4 cool bands that went downhill after replacing their dead frontmen with new ones

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What do you do when the lead singer of your band dies? Do you (a) carry the torch and soldier on with a new frontman, and hope to recapture your past glory; (b) form an entirely new band or (c) retire? We give you four of the bands who maybe should've chosen anything, anything but (a). We're not saying they're stinking layer cakes of cowpat, but dude, c'mon. GIve it a rest already.

THE DOORS (also Riders On The Storm)
With Jim Morrison:

With Ian Astbury:

SUBLIME
With Bradley Nowell:

With Rome:

INXS
With Michael Hutchence:

With JD Fortune:

ALICE IN CHAINS
With Layne Staley:

With William DuVall: