Remember the Spice Girls?  What happened when Geri (Ginger Spice) left?

What about Envouge when Dawn left?   Tony Toni Tone?   Diana Ross?  Insync?   Kittie?

Interesting isn’t it?  Just a thought, but one that concerns me as a musician.

It seems to me, that it’s very hard, and very rare to find that perfect mix of  talent and personalities, with the right chemistry to make (if you will) a super group.  This doesn’t just apply to music... you see it in sports teams, politics, etc.

When their on fire, making money doing what they love, traveling, doing and seeing things they’ve never seen before..I’m quite sure if feels like heaven (minus all the hard work that goes into it).  But when one member moves on, it seems as though, no one can ever take that members place.  Some recruit and move on, but with less zeal and flavor. It seems that they die down, and are never heard from again, and that’s sad.

Where am I going with all of this?  No where, and everywhere.

The one thing I feel will always stay constant, is that Music.  People, Places, and Things will come and go..but Music is 4ever ;)

Thank You.

That for sure I am right with you, I mean that music is forever.
Nothing will be able to take the place of music.
It has always existed.
All kind of style is great since it's good to listen.
But one thing also is that the old bands have always existed with or without the members.
The band which we have now don't last for long but there is some great new band which has known how to capture the heart of there fans.

I agree - I find that this is more true when it comes to singing groups, like the ones you mentioned. However, in rock bands there can be a rotation and while it takes an adjustment period, it can work. I'm thinking of AC/DC when Bon Scott passed away and Van Halen when Dave left or even Joy Division who evolved into New Order after the death of lead singer Ian Curtis. I know there are more but I can't think of it right now...