Not necessarily better, just good. For example, The Velvet Underground had Lou Reed, who would eventually embark a solo career. During the beginning at least, he was fairly good. He had his downs, but he was good.
The Stooges with Iggy Pop. Pretty good, except for the 80's.
Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne. First two albums were good...
Can you find some examples that have less flaws in their catalogues?
2007-11-23 10:42:15 · 21 answers · asked by Montag 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
Oh yeah, and The Beatles with John Lennon.
And remember, we're talking about solo careers.
2007-11-23 10:45:09 · update #1
Darth Maul: I was talking about solo careers, not bands, but I guess they're acceptable into this question now since a couple other people have put bands in their answers as well.
2007-11-23 11:06:47 · update #2
The McCoys - Rick Derringer
Vinegar Joe - Elkie Brooks, Robert Palmer
Humble Pie - Peter Frampton
Kaleidoscope - David Lindley
The Beatles - Paul McCartney(Wings) John Lennon
Kevin Ayers - Mike Oldfield
Max Webster - Kim Mitchel
Mott the Hoople - Ian Hunter
Edgar Winter Band - Ronnie Montrose (Montrose)
The Who - Roger Daltry, Pete Townsend
The Guess Who - Randy Bachman (BTO), Burton Cummings
Ritchie Blackmores Rainbow - Dio
Steeler / Alcatrazz - Yngwie Malmsteen
Red Rider - Tom Cochrane
Frank Zappa - Steve Vai
Scorpions / UFO - Michael Schenker (MSG)
CCR - John Fogerty
Genesis - Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins
Buffalo Springfield - Neil Young
Jeff Beck Group / Faces - Rod Stewart
Kilburn and the High Roads - Ian Dury (& The Blockheads)
James Gang - Joe Walsh
Clover - Huey Lewis (& The News)
The First Edition - Kenny Rogers
Steve Miller Band - Boz Scaggs
Generation X - Billy Idol
Teardrop Explodes - Julian Cope
Sweeny Todd - Bryan Adams
Nazz - Todd Rundgren
Spooky Tooth - Gary Wright
Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent
The Zombies - Rod Argent (Argent)
Taste - Rory Gallagher
The Stone Pony's - Linda Ronstadt
Oh yeah, we can't forget The Jackson 5 - Michael Jackson, Culture Club - Boy George, and The Partridge Family - David Cassidy...oh what about The Osmond's Donny and Marie? Second thought, maybe I should delete that...haaa!
2007-11-23 13:58:56 · answer #1 · answered by Smiley 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Fleetwood Mac = Stevie Nicks
Dire Straits = Mark Knopfler
Jethro Tull = Ian Anderson
Led Zeppelin = Robert Plant ; Page & Plant
The Beatles = George Harrison
Eurythmics = Annie Lennox
Vinegar Joe = Robert Palmer ; Elkie Brooks
Pink Floyd = David Gilmour
Capercaillie = Karen Matherson
Fairport Convention = Sandy Denny
Clannad = Enya
The Police = Sting
Deep Purple / Rainbow = Blackmore's Night
2007-11-24 01:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Silver Rose * Wolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Husker Du - Bob Mould, both solo and with Sugar
The Minutemen - Mike Watt, both solo & with fIREHOSE
The Pixies - Frank Black
Sonic Youth - Though not well known, some of Lee Renaldo's solo material is fantastic
Screaming Trees - Mark Lanegan
Guided By Voices - I haven't heard a lot of Robert Pollard's solo material but I like what I've heard
The Replacements - Paul Westerburg
Flying Burrito Brothers - Gram Parsons
13th Floor Elevators - Roky Erickson
Talking Heads - David Byrne
& like you said, both Iggy and Lou Reed
2007-11-23 14:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by Huevo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Black Sabbath/Deep Purple spawned
Rainbow/Whitesnake/Ozzy/Dio/Alcatrazz/
Blue Murder/Yngwie Malmsteen
Robert Plant had an awesome post Zep solo career
Yes and Emerson Lake & Palmer spawned
Asia/GTR/Emerson Lake & Powell
The Yardbirds/John Mayall's Bluesbreakers spawned
Derek & The Dominoes/Blind Faith/Cream/Blind Faith/
Led Zeppelin/Jeff Beck/Eric Clapton/Colosseum/
Fleetwood Mac
Then Rod Stewart came from The Jeff Beck Group
Hawkwind spawned Motorhead
Santana spawned Journey
Montrose spawned Sammy Hagar
Genesis spawned
Phil Collins/Peter Gabriel/Mike+Mechanics/GTR
Steve Winwood from Traffic had a successful solo career
Keith Richards & Mick Jagger from The Stones both had solo careers
Robin Trower had quite a solo career after leaving Procol Harum
All four Beatles had prolific solo careers
Led Zeppelin & Bad Company spawned The Firm
NP: Na Na Na-Cozy Powell
2007-11-23 10:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Soundgarden - Chris Cornell
Them - Van Morrison
Heatmiser - Elliott Smith
White Zombie - Rob Zombie
The Eagles - Joe Walsh
Genesis - Peter Gabriel
Whiskeytown - Ryan Adams
2007-11-23 14:28:39 · answer #5 · answered by Dani G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hahahaha...please no thumbs down ya'll, but David Lee Roth. from Van Halen.. Come on:) If U listen to his first solo album Eat 'em and Smile:) it kicks right from the start! Line up is Dave .. Steve Vai guitars....Billy Sheenen bass and Greg Bissonet on drums...not sure about spellings there...but a very talented band:) two more decent albums Skyscrapper and Lil anit enough..but only the drummer remaind on those:(
2007-11-23 11:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Yardbirds had 3 excellent guitar players but only 2 went solo:
1) Eric Clapton
2) Jeff Beck
Jimmy Page was the third guitar player but he went to Led Zeppelin.
2007-11-23 10:54:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So far these have been missed:
Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon
Desiny Child, Beyonce
Creed, Scott Stapp(at least he went solo), and the band Velvet Revolver
Here is one that worked in reverse, each had solo carreers and came together and are having really good career Montgomery Gentry
2007-11-23 11:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by Tony M 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Beatles are a good example of that. All 4 went on to write plenty of likeable tunes after the break up.
Zeppelin spawned some good work out of Page & Plant.
& Nirvana gave us the amazing Foo Fighters.
2007-11-23 10:45:06 · answer #9 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 01:31:57 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