Absolutely. Her comeback and eventual rise to superstardom was against the odds for an aged artist who was labeled “some old broad,” by the music executives who passed on her.
This one could be a little muddled since he released a song that was a generation x songs on his solo album. Dancing with Myself was a Gen x song and Billy re-released it as an Idol song.
The first band that came to my mind regarding OP's question lol. Imagine spawning Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike + The Mechanics, Steve Hackett, and Tony Banks out of that band.
Fame wise, yes, they had their biggest days after Peter left. However, the musical qualities of Genesis during the original band era was, and still is, out of this world for prog fans. Selling England by the Pound is a masterpiece.
If we're throwing Danny Elfman's hat in the ring, I'm going to give Mark Mothersbaugh a shout out. Even if you haven't heard Devo, you've heard something from Mark Mothersbaugh somewhere, sometime. Rugrats, Pee Wee's playhouse,the Royal Tennenbaums, Thor: Ragnarok, all scored by the lead singer/keyboardist from Devo.
Yeah I feel like most people have heard something by Danny even if they don't know his name, whereas Oingo Boingo isn't particularly well known outside of hard-core Danny fans and JoJo fans these days.
Her brother Eric is also absurdly talented; he founded No Doubt with John Spence and Gwen, and wrote a ton of their work from the start through Tragic Kingdom, including a Song of the Year Grammy nom for Dont Speak. He then left to be an animator on The Simpsons and The Ren & Stimpy Show
All of Stefani's solo records haven't sold as many records combined as Tragic Kingdom (and I think you can argue that is an era thing, not a fame thing), BUT I think you are correct that she has gone on to be a bigger star after going solo. Being on TV certainly has helped.
Gwen had a bigger cultural imprint with No Doubt than she did as a solo artist. She was like the Debbie Harry of the 90's, probably bigger honestly. Tragic Kingdom was a massive hit mainly due to mega hit "Don't Speak" which was about Gwen's relationship with bass player Tony Kanal. This sparked even more interest in No Doubt leading to a VH1 "Behind the Music" episode. Gwen eventually started dating Bush front man Gavin Rossdale getting her even more attention. Then she started her solo career, her music was being played in clubs and millions of records were sold. Gwen was probably more financially successful as a solo artist but she was a cultural icon as No Doubt's front woman. It's kinda like comparing Avatar to the first 2 Terminator movies.
Not so much here in the US, but didn't Robbie Williams, the "bad boy" of UK's Take That (think 90's version of One Direction) become massive after going solo?
Robbie Williams went pretty astronomical after a little time out from Take That in the late 90's. Bern on top since and has been back performing with Take That here and there since.
This US citizen actually knows who Robbie Williams is. I had a close friend from Germany who couldn’t believe I’d never heard of him, so I checked out his music and actually became a fan. Great examples.
Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.
I'd never heard of Genesis before that year, but saw Phil Collins on tour and was an immediate fan of his. Then found Peter Gabriel and was also a fan. I remember both of their songs and videos, but none of Genesis. I'd have to Google right now to see if I know any of their songs.
Bjork didn't quit. The Sugarcubes broke up because - wait for it - they were hugely successful. They didn't want all the aggravation that comes with that kind of fame.
*NSYNC sold 70 million albums, and JT sold around 32 million albums solo. While that’s a massively successful solo career, it’s not more successful than the group.
I met them backstage once, I was on a photo shoot. Anyhow, there was a line for Beyoncé and the other two were basically just sitting there with one or two folks.
I think this is a really good suggestion! Britpop in the 1990's was absolutely MASSIVE, but I think you might be right, Gorillaz is likely going to prove to be more influential in the grand scheme of things. It's kind of weird to think that honestly with the number of albums Blur sold, especially in the UK, but yeah, I think you're right.
My sister did a year as a foreign exchange student in Germany sometime in the middle 90's and when she came back home she brought a bunch music with her. Out of that stack my favorite was Parklife from Blur. Fucking fantastic stuff that I barely understood as a 15 year old American (hell, I'm still not entirely certain that I really know what a bank holiday is.) I listened to it nonstop for awhile. When I put it on now, I'm taken right back there: fire in the fireplace, cookies in the oven, doom on my dx2 66.
They are also the best live show you'll ever get to see. I've seen them live 3 times and I will continue to every chance I get. I have every intention to see Damon Albarn live in every way shape or form. He's the best musician out there with about 4 different music groups, a couple plays and dozens of other projects he's worked on. He's literally the busiest man in music and doesn't really get the recognition he deserves. I love everything Damon pretty much.
