Bands which totally changed members in a matter of few years

[Mississippi Blind Child Assburn]

Renaissance

Brainbox


Electric Prunes

[Fretless]

Soft Machine

[CN211276]

Rainbow, or Richie Blackmore's revolving door.

[Fretless]

There are plenty of bands where one member is the stable factor: The Byrds, Camel, Yes & Asia for instance.

Complete line-up changes are less common.

[Daniel Quinn]

bands which change members are cheating. they are essentially different bands,

[Classicrock]

Depends how many members change. If they die you have to replace them. Changing lead vocalist or guitarist is a difficult one. Sometimes it has worked which doesn't mean some original fans won't accept it. There has to be more than one original member for me probably with exception of KC or other bands were they are one man's dominant vision who is the main songwriter.

[CN211276]

bands which change members are cheating. they are essentially different bands,

Whitesnake being a classic example.

[Nigel]

Jethro Tull

[Stemcor1990]

Dr Feelgood

[Hannes-Gregor]

If Jethro Tull counts where Ian Anderson was a member, or the member, through the whole time, I take Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, where, except of Steve Harley, only the drummer Stuart Elliott had the nerves to stay.