Solo Artists (albums, members, careers, bands, songs)

~~hiu~~ · 02-23-2006, 11:40 AM

Many a band member have gone off to solo careers after their original bands, some to more popularity and acclaim like Michael Jackson, Gwen and even Lou Reed. Others tend to not live up to the work of their previous band while still making worthwhile music. Bob Mould, Tom Verlaine and Q Tip come to mind. Then their are artists like J Mascis and Greg Ginn that completely go off the deep end with some utterly bad music. So my question to you is what makes such solo work successful and why do so many not live up to their previous bands greatness?

02-23-2006, 11:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	Solo Artists Many a band member have gone off to solo careers after their original bands, some to more popularity and acclaim like Michael Jackson, Gwen and even Lou Reed. Others tend to not live up to the work of their previous band while still making worthwhile music. Bob Mould, Tom Verlaine and Q Tip come to mind. Then their are artists like J Mascis and Greg Ginn that completely go off the deep end with some utterly bad music. So my question to you is what makes such solo work successful and why do so many not live up to their previous bands greatness?