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Poll Question: Which was the biggest blow to the band's soul/relevence at the time?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 11:31
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

^ Not sure it couldn't be a valid opinion, if they believe the guy is the heart and soul of the group and they will not recover, they could make the case DT is crippled, perhaps moreso in their opinion than the other historical ones, most of which survived the departures in some respect.   

Damn, how's that for a run-on sentenceLOL


All I meant was that only time and perspective can help us judge something like this. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 11:45
For those of these I know I don't think any of the departures were a big blow.  
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 11:50
Put me in the Hackett leaving Genesis camp also.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 14:27
Gabriel left a huge hole which the "great drummer but lousy singer" Collins couldn't really fill, but they continued to make some very good music.

But Hackett leaving was infinitely worse. That was the end of Genesis as a credible band.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 14:36
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

a few more candidates:
Hackett leaving Genesis
Hodgson leaving Supertramp
Wyatt leaving Soft Machine
 
and finally ....
 
Godley & Creme leaving 10CC

I don't know much about Soft Machine, but for the others I would agree, that these departures had a greater negative impact on the bands development than the list above.

From the list... probably Fish leaving Marillion, because I do not like the Hogarth era very much.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 15:27
Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

All of these were leaders or front ends, but not sole rulers of these bands.
I think that Robert Fripp leaving King Crimson or Ian Anderson leaving Jethro Tull would come closer to a fatal blow.

I think that's kinda... mmmm... those guys are/were their bands, wether the band had some awesome musicians collaborating with their ideas or not, those guys were the creative leaders of the bands, the band belongs to them... it's like VdGG without Hammill... there's no King Crimson without Fripp. no JT without Ian, no VdGG without Hammill... it wouldn't be a fatal blow, it would be the end of the band
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 15:54
Marillion without Fish is an altogether different band
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 16:02
Originally posted by Alberto Muñoz Alberto Muñoz wrote:

Byron Leaving UH.
Blackmore Leaving DP
Lemmy leaving Hawkwind.
Hensley leaving UH.
Bruford leaving Yes.
Bardens leaving Camel.
Gillan and Glover leaving DP.
Halford leaving JP.
Dicksinson Leaving IM
Hansen Leaving Helloween.
Neil leaving MC
 
 
and many many more... as you see the change of crucial members not always ends a band.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2010 at 23:10
I agree that Hackett leaving Genesis was worse than Peters departure.
I agree that Fripp or Ian Anderson leaving their bands would be... well, they were their bands.
I agree that Waters leaving Floyd was not so very bad, I liked Momentary Lapse at least as much as Final Cut, and I think I liked it even better, and Division Bell is one of my very favourite Pink Floyd albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 08:06
what's so devastating about Fish leaving Marillion? 10 votes?Confused Fish was not even the driving force of the band or the main songwrter for that matter.
 
I think Hackett leaving Genesis was more devastating than the departure of Gabriel...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 08:13

My first thought was

John Bonham leaving Zeppelin  to go to a better place
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:35
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

what's so devastating about Fish leaving Marillion? 10 votes?Confused Fish was not even the driving force of the band or the main songwrter for that matter.
 
 
 
Fish was the face, voice, personality and lyricist of Marillion, without him they became a mainstream band in short time.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 12:44
Who's Mike Portnoy?  Confused
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:51
Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

what's so devastating about Fish leaving Marillion? 10 votes?Confused Fish was not even the driving force of the band or the main songwrter for that matter.
 
 
 
Fish was the face, voice, personality and lyricist of Marillion, without him they became a mainstream band in short time.
 
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I disagree but hey, everyone's entitled to an opinion;  Hogarth is a great lyricist as well and has found respect as the face of Marillion since he joined the band.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 13:54
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really? you don't know?! he's quite famous, one of the greatest drummers, co-founder of the famous progressive metal band Dream Theater.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 15:17
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

what's so devastating about Fish leaving Marillion? 10 votes?Confused Fish was not even the driving force of the band or the main songwrter for that matter.
 
 
 
Fish was the face, voice, personality and lyricist of Marillion, without him they became a mainstream band in short time.
 
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I disagree but hey, everyone's entitled to an opinion;  Hogarth is a great lyricist as well and has found respect as the face of Marillion since he joined the band.
You are both true. It's that Marillion with Fish and with Hogarth are two different bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 15:20
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Ivan_Melgar_M Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

what's so devastating about Fish leaving Marillion? 10 votes?Confused Fish was not even the driving force of the band or the main songwrter for that matter.
 
 
 
Fish was the face, voice, personality and lyricist of Marillion, without him they became a mainstream band in short time.
 
Iván
 
I disagree but hey, everyone's entitled to an opinion;  Hogarth is a great lyricist as well and has found respect as the face of Marillion since he joined the band.
You are both true. It's that Marillion with Fish and with Hogarth are two different bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 15:21
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 18:21
Dirk Steffens leaving Birth Control in 1974-he was only around for one album, but what a loss!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2010 at 20:31
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

 Fish was not even the driving force of the band or the main songwrter for that matter.


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