Bands you think of as 'One person plus anybody'

[the coming of gary]

Texas -  Sharleen Spiteri

Hot Chocolate  -  Errol Brown
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[Far Cough UKunt]

Dolores O'Riordan - The Cranberries

[MaryMillingtonsGhost]

Paul Heaton - The Beautiful South

[Bungo]

I couldn’t name any of the other members of Coldplay. In fact, I wouldn’t even recognise them if I saw them in the street.

I always thought being one of the other three in Coldplay would have been pretty much the perfect gig. All the financial benefits of being in a huge band, without the drawbacks of being a recognisable 'celebrity'. 

[Iron Duke]

I couldn’t name any of the other members of Coldplay. In fact, I wouldn’t even recognise them if I saw them in the street.

[Bungo]

Clearly loads of people just see/hear the singer of the band and don't notice the band members. There's even people on here naming solo artists for fuck's sake. Probably not many bands where the general public don't think of them as being the singer plus anybody.

 

An interesting complimentary thread could be bands where the primary/best known member wasn't or isn't the lead siger.

I'll start with Van Halen.

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Maybe I’m showing my lack of knowledge about the band but as someone who’s not hugely into them, I’d say The Cure

The Cure had a bass player, Simon Gallup, who was responsible for that bass heavy gothic sound. He played with them for most of their career but wasn't on their first or fifth albums, both of which sound completely different to the rest of their output. 

Like I said before, to the general public, ie those who don't know a band particularly well, pretty much every group is the singer plus anybody.

[dm]

Maybe I’m showing my lack of knowledge about the band but as someone who’s not hugely into them, I’d say The Cure

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Clearly loads of people just see/hear the singer of the band and don't notice the band members. There's even people on here naming solo artists for fuck's sake. Probably not many bands where the general public don't think of them as being the singer plus anybody.
 

[only1billybonds]

Sly and the family Stone.

Prince and the revolution.

The Grateful Dead.  Jerry Garcia.

Santana. Carlos Santana.

[honky cat]

nick heyward - haircut 100

[zebthecat]

Talking Heads. David Byrne

Talking Heads - Tina Weymouth 


 

 

 

 

I love Tina Weymouth's bass playing. Her and Chris Frantz are a great rhythm section.

[Mike Oxsaw]

Talking Heads. David Byrne

Sorry, I have to politely disagree with this.

On another note...

Robert Fripp - King Crimson

Robert Fripp & King Crimson have another note?

I must listen again.

[Bowener]

Thin Lizzy - Phil Lynott 
Alan Parsons Project
Alphaville
The Shadows

[joe royal]

Talking Heads. David Byrne

Talking Heads - Tina Weymouth 
 

 

[Massive Attack]

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

Tough. *folds arms and looks away*

Lol he wrote one of the most recognised and copied bass lines of all times. Good Times.

Listen... Where do you drink, mate?

[Chip Shop Charlie]

Alice Cooper, massive career but with lots of different and very good musicians behind him. 

[frank marker]

Talking Heads. David Byrne

Sorry, I have to politely disagree with this.

On another note...

Robert Fripp - King Crimson

[honky cat]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

Tough. *folds arms and looks away*

Lol he wrote one of the most recognised and copied bass lines of all times. Good Times.

[zebthecat]

Sting - Police 

It wasn't to start with but he did stealthily take over.

[Massive Attack]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

Tough. *folds arms and looks away*

[Massive Attack]

Sting - Police 

[honky cat]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

[zebthecat]

Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with the musician Neil Young. Since 1969, fifteen studio albums and eight live albums have been billed as being by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. They have also released six studio albums of their own between 1971 and 2009.

I know Neil Young fired the band at one point so I don't know if that makes him a member but as above they recorded more albums with Young that they did on their own.

Weld is my second favourite live album.
Being with Crazy Horse allowed Neil Young to unleash an absolutely blisteringly wonderful guitar racket.
Best version of Like a Hurricane ever.

[zebthecat]

Ministry - Al Jourgensen

[oioi]

Pulp

The Cure