Lita Ford could probably make the claim too. I’m not sure how huge the Runaways were in their day but from scanning Wikipedia, looks like her big solo album from 1988 went platinum, and none of the Runaways albums came close.
The Eagles greatest hits and Thriller go back and forth as the top selling album of all time. Joe Walsh never got anywhere near that level of success before or after.
You and me are the only fuckin people on earth who remember Heatmiser homie. You are correct, so much so I think most people would be surprised he was ever in a band.
Velvet Underground is undoubtedly what Made Reed famous and what makes him a legend still today, it just had a delayed effect. People didn't really realize the genius and influence of those first few albums until after VU broke up
I remember reading a story about Neil recording with Buffalo Springfield and a producer said something along the lines of “you’re a great guitar player but you’ll never be a singer” lol
When I was a particularly weird middle schooler, I saw a Sugarcubes video in the middle of the night on MTV and absolutely loved it. Next chance I got I tracked down all the stuff I could (I still have my Stick Around For Joy cassette for some reason). That said, I definitely did not anticipate how massive Bjork would get after they split.
Sexorcisto is such a groovy, amazing album and he's never done anything that sounds remotely similar since lol I love Astro Creep and his first few solo albums were cool, but for about the last 15 years he has really stuck to a lame (imo) formula
Good answer imo. He had great songs in Drive-By Truckers (Decoration Day, Goddamn Lonely Love) but he was never going to be featured with Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood being the main songwriters. I don't think Isbell would have ended up writing Southeastern if he had stayed.
Anyone in Dallas with musical talent and a willingness to dress in weird robes was in Polyphonic Spree. Except for maybe Erykah Badu, but she collabed with them so it sorta counts
Came here to say this! Frampton must have been shitting himself when he left Humble Pie and the band finally had huge success with the live Rockin the Fillmore album. Turned out well for him in the end, as he did much better with his solo career.
He may have contributed shit all to the group creatively, but Wham absolutely would not have had any of their early success without Andrew Ridgely’s efforts. Apparently George Michael was a bit on the nerdier, introverted side at first and Ridgely was the one who figured out how to market themselves and get press.
Graduates of the boy bands..Justin Timberlake , Harry Styles... even Michael Jackson, and he had a lot to accomplish since the J5's first four singles all went to #1 , in the days when people actually bought singles
I saw Fifth Harmony perform "Worth It" on the Today Show. I saw Camila Cabello and said to my wife, "She sings the hook and she's the hot one? She'll go solo by the end of the year."
While he didn't leave by choice, I'd say Dave Grohl is bigger now with the Foo Fighters then he was with Nirvana. It's hard to say how that would have played out over the long run if Kurt were still alive.
It was just last week I was in the car with my teenage son listening to Nirvana. Started talking about it and he recognized one or two songs. I told him Dave Grohl was the drummer. He definitely knew full Foo Fighters albums.
Back in the 60s there was a band called The Yardbirds that at different points contained Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Helped launch all of their careers.
Brian Cox went from keyboard player in D:ream to being the biggest-selling astrophysicist of his generation. Brian May might have dabbled in astrophysics but he's got nothing on Coxy.
Tina Turner
Absolutely. Her comeback and eventual rise to superstardom was against the odds for an aged artist who was labeled “some old broad,” by the music executives who passed on her.
Diana Ross as well.
Billy Idol (Generation X)
Today I learned that Billy Idol was in a band named Generation X.
This one could be a little muddled since he released a song that was a generation x songs on his solo album. Dancing with Myself was a Gen x song and Billy re-released it as an Idol song.
Peter Gabriel left Genesis and then blew up and went on to major success. Genesis also had their biggest days after Peter left.
And Phil Collins went on to be bigger than Genesis as well
The first band that came to my mind regarding OP's question lol. Imagine spawning Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Mike + The Mechanics, Steve Hackett, and Tony Banks out of that band.
Fame wise, yes, they had their biggest days after Peter left. However, the musical qualities of Genesis during the original band era was, and still is, out of this world for prog fans. Selling England by the Pound is a masterpiece.
Also Phil Collins, who arguably had an even bigger career than Gabriel
Also Phil Collins' solo albums sold better than Genesis' (Phil and Peter's solo careers drove most of Genesis' success.)
I like bits and pieces of both Peter Gabriel's and Phil Collin's solo work but nothing beats Genesis IMO
Rod Stewart
God damn The Faces were a great band.
Maybe not quite what OP was thinking, but I'm going with Danny Elfman post-Oingo Boingo.
