Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Music Quiz: The Replacements

Eric had some interesting points that follow on from the discussion of musicians doing songs from their old bands. He mentions bands that replaced an original member with someone as good if not better. Can you name the originals?

1. Ringo Starr in the Beatles.
2. Neal Peart in Rush.
3. Brian Johnson in AC/DC.
4. Rick Wakeman in Yes.
5. Trevor Rabin in Yes.
6. Joe Walsh in The Eagles.
7. Leslie Dowdall in In Tua Nua.

Had to throw in an obscure Irish one. A very young Sinead O'Connor was the original vocalist for the band (she co-wrote their first single).

1 comment:

Pat said...

Nice try, Shell.

Ringo replaced Pete Best.
Neal Peart replaced John Rutsy.
Brian Johnson replaced Bon Scott.
Rick Wakeman replaced Tony Kaye.
Trevor Rabin replaced Steve Howe.
Joe Walsh replaced Bernie Leadon.

(Just to make clear, most of these are from Eric - not my musical cup of tea.)