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Solo Careers

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 12:57 am
by styxfanNH
What Solo artists have had the same or similar level of success that the bands they came from had? How about more success?

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:09 am
by styxfanNH
Phil Collins - Genesis
Sting - The Police
Rod Stewart - Faces
Eric Clapton - Cream

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:25 am
by Ash
Don Henley - The Eagles
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin (to a lesser degree, but still pretty good)
Pete Townshend - The Who
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (close enough?)
Morrisey - The Smiths

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:28 am
by piecesofeight
Sammy Hagar-Montrose
Re: Solo Careers

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:37 am
by thebook
styxfanNH wrote:What Solo artists have had the same or similar level of success that the bands they came from had? How about more success?
add these too:
michael jackson - jackson 5
ozzy ozbourne - black sabbath
Paul McCartney - Beatles/Wings
Lionel Richie - Commodores

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:34 am
by bugsymalone
You guys got most of the ones I knew. How about Peter Gabriel from Genesis?
Donny Osmond the Osmonds???
Bugsy

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:06 am
by sadie65
Sadly I can only submit George Michael...Wham.
Sadie

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:09 am
by piecesofeight
John Waite-The Babys
Billy Idol-Generation X
Lou Gramm-Black Sheep

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:16 am
by DarrenUK
CLIFF RICHARD....THE SHADOWS
FRASIER......CHEERS
JESUS.....MARY & JOSEPH

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 3:18 am
by piecesofeight
DarrenUK wrote:FRASIER......CHEERS
ROTFLMAO because that's one of the best shows! Clever my friend!


Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 7:11 am
by ek88
Stevie Nicks - Fleetwood Mac
Rob Zombie - White Zombie
Maybe Steve Perry if you just look at the Street Talk album, but it's a stretch.

Posted:
Fri Dec 24, 2004 2:38 pm
by LordofDaRing
Eric Carmen - The Rasberries
David Cassidy - The partridge family
Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield
Gerry Raferty - Steelers Wheel
Kenny Rogers - the first addition
Danny Bondaduce - the partridge family
John Lennon - the beatles
susan dey - the partridge family
david soul - starsky and hutch
BTO (Randy Bachman) - the guess who
the evryone who is still alive from led zepplin except john paul jones, no we are
not led zepplin tour - Led zepplin
burton cummings - the guess who
rod argent - the zombies
and of course shirley jones - the partridge family

Posted:
Sat Dec 25, 2004 1:11 am
by styxmike
Michael Schenker - UFO
Ritchie Blackmore (Rainbow) - Deep Purple

Posted:
Sat Dec 25, 2004 4:24 pm
by PsychoSy
Brian May -- Queen

Posted:
Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:20 am
by froy
PsychoSy wrote:Brian May -- Queen
Brain May sold out Wembely for 3 nights recently ?

Posted:
Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:07 am
by bugsymalone
Well, if we are using the same or similar level of success as the original band, then Dennis DeYoung would not count.
But some of the names added here later on .... well, Dennis had a top 10 song and a gold album in Desert Moon, so I herewith add him to this list!
Bugsy

Posted:
Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:06 am
by kansas666
Ronnie James Dio - Rainbow, Elf
Cher - Sonny and Cher
Janis Joplin - Big Brother and the Holding Co
Paul Simon - Simon and Garfunkle
Van Morrison - Them

Posted:
Sun Dec 26, 2004 2:32 pm
by froy
LordofDaRing wrote:Eric Carmen - The Rasberries
David Cassidy - The partridge family
Neil Young - Buffalo Springfield
Gerry Raferty - Steelers Wheel
Kenny Rogers - the first addition
Danny Bondaduce - the partridge family
John Lennon - the beatles
susan dey - the partridge family
david soul - starsky and hutch
BTO (Randy Bachman) - the guess who
the evryone who is still alive from led zepplin except john paul jones, no we are
not led zepplin tour - Led zepplin
burton cummings - the guess who
rod argent - the zombies
and of course shirley jones - the partridge family
What about Ruben Kinkade?

Posted:
Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:53 am
by SuiteMadameBlue
I think LordofTheRing has a Partridge Family fetish - LOL I guess seriously, you could add David Cassidy. I had a "teen" crush on him way back in the 1970's - LOL After meeting him 2 years ago, he was nothing as I expected to be. Very Sad
Wasn't there another member of the Eagles that was successful?
I would have to say Paul McCartney would be the #1 most successful from everyone's list.

Posted:
Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:19 pm
by LordofDaRing
Damn Froy I forgot about ol Ruben, he has done pretty well doing those Denny Restaurant voice overs. Suite you are right, Don Henley and Glen Frey had success after the break up of the Eagles. Glen had one good album, don Henley's end of the innocence stacks up to any eagles album, including (a moment of silence) Hotel California. I was lucky enough during the 80s and 90s to see both guys solo live and see the hell freezes over tour.