I’m going to respectfully pushback here a little. If that’s the case, then why not just go to the closest county fair and watch a cover band?
The changing of one (or even 2 members) over time is one thing. But in the case of Lynyrd Skynyrd you could could make the argument that you actually are watching a cover band.
I’m going to respectfully pushback here a little. If that’s the case, then why not just go to the closest county fair and watch a cover band?
The changing of one (or even 2 members) over time is one thing. But in the case of Lynyrd Skynyrd you could could make the argument that you actually are watching a cover band.
I hear you. What I was trying to get at is if you go see the current iteration of “Lynyrd Skynyrd” and you enjoy it, don’t get bogged down in semantics.
That said, you raise a great point. If one member leaves a band, then we’d probably call it the same band. But does our thought process change depending on the member? Is the lead singer leaving the same as the bass player? I don’t know. I’m not sure if there’s even an answer.
Music + Voice + Performance + Charisma = Identity. If any of this components stays the same or improves with replacements, then maybe it’s wort to keep the Band’s name and adopt a new identity, as an evolution of the original. Otherways, it might become just an artificial franchise.
“The music is more important than the musicians”
I’m going to respectfully pushback here a little. If that’s the case, then why not just go to the closest county fair and watch a cover band?
The changing of one (or even 2 members) over time is one thing. But in the case of Lynyrd Skynyrd you could could make the argument that you actually are watching a cover band.
I hear you. What I was trying to get at is if you go see the current iteration of “Lynyrd Skynyrd” and you enjoy it, don’t get bogged down in semantics.
That said, you raise a great point. If one member leaves a band, then we’d probably call it the same band. But does our thought process change depending on the member? Is the lead singer leaving the same as the bass player? I don’t know. I’m not sure if there’s even an answer.
Music + Voice + Performance + Charisma = Identity. If any of this components stays the same or improves with replacements, then maybe it’s wort to keep the Band’s name and adopt a new identity, as an evolution of the original. Otherways, it might become just an artificial franchise.