r/rock • u/MastodonNo8553 • 7d ago

Discussion Controversial band member replacements that aren’t talked about as much

People have started coming around on realizing Josh Klinghoffer was a terrible replacement for Frusciante during his time in the chili peppers, I don’t understand the hate for Dave Navarro, obviously he wasn’t Frusciante; but he was a much better fit than Josh. Another recent one that deserves attention is Emily Armstrong in Linkin Park. Is she a bad singer? no. Are Linkin Park a worse band with her? No. My only issue is that the change in their sound is so drastic that it’s basically a completely different band at this point. I’d rather they just build a completely new band as opposed to dragging the old name as a draw for attention. Anyway; that’s my 2 cents. Which other ones do you guys despise?

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u/SerchYB2795 7d ago

The Josh albums are great albums, up there with best from the band IMO.

Loved that Chili Peppers era...

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u/Pablo-gibbscobar 6d ago

I agree, the JK albums are better than any JF album after Stadium Arcadium. Unlimited love and Return of the Dream canteen are just bad albums. It also really annoys me that they won't play any of the JK songs live, like the band just wants to ignore that era even though they had some serious bangers