For example:
The Undertones -> The Overtones
The Sundays -> The Saturdays
Massive drop (or, indeed, massive increase) in quality gets bonus points...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 10:09 (thirteen years ago)
Soft Machine -> Matching Mole
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 10:11 (thirteen years ago)
Blues Explosion / Folk Implosion
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 10:43 (thirteen years ago)
Sex Pistols / Celibate Rifles
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 11:06 (thirteen years ago)
Jefferson Airplane -> Jefferson Starship
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 12:16 (thirteen years ago)
The Rezillos / The Revillos
― Neil S, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 12:17 (thirteen years ago)
Never occurred to me!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:09 (thirteen years ago)
Metallica/Apocalyptica
― how's life, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:15 (thirteen years ago)
Gaye Bykers On Acid -> Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:18 (thirteen years ago)
Rocket From The Tombs > Rocket From The Crypt
― Come Into My Layer (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:25 (thirteen years ago)
Cannibal Corpse / Cannabis Corpse
― Neil S, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:28 (thirteen years ago)
The Crickets > The Beatles
― super perv powder (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 13:43 (thirteen years ago)
The Originals / The New Originals
― Neil S, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 14:44 (thirteen years ago)
The Monkees > Cro-Mags > Human Beinz
― Come Into My Layer (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 14:49 (thirteen years ago)
> Futureheads
― ledge, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 14:52 (thirteen years ago)
Bread > Bob Mould
― xanthanguar (cwkiii), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 14:53 (thirteen years ago)
Subway Sect > Tubeway Army
― emil.y, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:29 (thirteen years ago)
Alice Cooper > Marilyn Manson
― Come Into My Layer (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:36 (thirteen years ago)
Rubber City Rebels > Murder City Devils
― xanthanguar (cwkiii), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:46 (thirteen years ago)
musical youth > sonic youth
― slugbuggy, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:52 (thirteen years ago)
REO Speedwagon ==> REO Speedealer
The latter dropped the REO when the former threatened legal action.
― I'm okay, Eurogay (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:42 (thirteen years ago)
The Saints > The Ain'ts
― Vast Halo, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:50 (thirteen years ago)
does Joy Division -> New Order count for this or no
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:52 (thirteen years ago)
Sure, they're “Linky”!
― I'm okay, Eurogay (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:54 (thirteen years ago)
Panic Division ----> Joy Division ---> Pansy Division
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:54 (thirteen years ago)
Free > The Pursuit of Happiness
― super perv powder (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 19:57 (thirteen years ago)
Minutemen > Mike Watt & the Secondmen
― xanthanguar (cwkiii), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:02 (thirteen years ago)
The Darling Buds > The Lilys
― super perv powder (Phil D.), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:04 (thirteen years ago)
Fats Domino ==> Chubby Checker
(not bands)
― I'm okay, Eurogay (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:09 (thirteen years ago)
John Cougar Mellencamp > John Cougar Concentration Camp
― Poliopolice, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:22 (thirteen years ago)
Duran Duran ==> Duran Duran Duran
― I'm okay, Eurogay (Paul in Santa Cruz), Wednesday, 28 November 2012 20:31 (thirteen years ago)
new york dolls > dresden dolls
led zeppelin > def leppard
― slugbuggy, Sunday, 17 February 2013 08:10 (thirteen years ago)
the clean - the great unwashed
― A12 (d90), Sunday, 17 February 2013 20:49 (thirteen years ago)
beatles - byrds
― A12 (d90), Sunday, 17 February 2013 20:50 (thirteen years ago)
The Carpenters -> Wrecking Crew
― bendy, Monday, 18 February 2013 01:52 (thirteen years ago)
Sun Ra -> Sun Araw
― wk, Monday, 18 February 2013 01:58 (thirteen years ago)
Big Audio Dynamite -> BAD II -> Big Audio (-> Big Audio Mistake)
― weed, tumblr whites and wein (some dude), Monday, 18 February 2013 02:00 (thirteen years ago)
Oz Osbourne of band Coven (opening track from debut album titled Black Sabbath) -> Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath (opening track... etc)
― wk, Monday, 18 February 2013 02:02 (thirteen years ago)