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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Jul 12, 2006 2:27:44 GMT -5
Which solo album do you think is best from a member of a major rock band?  |
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EugenicScum
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Post by EugenicScum on Jul 12, 2006 5:59:45 GMT -5
Paul simon - Graceland
If you consider S&G as a rock band.
Bruce Dickinson - Chemical Wedding, if not.
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Post by rtbuck on Jul 12, 2006 6:47:22 GMT -5
There are so many out there I like:
John Entwhistle(the Who) - Too Late the Hero
Roger Waters(Pink Floyd) - Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking
Ronnie Wood(Jeff Beck Group,Faces,Stones) - Gimme Some Neck
Johnny Thunders(NY Dolls,Heartbreakers) - So Alone
Ace Frehley(Kiss) - Trouble Walkin'
Joe Perry(Aerosmith) - I've Got the Rock & Rolls Again
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Post by Speedy on Jul 12, 2006 7:33:12 GMT -5
ACE FREHLEY 1978
Kicks much ass.
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Post by hojam on Jul 12, 2006 13:27:51 GMT -5
I agree with Speedy's take on Ace Frehley .... ....and I'm gonna go out on a limb and nominate Gene Simmons' solo album titled, A**hole. Many Kiss fans hate this album as they must have been hoping for what would basically be another Kiss album, however, A**hole is pretty much exactly the kind of record I expected it to be. This album hardly sounds like Kiss at all. It is very eclectic. The same can be said about his 1978 solo album. I mean, why would Simmons do a solo Kiss record? There are more sides to this artist and the solo album is the right venue to showcase the other types of music he has written. I think this album is actually a very good one and it is a shame that hardly anyone bothered to buy it. I can't even find it in stores anymore  . |
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Post by caljam on Jul 12, 2006 13:57:41 GMT -5
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow from 1975.
Just see what Mr Dio thinks of it to your left!
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Post by Speedy on Jul 12, 2006 15:45:17 GMT -5
I agree with Speedy's take on Ace Frehley .... ....and I'm gonna go out on a limb and nominate Gene Simmons' solo album titled, A**hole. Many Kiss fans hate this album as they must have been hoping for what would basically be another Kiss album, however, A**hole is pretty much exactly the kind of record I expected it to be. This album hardly sounds like Kiss at all. It is very eclectic. The same can be said about his 1978 solo album. I mean, why would Simmons do a solo Kiss record? There are more sides to this artist and the solo album is the right venue to showcase the other types of music he has written. I think this album is actually a very good one and it is a shame that hardly anyone bothered to buy it. I can't even find it in stores anymore . Count me in as well. I really like A**hole. In fact I usually like all of Gene's songs. I think that A**hole is funny, inventive and just damn entertaining. What else do you need. |
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Post by Pete on Jul 12, 2006 17:14:45 GMT -5
Roger Waters(Pink Floyd) - Pros & Cons of Hitch Hiking Amused To Death is way better. |
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Post by Equinox on Jul 12, 2006 19:08:11 GMT -5
But Seriously Folks- Joe Walsh (James Gang-Eagles)
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 12, 2006 23:16:47 GMT -5
David Lee Roth-Eat'em and Smile
Bruce Dickinson-The Chemical Wedding
Yngwie Malmsteen-Rising Force/Marching Out
Rob Halford-Halford
Joe Walsh-THe Smoker You Drink,The Player You Get/The Confessor
John Norum-Slipped Into Tomorrow/Total Control/Another Destination
David Gilmour-S/T first album
I would count the first Dio album and the Randy and Jake era Ozzy albums, but I sort of considered those band situations especially Dio.
The first Rainbow album is a band not a solo album. Blackmore stated the only reason his name was on the cover was for marketing purposes. He acknowledged that Rainbow was always a band...even though he would completely change lineups every so often.
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Post by fccbiscuit on Jul 13, 2006 0:11:36 GMT -5
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Post by DreamTide on Jul 13, 2006 5:28:11 GMT -5
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
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Post by Frank on Jul 13, 2006 19:13:00 GMT -5
ACE FREHLEY 1978 Kicks much ass. I AGREE 100% I LIKE TO PUT THAT ONE ON FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK ACE CAN'T PLAY GUITAR. |
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Post by ozzfest36 on Jul 14, 2006 16:02:56 GMT -5
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz Same here.  |
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Post by Trexx on Jul 14, 2006 18:18:53 GMT -5
Jerry Cantrel from Alice in Chains ...'Boggy Depot'
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 14, 2006 18:22:48 GMT -5
I could have mention most of the early to mid 70's Paul McCartney stuff...but that was done with The Wings...which was a band...great stuff and 'Wings Over America' is one of my favorite live albums of all time.
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Post by fug300 on Jul 14, 2006 19:20:14 GMT -5
malmsteen-rising force wow!!!!!!when this came out everyone was losing it. especially guitar players.
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Post by mak on Jul 14, 2006 20:28:11 GMT -5
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz yeah this is a Classic  |
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Post by Rush862 on Jul 15, 2006 6:46:05 GMT -5
Accident of Birth - Bruce Dickinson
Victor - Alex Lifeson
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Post by Equinox on Jul 15, 2006 11:11:49 GMT -5
Another excellent, yet overlooked solo CD is...
7 Deadly Zens by Tommy Shaw
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