So Peter Gabriel for sure then, right?
Joan Jett & Lita Ford.
Glenn Danzig
Henry Rollins likely has had more material success not even singing than with Black Flag.
EDIT: fun fact, I bought Synchronicity on vinyl when it came out and Murder By Numbers isn't on the vinyl album. It had three (iirc) different jacket designs.
It's funny about the Misfits. When they were originally together they were playing at VFW's and high school gyms. Last year they got back together and did a sold out show at The Barclays Center.I really liked Peter Gabriel solo far better than I did Sting - preference?
I was thinking of Joan Jett and Lita! I for sure was thinking Glenn and Henry (I've been on a classic punk kick lately). I think all of them could fall under #1 (small to moderate success in group, then big solo)? I mean, Misfits and Black Flag were seminal, but still only to a subset. (Which is criminal.)
I wonder how Murder By Numbers was originally released? B-side or on a compilation or something? It's such a great song. Synchronicity is just a great album. Janny and I were discussing this weekend who was empirically a "better" band - Cars or Police. I don't know the answer. He said Police (which I can absolutely see), but Ric Ocasek was one of the defining musicians (in all venues) of our era... So I don't know.
It's funny about the Misfits. When they were originally together they were playing at VFW's and high school gyms. Last year they got back together and did a sold out show at The Barclays Center.
Started thinking about the Wu-Tang Clan this morning (Gotta get up and be somebody! is my Monday morning motivation).
There were a ton of solo albums that came out of that group, but I don't know if any of those ever overshadowed what they did as a group.
ODB or Method Man might have gotten the closest.
I really liked Peter Gabriel solo far better than I did Sting - preference?
I was thinking of Joan Jett and Lita! I for sure was thinking Glenn and Henry (I've been on a classic punk kick lately). I think all of them could fall under #1 (small to moderate success in group, then big solo)? I mean, Misfits and Black Flag were seminal, but still only to a subset. (Which is criminal.)
I wonder how Murder By Numbers was originally released? B-side or on a compilation or something? It's such a great song. Synchronicity is just a great album. Janny and I were discussing this weekend who was empirically a "better" band - Cars or Police. I don't know the answer. He said Police (which I can absolutely see), but Ric Ocasek was one of the defining musicians (in all venues) of our era... So I don't know.
Funny you should ask. IIRC correctly it was always the last track on side two of the cassette (it was released that way in '83). I looked it up on Friday and discovered it was released as the B-side of the Every Breath You Take single. I'd never known that. It just goes to show the industry attitude about vinyl at that time. Clearly they were moving on (or had moved on) to cassette as the primary delivery method. And In '83 were probably already anticipating CD?
I'm not sure Ian was the first singer for DP. Just looked it up. Rod Evans was lead when they released "Hush" in 68? 69?I like DP with Ian Gillian though. The first singer is usually the best in my mind.
On a related note, I thought about Van Halen.....when they first came out my buddies and I were in awe. Eddie playing guitar was a revelation, and these guys rocked. Then they got commercialized, added the keyboard, and it wasn't nearly as fun. And of course David left and Sammy arrived.
Would be interesting to know if CFers prefer David to Sammy, or vice versa.
Sorry Angie. Didn't mean to derail the thread.
Yeah,It's funny about the Misfits. When they were originally together they were playing at VFW's and high school gyms. Last year they got back together and did a sold out show at The Barclays Center.
Vince Neil sucks, period. The man can't sing. He was hired for his "look" to front the band.Vince Neil sucked outside of the Crue.