Musicians who were great in bands but suck as solo artists

[Mike Daniels]

We're talking people who went full-time solo either after they quit or were fired from their band or the band broke up. (no night shedding or side projects). The person should also have been a significant contributor to the band's sound in some way.

Rod Stewart - after his first 4-5 solo works
Any member of Kiss
David Lee Roth
Ted Nugent
Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies (Supertramp)
Sid Vicious
Jimmy Page
Any member of any art rock band except for Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Bryan Ferry or Brian Eno - (on edit) or Peter Gabriel

I know there's a ton more but this is what I came up with off the top of my head.

[pocket]

1. Any member of any art rock band except FRANK BLACK

he still kicks ass.

[Gothic Sponge]

5. I love Frank Black, but he is better in the Pixies

6. Phil Collins

although he started to suck as soon as Peter Gabriel left Genesis.


This is really a reply to the general question, not the art rock queston.

[slappypan]

2. The line forms behind Mr. Eric Clapton

Brilliant in various bands, shitty solo artist.

[Fenris]

4. BWAHAHA!

That's true.

[Jo March]

3. Lou Gramm from Foreigner

What the heck was he thinking with that "Midnight Blue" crap?

[Worst Username Ever]

7. Axel Rose n/t

[Taverner]

8. Sting

Sorry - Police rawked, Sting solo is pretentious crap.

[AlCzervik]

13. Sting makes me mad

cannot stand he and his wife talking about their tantric sex life. Just way too much info.

[blondeatlast]

34. HAYL YES--retire already, ya ole fart!

[flakey_foont]

9. Ringo Starr

[asthmaticeog]

10. Any former Beatle.

Go ahead, flame me. Without each other, they sucked sewage.

[stinkeefresh]

14. well, they weren't utter perfection without each other...

but "sucked sewage"? I don't even think I could hang that phrase on Paul.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

11. Roger Waters

I didn't like his solo stuff

[southpaw]

17. God was no longer with him...

But then, I tend to forget that "About Face" ever happened.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

18. I prefer Waters to Gilmore

But man Dave could play!

[southpaw]

23. Jon Coaltrain can play too!

Gilmour...
people have been struck deaf for lesser offenses!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

27. I see your point!

:)

piece!

[sangh0]

12. Trey Anastasio

Mickey Hart
Phil Lesh

[Emboldened Chimp]

30. Trey? No way!

His solo band is great. Not Phish, but they're still damned good, and fun to see in concert.

I agree about the other two.

[Kat45]

15. Some of DLR's early solo stuff was pretty good, IMHO

[southpaw]

19. OOoooh yeahhh...

Gotta have more of that "Yankee Rose"

Sorry, Dave without Eddie just didn't do it for me... But to each his own.

[JVS]

16. The Beatles

[JVS]

20. David Lee Roth rocks

[Mike Daniels]

21. Any member of CSNY except Neil Young

Have the other three even done anything solo that's still in print?

[sangh0]

25. Actually, some of Crosby's and Still's solo work is amazing

but out of print.

[FatSlob]

22. Stevie Nix or however you spell it.

[Mike Daniels]

24. True, however Lindsey Buckingham has released some good solo stuff

Quirky material and definitely not in the classic Fleetwood Mac mode.

[TrogL]

26. Greg Lake

of Emerson Lake and Palmer

He was the weakest link of the band and his solo career was an embarassment.

[LSdemocrat]

28. The other woman from the Go-Go's (not Belinda Carlisle)

[Pendrench]

35. Jane Wiedlin ? n/t

[pink-o]

29. Dave Davies

Although a lot of Ray's solo stuff since the Kinks has been eclectic and cool.

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. Paul Fucking McCartney. n/t

[sendero]

32. John disagrees....

.... "The sound you make is muzak to my ears,
You must have learned something all those years"

- John Lennon, How do you Sleep

[Magrittes Pipe]

33. Uh... John AGREES, you mean... or at least he did at that time.

"Muzak" is hardly a compliment.