10 Rock Bands Who Were Jukebox Heroes, But Are Now Jukebox Zeros! #Classicrockband

Kiss deserves honorable mention. They should have retired twenty years ago.

How the hell did Kiss not get a mention?! They're doing their final final final final tour.... and their infighting is legendary.

Lynyrd Skynyrd definitely deserves a mention.

I was waiting and waiting for Queen to make the list, and you didn't disappoint with giving them the number one spot. Freddie had one wish for his band mates, "Don't make me boring." Well, they not only achieve doing that, but continue to stomp on Mercury's grave.

Grace Slick is right about there is a certain age when being a rock star is just silly.

Reminds me of the joke: My high school prom hired the real Foghat band because we couldn’t afford the Foghat tribute band.

I think there's at least one thing that you either forgot or just never thought about. °Bands used to make a good portion of their money from album sales, but since digital downloads have taken over this is no longer the case. Most rock stars weren't known for saving & investing their money for later so they can retire, so they had to hit the road "one more time" while they're still able to.. Look up the year digital downloading took off & the year classic rock bands started doing their reunion tours & you'll see they coincide with each other.

Van Morrison should never retire from touring. I have seen him in a small venue in Belfast x3 and in front of 15K in Philly. That old dude is timeless and still has it!

I'm so glad I grew up in the 70s/80s...saw all the great CLASSIC bands in their prime.

And this conversation is exactly why Zep did it the right way. When it’s done, know when to walk away and preserve the legacy.

It's true that Sabbath changed with Ronnie Dio, but Heaven & Hell is an absolute monster classic album, and in no way a loss of quality in output from the band.

Can't believe Grand Funk Railroad isn't on your list. After the original three members split up, Don Brewer and Mel Schacher continued using the name. They haven't put out any new material since then and now have three other guys doing what Mark Farner did from the start. He (Mark) wrote 90+% of the songs they did and the current lineup is nothing more than a cover band.

The Stones still write new material but who goes to hear that? Their best material ended back in the 70s, it's a greatest hits show with two original members and a bunch of session musicians.....

KISS & Eagles need a mention for the fact they both have already done farewell tours. Once you do that, I say no more touring. The Eagles ticket prices are extreme gauging.

Mick Jones is the founding member of Foreigner and the main talent as songwriter and guitar player. He is still playing. Styx has had a few new albums not up to the par of the seventies but still good albums that they play live. Styx is also one of the few bands that sound as good or better live compared to their recordings.

To be honest, I was waiting for Queen to come up - not that I agree with it in this instance. However, if I were in the band that wrote and recorded some of their songs, I would want to carry on playing them as long as possible. No one (including Roger, Brian, John and Adam) believes that they are the same band without Fred. But I for one am glad they are doing what they do, if for no other reason than I get to see and hear Brian & Roger play live together. They won't be around playing for that much longer, so I suggest we make the most of it while they are. With regards to Adam, he's certainly no Fred (which he freely admits himself), but he's not too shabby as a vocalist and performer.

As far as older artist go, Alice Cooper and Sammy Hagar both are still amazing.

I'm surprised you didn't have Lynyrd Skynyrd on the list, still touring with one original member left. I'm so glad I had the chance to see them in '77 before they had their tragedy. I have to say I agreed with a lot of your points you made, new subscriber here!

I remember seeing The Byrds back in the 90's with only the drummer as the original member. The set list was essentially their greatest hits album. This was at a carnival. It was pretty sad.

Hi Michael, here is another band you should mention that has no original member left is : "Little River Band". I was formed in Australia back in March 1975 by lead vocalist Glenn Shorrock, guitarist-vocalists Beeb Birtles and Graeme Goble, lead guitarist Ric Formosa, bassist Roger McLachlan, and drummer Derek Pellicci. The current line up is now basically American with no original members whatsever, the band is now Wayne Nelson, Chris Mason, Rick Herring, Ryan Ricks & Colin Whinnerey. Its strange because the original 1975 lineup wanted to re-form about 5 years ago but were not allowed to because Wayne Nelson now owns the LRB name.