Cat Burrito Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 [quote name='Diablo' timestamp='1398635885' post='2436129'] Ronan Keating I'll get me coat... [/quote] Robbie Williams if we can continue this exercise in barrel scraping!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 What's 'er face from No Doubt. Which is a shame because No Doubt were quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Rod Stewart - Steam Packet and Faces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Cliff Richard ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1398619866' post='2435823'] . . . 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? [/quote] Beyonce. Robert Palmer. Heck, probably Elkie Brooks as well. How many people know of Vinegar Joe nowdays? George Michael. Wham were big, GM was bigger, I think. Does Crowded House count as Neil Finn formed the band after Split Enz split up? Peter Gabriel became more successful than Gabriel era Genesis, but probably not more than Collins era Genesis. Bachman-Turner Overdrive was by some measures more successful than Bachman era Guess Who. Burton Cummings had some massive hits after Guess Who broke up, but I'm not sure I'd classify this as more successful as his hitmaking solo career was short. Neil Young was more successful than Buffalo Springfield. CSN&Y confuse the issue a bit, however. Jeff Lynne led ELO was more successful than The Move. Bob Mould is probably more successful than Husker Du. Again, Sugar confuses things here. Norman Cook of The Housemartins. His Fatboy Slim persona was definitely more successful than The Housemartins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Lionel Richie Sam Cooke Teddy Pendergrass Dave Stewart & Annie Lennox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) Jools Holland. (Even if he does spend most of his time insistently playing boogie-woogie piano over half the bands that turn up on his telly programme - but his name is certainly more widely known than Squeeze.) Edited April 28, 2014 by EliasMooseblaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Björk. I bought a Sugarcubes album once, in silver vinyl. I sold it the next day. Love her solo stuff though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The Nuge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) Martin Kemp, assuming "more successful" is not just in music Edited April 28, 2014 by lojo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dyer Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Jeff Beck Prof Brian Cox (but not in the music field) Neil Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Donny Osmond Cliff Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel36 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Dusty Springfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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