Bands - Greater Than The Sum Of Their Parts?

[flyfisher]

This post from another topic made me think . . . .


[i][quote name='risingson' timestamp='1398618781' post='2435799']
. . . . bands are the sum of many parts regardless of one individual's technical or theoretical level.
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[i]Indeed, and what better proof than The Beatles?[/i]


. . . can anyone think of examples where a successful band has split up and one (or more) of the members have gone on to become even more successful than the original band?


My first thought was the Peter Green incarnation of Fleetwood Mac that was reinvented as a 'west coast' band and hugely successful, but it's not really an example of one band member going on to a highly successful career.

My second thought was Phil Collins out of Genesis. It be argued that he was more successful than Genesis, in a 'top 10 pop' sort of way.

Any other suggestions?

[jgmh315]

Sting.

[jgmh315]

Robbie Williams.

[jimbobothy]

Beyonce lol!

[miles'tone]

Dave Grohl with the Foo's.

Edited April 27, 2014 by miles'tone

[arthurhenry]

Peter Frampton
Eric Clapton

[Conan]

Robert Plant?


Er, no..... hang on....

[Lord Sausage]

blackmore and coverdale probably stayed as succesful in various guises

[flyfisher]

[quote name='jgmh315' timestamp='1398619999' post='2435826']
Sting.
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Really? More successful than the Police? Interesting.

[cd_david]

Peter Gabriel-Genesis

[flyfisher]

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1398622043' post='2435870']
Eric Clapton
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I thought about Clapton but I've never really thought of him being seriously in a band and always just 'passing through'. But now you mention it, there are quite a few musicians who have passed through the Bluesbreakers on the way to bigger things.

[TheGreek]

George Michael
Michael Jackson
Cher
Tina Turner
Paul Weller

[flyfisher]

Michael Jackson?

[flyfisher]

Ha! Beat me to it by a few seconds

[Japhet]

Phil Collins?

[skankdelvar]

Neil Young

[BassTractor]

Me!
Whilst it took almost an hour before the Wikipedia page I wrote about myself was deleted, my bands' pages vanished within minutes!

[Cat Burrito]

I don't know about "even more" famous but the Brian Setzer Orchestra did pretty well after the Stray Cats.

[KevB]

Jimi Hendrix was bigger after he left Curtis Knight & the Squires (....exactly).

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Ozzy ? Lemmy?

Edited April 27, 2014 by RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

[flyfisher]

I guess Diana Ross was bigger than The Supremes

[Diablo]

Ronan Keating

I'll get me coat...

[paul_5]

[quote name='cd_david' timestamp='1398622435' post='2435888']
Peter Gabriel-Genesis
[/quote]

This.

[Dr.Dave]

While Sam Hagar era Van Halen remained close to the top of the tree Dave Lee Roth hardly fell on his arse. The Beatles are an interesting one. Lennon and Macca as a songwriting team could have picked up two tramps off a park bench and been massive. I do think , though , that even on the most basic musical level bands are more than the sum of the parts. I can play a note while our guitarist plays a chord and the result is a noise neither of us could make alone. It's that simple. It's good to play with others , think about what they're doing and put your spin on it. - then they react to that , and on it goes.

[KingBollock]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1398629208' post='2436028']
Ozzy ? Lemmy?
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Bugger, I was going to say Lemmy. Can't think of anyone else.

Mind you, I am rather guilty of never really thinking about individual band members, I can't even name the members of even my favourite bands, unless they're really obvious like Lemmy, Till Lindemann or Dani Filth. There are bands that I absolutely adore that I can't name a single member of.