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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Jan 23, 2008 19:40:42 GMT -5
Usually when a member of a prominent band goes solo to do an album, it rarely is as good as the band they're in. Sure, there are some good albums, and in some cases they even might be as good as what they did with their original band. But most of the time they don't measure up.
Are there any artists who have actually gone on to be BETTER than the band they came from in your opinion?
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Post by Warpig on Jan 23, 2008 20:08:17 GMT -5
Ted Nugent, Bigger Than The Amboy Dukes
Rod Stewart, Bigger (not better) Than The Faces
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Post by Jesse on Jan 23, 2008 21:54:21 GMT -5
Jackson Browne became bigger than the band he helped to found: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Peter Framton has become bigger than Humble Pie Micheal Bolton is more well known than Blackjack........not necessarily better though  . Not really a solo artist per se, but Kai Hansen left Helloween to form Gamma Ray, writes most of their material and is the only person to be part of every incarnation of the group. Not exactly bigger than Helloween, but every bit as good IMO......occassionally better. Henry Paul left the Outlaws to front the Henry Paul Band. Not really better than what he did with the Outlaws, but his 4 albums with his own band were probably on par with anything the Outlaws released during the same stretch of time. |
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Post by onering on Jan 23, 2008 21:58:03 GMT -5
Robin Trower left Procul Harum (although their last two albums with him were amazing!) and went on to greater things.
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Post by Speedy on Jan 23, 2008 22:20:29 GMT -5
Fight and Halford were better than Priest without Rob.
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Post by spaced on Jan 23, 2008 23:21:18 GMT -5
Sammy Hagar - Montrose - Commercially better as a solo artist
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Post by spaced on Jan 23, 2008 23:23:28 GMT -5
Joe Walsh from the James Gang - Excellent solo career and excellent influence to the Eagles music  |
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Post by axisboldaslove on Jan 24, 2008 8:02:29 GMT -5
I love them both, but I've met people who prefer the Jerry Garcia Band to the Grateful Dead.
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Post by blackers45 on Jan 24, 2008 10:08:55 GMT -5
Rory Gallagher better than Taste.
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Post by axisboldaslove on Jan 24, 2008 10:48:28 GMT -5
I definitely disagree, but a buddy of mine prefers Rainbow over Deep Purple.
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Post by rtbuck on Jan 24, 2008 11:21:05 GMT -5
Eric Clapton
I think Brian Setzer is more popular as a solo artist than with the Stray Cats
Billy Squier after Piper
Even though I'm a huge Max Webster fan I think Kim Mitchell gained more popularity going solo(That's Close though)
Peter Frampton after Humble Pie
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Post by rtbuck on Jan 24, 2008 11:58:48 GMT -5
Joan Jett & Lita Ford after the Runaways
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Jan 24, 2008 13:05:19 GMT -5
But, were ANY of these solo efforts BETTER than the bands they came from...with the exception of Rory, so far, I'd say that's debatable. Early Rainbow was as good as Purple, especially on 'Rising' but it's arguable on whether or not they were actually BETTER. There's no doubt that most of em were commercially more successful though.
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Post by onering on Jan 24, 2008 18:10:06 GMT -5
But, were ANY of these solo efforts BETTER than the bands they came from...with the exception of Rory, so far, I'd say that's debatable. Early Rainbow was as good as Purple, especially on 'Rising' but it's arguable on whether or not they were actually BETTER. There's no doubt that most of em were commercially more successful though. Robin Trower's stuff was better than Procul Harem. At least IMO. |
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 25, 2008 1:31:26 GMT -5
Bruce Dickinson's solo albums are league's beyond Iron Maiden with Blaze Bailey and I thought were better than the Maiden albums he did after Adrian Smith quit. They were not better than the classic Maiden records, but 'Accident Of Birth' and 'The Chemical Wedding' are in the same league. This seems to have alot to do with Adrian Smith.
Some might argue that early MSG was better than UFO. To me it's almost too close to call. Love both bands. I also think UFO's albums were still great with Paul Chapman.
David Lee Roth's first few albums were alot better than Van Hagar....but no not better than the original Van Halen and certainly not more successful. Although Roth had alot of success with 'Eat 'Em And Smile'.
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Post by Rush862 on Jan 25, 2008 17:32:53 GMT -5
Bruce Dickinson's solo albums are league's beyond Iron Maiden with Blaze Bailey and I thought were better than the Maiden albums he did after Adrian Smith quit. They were not better than the classic Maiden records, but 'Accident Of Birth' and 'The Chemical Wedding' are in the same league. This seems to have alot to do with Adrian Smith. Strangely enough this was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this topic... Accident Of Birth I think might even be on par with the classic material that he did with Maiden. I love this album so much that for a while it spun in my player for weeks. Chemical Wedding is definetly in the same league, but I think its a tad weaker, but thats my opinion only. |
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Post by duojett71 on Jan 25, 2008 23:36:30 GMT -5
Bruce Dickinson's solo albums are league's beyond Iron Maiden with Blaze Bailey and I thought were better than the Maiden albums he did after Adrian Smith quit. They were not better than the classic Maiden records, but 'Accident Of Birth' and 'The Chemical Wedding' are in the same league. This seems to have alot to do with Adrian Smith. Strangely enough this was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this topic... Accident Of Birth I think might even be on par with the classic material that he did with Maiden. I love this album so much that for a while it spun in my player for weeks. Chemical Wedding is definetly in the same league, but I think its a tad weaker, but thats my opinion only. I am sort of the other way around. I think both albums are great but to me ' The Chemical Wedding' was the stronger and more interesting of the two albums. |
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Post by ian on Jan 26, 2008 14:23:00 GMT -5
Joe Perry's last solo album is miles ahead of anything Aerosmith have done for the last 25 years!
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Post by kim on Jan 26, 2008 14:26:52 GMT -5
Maybe it's just me, but I thought Lou Gramm's first solo effort
"Ready or Not" eclipsed the later Foreigner releases.
Also, on a personal note, I still believe Roger Hodgson's first solo album "In The Eye of The Storm" kicks some serious butt and shows just what Supertramp was all about...especially when you consider the guy pretty much played all of the instruments on the album...written, arranged and produced by Roger. It's no "Crime of The Century" by any stretch, but sure does make a point.
Thanks
Kim
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Post by rtbuck on Jan 26, 2008 19:11:11 GMT -5
Maybe it's just me, but I thought Lou Gramm's first solo effort "Ready or Not" eclipsed the later Foreigner releases. Also, on a personal note, I still believe Roger Hodgson's first solo album "In The Eye of The Storm" kicks some serious butt and shows just what Supertramp was all about...especially when you consider the guy pretty much played all of the instruments on the album...written, arranged and produced by Roger. It's no "Crime of The Century" by any stretch, but sure does make a point. Thanks Kim I can agree with your Lou Gramm statement.I never cared for too much of Foreigner after Foreigner 4(sure I liked a couple tunes such as "Reaction To Action") but I did like the 'Ready Or Not' album especially the title track. I personally prefer Johnny Thunders work after the NY Dolls especially his work with the Heartbreakers & his mid/late 80's work. I also like David Johansen's post Dolls work especially his first 4 releases.I don't know if I like Johansen's solo matierial better than the Dolls but I think technically it was better. |
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