them. They have had the same line-up since 1986 - so I guess we can call them close to original. ASIA is only Geoff Downs on Keyboards ( at the time of the original booking of the show ) But just annouced in the last few days - after 25 years - the original ASIA is getting back together ( with John Wetton on vocals ) So now I am not as pissed ( I learned this while checking their site just now ) Steve Howe ( YES ) on guitar and Carl Palmer on Drums ( ELP ) Wow - this just brighten up my day. UFO is pretty removed from their original lineup ( wasnt Michael Shenker in the group ) Even Jason Bohnam just left as the drummer - although he was like the 4th drummer they had Andy Scotts Sweet - hell - cant even all the band SWEET - according to thier website - they dont even have a singer or a bass player right now. Our Friend Eddie Trunk really says it right - when he thinks that bands need to put in thier advertisments who the current members are - and if there is a different singer The New Cars with Todd Rundgren singing - I love love love Todd Rundgren - but with Kasim in the band - just call it what is is - UTOPIA How can you call it Foreigner without Lou Graham on vocals. Doors were amazing with Ian Aspbury on vocals - but they advertised it as such ( Jim Morrison was not available to tour ) Keep this thread alive with other bands that need to call it quits with thier changed lineups ) Ratt without Steven Pearcy KISS without Peter and Ace Van Halen without Michael Anthony - fuck the Van Halen Brothers Warrent without Jani Lane ( really - why keep this band going without him ) Skid Row without BaZ[/QUOTE]
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wierd mix of acts on the Rock of Ages Festival - and opinions on replacement singers
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so we all know that Twisted Sister is the headliner of the Rock of Ages Festival in Germany.
I have a small problem with some of the acts.
the one highlight of the lineup is FISH
( AKA Derek Dick
) FISH was the original singer of MARILLION - one of my 10 favorite bands of all time. When he went solo his guitarist was JANIC GERS
( who was recruited away by Bruce Dickinson into Iron Maiden when Adrian left - now they are both in Iron Maiden - but thats another conversation
) FISH is just an amazing singer, and a total frontman. He tells long jokes between songs
( with his scottish accent
) 2 times seeing him solo - he has stayed after to have a few drinks with his fans. I almost want to fly overseas for this festival just for that.
( Give Marillion a try - even there newer stuff with Steve Horgath - FISH's early stuff really is amazing - kinda what Genesis would have been had Peter Gabrial not left the band
)
Where my problem lies is that several of the acts - have almost no original members - and usually replacement singers.
Vixen is touring with just the guitarist? Singer and all other members are replacements.
Uriah Heep - I have no idea on them. They have had the same line-up since 1986 - so I guess we can call them close to original.
ASIA is only Geoff Downs on Keyboards
( at the time of the original booking of the show
) But just annouced in the last few days - after 25 years - the original ASIA is getting back together
( with John Wetton on vocals
) So now I am not as pissed
( I learned this while checking their site just now
) Steve Howe
( YES
) on guitar and Carl Palmer on Drums
( ELP
) Wow - this just brighten up my day.
UFO is pretty removed from their original lineup
( wasnt Michael Shenker in the group
) Even Jason Bohnam just left as the drummer - although he was like the 4th drummer they had
Andy Scotts Sweet - hell - cant even all the band SWEET - according to thier website - they dont even have a singer or a bass player right now.
Our Friend Eddie Trunk really says it right - when he thinks that bands need to put in thier advertisments who the current members are - and if there is a different singer
The New Cars with Todd Rundgren singing - I love love love Todd Rundgren - but with Kasim in the band - just call it what is is - UTOPIA
How can you call it Foreigner without Lou Graham on vocals.
Doors were amazing with Ian Aspbury on vocals - but they advertised it as such
( Jim Morrison was not available to tour
)
Keep this thread alive with other bands that need to call it quits with thier changed lineups
)
Ratt without Steven Pearcy
KISS without Peter and Ace
Van Halen without Michael Anthony - fuck the Van Halen Brothers
Warrent without Jani Lane
( really - why keep this band going without him
)
Skid Row without BaZ
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