10 Amazing Rock Bands That Almost Had The Wrong Members

10. Anton Fig - KISS

As KISS ventured further into the '70s, the circus atmosphere of their live show really started to creep into their personal lives. With Ace Frehley and Peter Criss really starting to burn the candle at both ends, things got out of hand to the point that the Catman was asked to leave the group. While the band ultimately made the right choice by bringing Eric Carr into the mix, they almost put in a call to the future late night crowd.

Before holding auditions for drummers, Frehley had suggested getting Anton Fig to be the next drummer of the band. It only made sense, since he was the drummer on some of the previous KISS albums when Peter's performances weren't quite cutting it anymore. At first, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons agreed, only for him to be turned down a few hours later after thinking that they should get a full member rather than just a hired gun.

There was no hard feelings between the members though, with Frehley eventually working with Anton on some of his solo material later down the road. It's not like Anton was necessarily hurting in terms of finding gigs either, getting the gig to be the resident drummer in David Letterman's house band just a few years after his fallout with the glam rockers. Then again, since most fans didn't recognize him drumming behind the scenes in the studio, maybe he could have made a nice Catman decoy if they needed one.