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Circa 1976, Sweeney Todd had been holding a high position in the singles chart and even scored a Juno Award. Soon after, Nick Gilder and Jim McCulloch, the vocalist and guitarist, respectively, decided to call it quits and left the band. The hardest thing to do when trying to when trying to revive a band is replacing the vocalist. The guitarist is obviously a crucial position in the band, but if you can find someone with an equal amount of talent, the audience may never be able to tell the difference in the musical execution.
Now the vocals, that’s a different story. It’s obvious that every person has a unique voice, both in presence and in range. Sweeney Todd proved that point as they had an extremely hard time replacing the vocals of the band. After Gilder left, the band took in Clark Perry as the new vocalist. He didn’t last for long though, and soon after he was gone, Bryan Adams came into the picture at the mere age of fifteen. Adams was only meant to be a temporary singer until the band could find a permanent vocalist. Some argue that this was because he was so young at the time, while others say it was because he was inexperienced. Either way, he exceeded the band’s and the public’s expectations by going on to be a permanent vocalist for Sweeney Todd. In the band’s second album If Wishes Were Horses, Bryan Adams performed as the lead singer. From then on, Bryan Adam’s music career grew, then soared.