Who makes the band what it is?

[BITENY]

You all my laugh at me for this one, but we are talking about something that involves every band & the changes they've gone thru.
Now I'm going to mention Poison because they've had their changes as well.
Starting out with CC DeVille, until 90 when they kicked him out. Bret Michaels & CC had a power struggle, they beat the shit out of each other & CC was gone. They bring in Richie Kotzen. Oy vey. I liked it only because I was an avid fan. But he totally changed the way that Poison sounded. They became more bluesy and added choirs to songs. Then I saw them in 1991. With Kotzen. Woah.....I was only 12 but I did NOT like what I was hearing. Richie doing "Talk Dirty to Me??" Wtf was that?! He's a soul-kinda guitarist. He started playing the guitar w/his teeth. Jimi, you are NOT.
They did 1 album with him & then they kicked him the fuck outta the band. Why? He stole Rikki Rockett's fiancee right under his nose & none of them wanted to ever see Richie again.
Blues Saraceno- never heard anything by him & never heard the material they wrote with him.
Now CC's back - they tour every summer and I'm glad to see him back. CC has his own solo stuff (which I have yet to see or hear...) and that's it.
In this case- the guitarist definitley makes the band. Poison is getting old, so they can't do half the things they did 20 years ago....sadly. But it's good that they're back together after all the shit they've gone thru.