12-30-2003, 08:43 PM
Rush - I'm 110% with Sir O on this - none of them are replaceable, and each in an equal way to the other two.
With Maiden, it's a little different - D'Ianno was tossed/left the band because Harris ideally wanted more from Maiden besides the "let's see the middle fingers" attitude that D'Ianno was loving. When Bruce entered the band, Harris and him really steered the band to their peak - and are still going strong today. Blaze sucked, but if you listen to those albums and remove Blaze, the music is pretty good.
Another band that's had several lineup changes is Yes - aside from a few albums in the 70's, these guys seemingly had a different lineup with each album release. Some of the changes brought great results (see 90125/Trevor Rabin) and others were awful (see Drama/Trevor Horn).
With Maiden, it's a little different - D'Ianno was tossed/left the band because Harris ideally wanted more from Maiden besides the "let's see the middle fingers" attitude that D'Ianno was loving. When Bruce entered the band, Harris and him really steered the band to their peak - and are still going strong today. Blaze sucked, but if you listen to those albums and remove Blaze, the music is pretty good.
Another band that's had several lineup changes is Yes - aside from a few albums in the 70's, these guys seemingly had a different lineup with each album release. Some of the changes brought great results (see 90125/Trevor Rabin) and others were awful (see Drama/Trevor Horn).
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