Have there been any bands that COMPLETELY changed their membership?

[clashcityrocker10]

Their last album was really just Doug Yule. I didn't like it at all.

Good, that's the way you're supposed to feel about it.

[Cipher_Peon]

I've seen lots of bands that changed nearly everyone, but had a guitarist or a singer remain constant for 30 or 40 years or whatever while the other positions rotated wildly. Anyone know of a band that started with certain people and years down the road contained an entirely different group of musicians, but still playing (and continuously) under the same name? Like the Law & Order of rock bands?

Say you have a hole in your favorite sock. You’d put a patch on it right? And if there was another hole, you’d add another patch. And so on and so forth, until all the cloth from the original was gone.
Would it still be the same sock?

If a ship were to have a plank break off and replaced until every plank is replaced, is that still considered the same ship? What about if a new ship would be constructed with all of the original planks? Is that considered the original ship? How about compared to the ship with all replaced planks, which one is the original and what does that make the other one?

God, I loved 999.

[GNFfhqwhgads]

Say you have a hole in your favorite sock. You’d put a patch on it right? And if there was another hole, you’d add another patch. And so on and so forth, until all the cloth from the original was gone.
Would it still be the same sock?

If a ship were to have a plank break off and replaced until every plank is replaced, is that still considered the same ship? What about if a new ship would be constructed with all of the original planks? Is that considered the original ship? How about compared to the ship with all replaced planks, which one is the original and what does that make the other one?

Why are you here if you can barely name bands at all?

[Runesmith]

Why are you here if you can barely name bands at all?

What's cooler than being cold? Ice cold? No. GNF.

[hmxhenry]

If you are willing to go outside of rock, girlbands have definitely done it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarbabes#Members

Related, the first band that came to mind was Menudo. From their Wiki entry:

"...his idea was to form an all-boys group where the members would rotate as they grew older, with the intention to keep the group young. A member would be replaced when he reached his 16th birthday, his voice changed, he grew facial hair, or grew too tall."

MESSED UP.

[Cipher_Peon]

What's cooler than being cold? Ice cold? No. GNF.

Naw, GNF is just messing around. He's cooler than cool. But not quite as hyper cool as I am.

[FujiSkunk]

Related, the first band that came to mind was Menudo. From their Wiki entry:

"...his idea was to form an all-boys group where the members would rotate as they grew older, with the intention to keep the group young. A member would be replaced when he reached his 16th birthday, his voice changed, he grew facial hair, or grew too tall."

MESSED UP.

The punchline? "Menudo" is part of the Spanish phrase "a menudo" which means "often." Describes the band's personnel changes to a T.

[SheSaidSheSaid]

The punchline? "Menudo" is part of the Spanish phrase "a menudo" which means "often." Describes the band's personnel changes to a T.

It's also a seriously nasty food.

[killer_roach]

Was thinking Yes was an "all but one" band, but apparently most of Union was recorded with Tony Levin as a session bassist instead of Chris Squire.

Getting pretty technical there, but I think that would count...

[a21schizoidman]

i'm pretty sure Ash Ra Temple has changed membership completely, as has Soft Machine