The Pete Best of Music

Pete Best was the first drummer of The Beatles, who stayed with the band from their formation in 1960 to his dismissal in 1962, later replaced by Ringo Starr. This started the so-called eponymous term in which a band or an act have a lesser-known line-up that makes the band unpopular only to be replaced by a better-known line-up.

Here's some Pete Best of well known music acts:

• Evanescence: Averted, as Ben Moody and David Hodges left the band during the Fallen tour in 2003 and became successful songwriters. Coincidentally, Moody and ex-members John LeCompt and Rocky Gray formed a similar band called We Are the Fallen in 2009, with ex-American Idol finalist Carly Smithson becoming the lead singer.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers line-up that lasted for one album only.

• Red Hot Chili Peppers: After John Frusciante's departure in 1992, the band replaced him with Arik Marshall for the remainder of Blood Sugar Sex Magik tour, only to be replaced again by then-former Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. The result of the 1993-1998 line-up was the album One Hot Minute, which recieved mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the charts. This would later result Navarro's depature and Frusciante's return in 1998.

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