Welcome to the latest instalment of our most recent blog series Top Tens, which is posting roughly every Sunday/Monday, Australian time. Last time, we delved into my top 11 artists who I think should record a comeback album. This time, we will explore 10 bands who have changed their sound somewhat, or ‘drastically’ over the years, through a lead singer change.
Personally, I think a lead singer change should not be scrutinised that much, but given time by the public so that they can find their feet, and I thought that in the light of Audio Adrenaline’s instalment of Adam Agee as new lead singer, that this post was appropriate, so that you can all hear that no matter what a band sounds like, that their mission and vision stays their same if the current members believe in the same thing as the founding members!
So without any further ado, I will dive in, and list my choices, and a song each from the band with different lead singers (in video format below or an external link), and you can hopefully appreciate all of the incarnations of the bands!
Hawk Nelson
Current Lead singer- Jon Steingard
Previous Lead Singer- Jason Dunn
Newsboys
Current Lead singer- Michael Tait
Previous Lead singer- Peter Furler
Previous Lead singer- John James (Shine)
Audio Adrenaline
Current Lead singer- Adam Agee
Previous Lead singers- Kevin Max, Jason Walker
Previous Lead singers- Mark Stuart, Tyler Burkham
Crowder
Current Lead singer- David Crowder
Previous Lead singer- David Crowder (as David Crowder*Band)
Group 1 Crew
Current Lead singer- Manwell Reyes
Previous Lead singers- Manwell Reyes, Blanca Callahan, Pablo Vilatoro
http://youtu.be/YT0CgS9Zsm4
Flyleaf
Current Lead singer- Kristen May
Previous Lead singer- Lacey Sturm
Skillet
Current Lead singers- John Cooper, Jen Ledger
Previous Lead singer- John Cooper
Press Play
Current Lead singers- Jonathan Thulin, Dave Hanley, Nicole Croteau
Previous Lead singers- Dave Hanley, Sada K, Paige Adkins
Newsong
Current Lead singers- Matt Butler, Russ Lee, Billy Goodwin
Previous Lead singers- Nate Sallie, Charles Billingsley, Michael O’Brien
Avalon
Current Lead singers- Jana Long, Greg Long, Jeremi Richardson, Amy Richardson
Previous Lead singers- Jody McBrayer, Melissa Greene, Michael Passons, Cherie Adams, Nikki Hassman-Anders (Testify To Love)
So there you have it, my top 10 bands that have had new lead singers some point in their career, whom I think are just as popular now than they were prior to the singer change! So, what are your choices? Let me know so that we can compare and have a healthy discussion!
Til next time!
I <3 Avalon. 🙂