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fine, it's a poll: solo artist who surpassed his/her original band when they went out on their own? Neil Young

Posted by chuckles (aka chris) Jul 9 '10, 21:24

in addition to the aforementioned Mr. Gabriel

Responses:

George Michael -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:47
Sammy Hagar is the exact opposite of this. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:46 2
- How so? He surpassed his solo work when joining Van Halen? - TWuG Jul 9, 21:47 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:49
Micheal Jackson -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 21:45
Dave Grohl? -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 21:44 2
- not solo. and, as much as I really like the foo., not with them either. - b! Jul 9, 21:47
- I don't think Foo FIghters counts as solo. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:46
Rod Stewart. He started in Jeff Beck's Band -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 21:42
peter frampton. my sister says paul mccartney, in part due to longevity; but I don't think the beatles could be surpassed for any of them. -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:40 5
- i'd put macca in the sting category. solid solo albums/projects but not beatle-level -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 21:41 3
  - same with George. John's solo work as a whole, while it had moments of greatness, was lacking as well. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 21:47 2
    - some people will shoot me, but I think Lennon was the weakest post-Beatles. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:52 1
      - outside of Imagine (which one could say shot his load) and some of the tracks of his last record... - Remlik Jul 9, 21:54
- I love me some Paul, but no. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:41
Eric Clapton -- nm - eag Jul 9, 21:39
Gwen Stefani, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul Simon -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:37 7
- ozzy better than black sabbath? this is the ultimate in wrong statements -- nm - dogbert Jul 9, 21:47 1
  - His solo career surpassed Sabbath. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:50
- i don't like Gwen's solo stuff. Paul Simon is great, but I'd say S and G was equal. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:37 4
  - The Paul Simon one was hard because he was such a huge part of the success of S&G that it's a tough comparison to make. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:42 3
    - I do think Art was a better singer. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:44 2
      - You may very well be right about that, but the music was all Paul's. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:46 1
        
        agreed, but I don't know if he would have become as famous without great singer. - loosilu Jul 9, 21:47
Did anyone say Neil Young? -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:36 6
- or peter gabriel. -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:38 1
  - shaddup. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:40
- No. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 21:37 1
  - don't killfile me bro! -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 21:38
- umm... -- nm - kelly Jul 9, 21:37 1
  - wow, I'm dum. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:39
Gloria Estefan -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 21:35
Jeff Beck, Robbie Williams, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:33 1
- oh. Robert Palmer. Lionel Ritchie. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:36
Diana Ross? -- nm - JenBro Jul 9, 21:33 1
- i would say not. Supremes songs are timeless. she was kind of all over the map solo -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 21:34
Peter Gabriel. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:31 2
- yep - he's awesome -- nm - 'lia Jul 9, 21:33 1
  - at his best, he's celestial. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:36
phil collins in some ways, eric clapton, beyonce, justin timberlake -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:30
except Gabriel didn't surpass his original band. I consider them equaled. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 21:30 16
- no. -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:33
- the first couple post-Gabriel still hold up, pop-wise, but Peter works on a whole nother level -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 21:31 7
  - he did. his last two cd's were less...than Gabriel-esque. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 21:45
  - Us is underrated, IMO. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:34 5
    - by who? not a whole lot of us. -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:37 4
      - out of curiosity, what is your favorite song? - loosilu Jul 9, 21:53
      - it was about his own therapy, IIRC. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:42
      - by whom, b. by WHOM! -- nm - chuckles Jul 9, 21:41 1
        
        I first typed that, then second-guessed. I thought about correcting, but you're here to mock that. I took a gamble! -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:43
- nuh uh. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:31 6
  - compare singles. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 21:32 5
    - singles are not everything. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:33 4
      - fair enough. though I will say his last album was horrid. -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 21:41 3
        
        I heard some clips and just couldn't. buy it. -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:44
        
        have not heard it. He is reputedly bipolar. -- nm - loosilu Jul 9, 21:42 1
        
        duck from mick.'s judgment! -- nm - b! Jul 9, 21:45
Justin Timberlake - JenBro Jul 9, 21:28
Cher - JenBro Jul 9, 21:28
Michael Jackson (if the Jackson 5 counts as a "band") -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 21:27
Sting (though I expect arguments about that), Ted Nugent -- nm - TWuG Jul 9, 21:27 7
- if by arguments, you mean punching. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 21:30 6
  - Dream of the Blue Turtles is good but better than the Police? - chuckles Jul 9, 21:30 5
    - I think that Sting as a solo artist has far surpassed the Police, at least in terms of quality if not sales. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:40 3
      - The Police is the best band ever, so I don't see how that's possible. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 21:43 2
        
        I like 90% of everything the Police ever did. But they have a "sound". Sting has gone places Police never could have - TWuG Jul 9, 21:46 1
        
        This. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 9, 21:47
    - exactly. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 21:32

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