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Sometimes a lead singer gets kicked out of a band, or leaves when their head gets too big for them. How well did they do on their own?
Band | Name | Comments & Submittor Name | ||
| Savage Garden | Darren Hayes | I used to love Savage Garden's songs and the duo (both darren hayes and daniel jones) But i think that Darren Hayes was always front side of the group, Daniel is a bit passive and finally the split is inescapable..Darren is also wonderful when he sings solo..He has made his 3rd album and has a good sales graphic...His voice is excellent and that's why he is going on making albums and being in this music market which is full of rivalty.. - asli | ||
| Savege Garden | Darren Hayes | I never really got in SG but Darren, Do I think, really goes strong solo. - Somebody | ||
| Shalamar | Jody Watley | Had 6 Top Ten pop hits in the late 80's, including "Looking For a New Love" and "Real Love". - Todd W. Zimmerman | ||
| The Smiths | Morrissey | The King of Misery is definitely more miserable by himself! Long live the MOZ! - L. Ray | ||
| Soundgarden | Chris Cornell | Way better solo, or at least with Audioslave. His work appeared in the James Bond movie Casino Royale. - Eric | ||
| Spencer Davis Group | Steve Winwood | Winwood was known as "Little Stevie Winwood" as a 15-year-old keyboardist/singer for SDG, and was also in Blind Faith and Traffic. - oldrock | ||
| Spice Girls | Melanie Chisholm | Well, let's just face it. After the Spice Girls broke up they released some solo albums but Melanie Chisholm was the only one of the five to have any commercial success. Melanie B, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Beckham and they all tanked as soon as they went solo. - Celeste | ||
| Spooky Tooth | Gary Wright | Spooky Tooth didn't have any Top 40 hits (that I know of) before they broke up in 1974. Gary Wright had at least two hits: "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive" in 1976, and "Really Wanna Know You" in 1981. - rocky | ||
| Stealers Wheel | Gerry Rafferty | "Baker Street" was way better than any the 'Wheel ever did. - TullyGirl | ||
| Stealers' Wheel | Gerry Rafferty | As a solo, he had two big hits with "Baker Street" and "Right Down The Line". The one hit Stealers' Wheel had was "Stuck In The Middle With You". - Rocky | ||
| Steely Dan | Donald Fagen | During a 15-Year Hiatus from Steely Dan, Donald Fagen wrote songs for the movies 'Heavy Metal' and 'Bright Lights, Big City'. And one of his videos was seen in 'Beavis and Butt-Head'. - Paul Warren | ||
| Steely Dan | Walter Becker | During a 15-Year Hiatus from Steely Dan, Walter Becker made a Minor hit called 'Book of Lies'. - Paul Warren | ||
| Steve Miller Band | Boz Scaggs | William Royce Scaggs helped found the group in the 1960's. However, by the time Steve had struck gold with the "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Book of Dreams" albums, Boz had his own hits with such songs as "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown." - Martha Hankins | ||
| Stone Poneys | Linda Ronstadt | After making it big with 'Different Drum' (Which was written by Michael Nesmith of the Monkees) she goes Hollywood on the other two guys and makes it big! - Paul Warren | ||
| The Stooges | Iggy Pop | Iggy had the foresight to recognize the "freak-show" that was Alice Cooper,and Frank Zappa (later The Tubes, and The Sex Pistol's),(and MUCH later Gwar, and The Murder Junkies), and turn it into a fun event, and a profitable environment. - princejellyfish | ||
| Stray Cats | Brian Setzer | After the 80's, Brian Setzer brought back the Big Band sound that made him popular. He even did a few Stray Cats songs with his Big Band Orchestra. - Paul Warren | ||
| The Sugarcubes | Bjork | I never heard anything that the Sugarcubes have done so I'm not so sure about whether or not I like Bjork as a solo artist or if I like her with the Sugarcubes. - Celeste | ||
| System Of A Down | Serj Tankian | This might sound lame, but I actually think that Serj is neither better nor worse after leaving SOAD. I think SOAD, Scars On Broadway ("System" guitarist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan) and solo Serj are equally good! - Jonathan S. |
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