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When to change Band Name?

(Actually, there is an Alan Parsons. He engineered an little audio trifle called Dark Side of the Moon.)
Yes of course - and most of the Pink Floyd catalog, IIRC. But "The Project" - is whetever musicians could make the sounds he wanted. In the same way Steely Dan is 'The Donald Fagan Project' - except Donald Fagan actually performs music.
 
There's nothing wrong with a revolving door of band members, especially if who you have now is good.

I'm always promoting events with, "we got this new drummer, and he's so good, all the old drummers should write us notes of apology," type of thing, and it's a big joke with fans, because they're all, "isn't that what you said about the last drummer?"

Nobody cares. Just play great music, and do it like you care. If you have solid name recognition, keep the name.
 

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