I was going to say the Beatles, but Pete Best.
But the only the reason the Who and Zeppelin got new drummers is because they snuffed it. And really when the drummers died there, that was the end of those bands as productive units.
There are other bands, of course, that had one drummer the whole time. Notably Jerry Allison of Buddy Holly's Crickets, Ziggy Modeliste of The Meters, Larry Mullen, Jr. of U2, Greg Errico in Sly and the Family Stone (I'm specifically citing bands with notable drummers...)
Though your point is noted. Drummers are fungible and volatile.
It was humor. 'Cause Alex
Van Halen
is the drummer.
It was humor. 'Cause Alex Van Halen is the drummer.
No, I got that. So was Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters. Also Don Henley of The Henleys Eagles.
David, Just maybe this is a time to let people have a minute or two to mourn a band that they really liked. As a thought.
And the Doobie Brothers! And the Ramones!
sighhhh...
::cries on cassiepants::
David, Just maybe this is a time to let people have a minute or two to mourn a band that they really liked. As a thought.
It doesn't sound like the band is over, but I didn't mean to intrude on your mourning.
Sorry, didn't mean to sound overly bitchy there. Just, this news does hurt if you care about the band. Even if they reform in another configuration, this version of the band is over, for me.
Whatever they do next will be beautiful. And whatever Bob does next will surely rock as well.
But, yeah, big ending is big big big.
It's honestly killed some of the anticipation I had for the next album - I was so looking forward to seeing what all of them did with the direction they were going in.