By Candice Wheeler @thediceler
Bands call it quits all the time. Bandmates grow apart, creative directions change and the logistics of the music business make it difficult for bands to stay true to their original foundation. Throughout music history, an uncountable number of bands have toured with their unoriginal band members.
It’s a hard pill to swallow, as I fully believe there’s an importance to an original performance that is often overlooked. Even if the substitute band member does a flawless rendition and is equally talented, it is still essentially a different experience. Then again, if some of the original members want to keep the music alive for the fans without the support of their counterparts, why shouldn’t they?
A live concert experience can be especially electrifying if it’s done with the band’s founding line-up. Even though these things happen and substituting has become a natural occurrence in the rock world, I am personally more likely to purchase a ticket if it’s with the original band. Fans tend to relate to at least one band member in particular, which makes it annoying if they’re missing from the show.
There is, however, a flip side to that thought. The fact that fans are still buying concert tickets to hear their favorite songs live, no matter the line-up, just goes to show the power of live music, and most importantly, the power of rock and roll. As a new generation of music fans begins to flock the scene, the power of originality is becoming less common, and it’s up to the artists themselves to put aside their differences and carry on through the “Rock of Ages.”
Here are five of those bands…
