Subject: Favorite solo acts. Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:14 pm
Lets Post some favorites as far as solo artists go. While Devin Townsend is a close second,Kadenzza gets my vote. Hailing from Japan and labeled as "Grand Orchestral Kamikaze Metal",You Oshima keeps things brutal but melodic. it has to be the most technical of all the solo acts i'v heard.
Are we talking guys that have always been solo acts or dudes that broke away from their regular band and released solo works? Does it make any difference? I guess not.
While his solo work had gone on a steady decline, David Lee Roth's early solo work was and still is very enjoyable. Eat 'Em and Smile is a classic. After Skyscraper, he's been kinda hit-and-miss mostly.
Lizzy Borden, the man, has put out some quality material in the last few years. Speaking of which...
Alice Cooper. While the band-era Coop was classic, he's done some great albums in the latter part of the 90's into the 2000's. The less said about some of thise 80's releases, the better.
Bruce Dickinson's solo output has been just different enough from his work with Maiden to be quite enjoyable on it's own merrits.
I tend to listen to Rob Zombie's solo efforts more than the stuff with White Zombie, although you could argure that there isn't much difference between the 2. He was pretty much the driving force there anyway.
Joe Perry's last 2 solo albums have gotten better with age, unlike the last coupla Aerosmith albums (except Honkin' on Bobo)
_________________ I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
Are we talking guys that have always been solo acts or dudes that broke away from their regular band and released solo works? Does it make any difference? I guess not.
While his solo work had gone on a steady decline, David Lee Roth's early solo work was and still is very enjoyable. Eat 'Em and Smile is a classic. After Skyscraper, he's been kinda hit-and-miss mostly.
Lizzy Borden, the man, has put out some quality material in the last few years. Speaking of which...
Alice Cooper. While the band-era Coop was classic, he's done some great albums in the latter part of the 90's into the 2000's. The less said about some of thise 80's releases, the better.
Bruce Dickinson's solo output has been just different enough from his work with Maiden to be quite enjoyable on it's own merrits.
I tend to listen to Rob Zombie's solo efforts more than the stuff with White Zombie, although you could argure that there isn't much difference between the 2. He was pretty much the driving force there anyway.
Joe Perry's last 2 solo albums have gotten better with age, unlike the last coupla Aerosmith albums (except Honkin' on Bobo)
_________________ I used to be with it, but then they changed what "it" was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me, and it'll happen to you, too.
These and Bruce Dickinson, Ozzy, Dio, David Lee Roth, Jon Oliva's Pain (even if it was supposed to be Savatage), Jorn Lande, James LaBrie, Vince Neil (first album), Rob Zombie (also first album), Lynch Mob (also also first album), Warren Dane, Axel Rudi Pell, Jeff Scott Soto, Joe Lynn Turner, U.D.O., Sabatian Bach, Rob Rock, Lita Ford, Cathedral (Lee Dorian broke away from Napalm Death, in case some people forgot), and Avantasia.
Non-metal:
Neal Morse, Fish, Kerry Livgren, Don Henley, Glen Frey, Lou Gramm, Michel Sweet (though he did come from a metal band), Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Winwood, John Elefante, Peter Cetera, and probably some I forgot (in both categories).
These and Bruce Dickinson, Ozzy, Dio, David Lee Roth, Jon Oliva's Pain (even if it was supposed to be Savatage), Jorn Lande, James LaBrie, Vince Neil (first album), Rob Zombie (also first album), Lynch Mob (also also first album), Warren Dane, Axel Rudi Pell, Jeff Scott Soto, Joe Lynn Turner, U.D.O., Sabatian Bach, Rob Rock, Lita Ford, Cathedral (Lee Dorian broke away from Napalm Death, in case some people forgot), and Avantasia.
Non-metal:
Neal Morse, Fish, Kerry Livgren, Don Henley, Glen Frey, Lou Gramm, Michel Sweet (though he did come from a metal band), Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Winwood, John Elefante, Peter Cetera, and probably some I forgot (in both categories).
Mentioning Rob Zombie made me realize,how did he release such a stellar first album yet follow it with a bunch of mediocre crap?
Subject: Favorite solo acts. 
Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:14 pm