If we're throwing Danny Elfman's hat in the ring, I'm going to give Mark Mothersbaugh a shout out. Even if you haven't heard Devo, you've heard something from Mark Mothersbaugh somewhere, sometime. Rugrats, Pee Wee's playhouse,the Royal Tennenbaums, Thor: Ragnarok, all scored by the lead singer/keyboardist from Devo.
That's actually exactly what I'm after! Danny Elfman is my personal hero.
Yeah I feel like most people have heard something by Danny even if they don't know his name, whereas Oingo Boingo isn't particularly well known outside of hard-core Danny fans and JoJo fans these days.
Oingo Boingo is criminally underrated, but I'm happy Danny went on to even greater things.
I believe Gwen Stefani got more listens and sold more albums going solo, but I preferred her in No Doubt!
Her brother Eric is also absurdly talented; he founded No Doubt with John Spence and Gwen, and wrote a ton of their work from the start through Tragic Kingdom, including a Song of the Year Grammy nom for Dont Speak. He then left to be an animator on The Simpsons and The Ren & Stimpy Show
Gwen Stefani was definitely cooler in No Doubt!
All of Stefani's solo records haven't sold as many records combined as Tragic Kingdom (and I think you can argue that is an era thing, not a fame thing), BUT I think you are correct that she has gone on to be a bigger star after going solo. Being on TV certainly has helped.
Gwen had a bigger cultural imprint with No Doubt than she did as a solo artist. She was like the Debbie Harry of the 90's, probably bigger honestly. Tragic Kingdom was a massive hit mainly due to mega hit "Don't Speak" which was about Gwen's relationship with bass player Tony Kanal. This sparked even more interest in No Doubt leading to a VH1 "Behind the Music" episode. Gwen eventually started dating Bush front man Gavin Rossdale getting her even more attention. Then she started her solo career, her music was being played in clubs and millions of records were sold. Gwen was probably more financially successful as a solo artist but she was a cultural icon as No Doubt's front woman. It's kinda like comparing Avatar to the first 2 Terminator movies.
Not so much here in the US, but didn't Robbie Williams, the "bad boy" of UK's Take That (think 90's version of One Direction) become massive after going solo?
Can say the same for Ice Cube (N.W.A.)
Diana Ross
Yup there is so many. Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Harry Styles, just to add off the top of my head.
Robbie Williams went pretty astronomical after a little time out from Take That in the late 90's. Bern on top since and has been back performing with Take That here and there since.
This US citizen actually knows who Robbie Williams is. I had a close friend from Germany who couldn’t believe I’d never heard of him, so I checked out his music and actually became a fan. Great examples.
Phil Collins. In 1985, No Jacket Required went 6x platinum, sold 12 million copies in the US that year, and earned him 3 grammy awards.
Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.
I'd never heard of Genesis before that year, but saw Phil Collins on tour and was an immediate fan of his. Then found Peter Gabriel and was also a fan. I remember both of their songs and videos, but none of Genesis. I'd have to Google right now to see if I know any of their songs.
Bjork
Bjork didn't quit. The Sugarcubes broke up because - wait for it - they were hugely successful. They didn't want all the aggravation that comes with that kind of fame.
What was her band?
40 30 years ago i saw the sugarcubes and public enemy open up for U2 and all three put in hell a performances
Beyoncé with Destinys Child.
Michael Jackson is THE answer and somehow I had to scroll past a bunch of other comments and even here he's mentioned at the end.
I'm surprised I had to scroll this far down to find Michael Jackson because I think he's definitely one of the best examples out there.
I had to scroll a LONG way to see MJ on here. Surely this is the most correct answer.
*NSYNC sold 70 million albums, and JT sold around 32 million albums solo. While that’s a massively successful solo career, it’s not more successful than the group.
I think Michael Jackson takes the cake with this question. Surprised I had to scroll so far to find him.
I can’t believe I had to scroll this far to find Michael, holy shit.
I heard that Ben Folds first band kicked him out and got a different name. He nuked an apple pie and thought about the army.
You’re fucking high!
He was rocking the suburbs too hard
Grew a mustache and a mullet and got a job at chik fil a
It warms my heart there are fellow BF fans still around
Was trying to put it behind him but his redneck past was nipping at his heels
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Dude also has a TON of ex-wives that hate his guts.
Man, nobody ever talks about him. Glad to see his name pop up here. Truly a legend
Cee Lo Green (was in Goodie Mob)
And Gnarls Barkley!
John Denver left The Mitchell Trio and levelled up insanely.
Hard to explain to people who weren’t around in the 70s how big he was. Nice pick.
Beyoncé is first to come to mind
I met them backstage once, I was on a photo shoot. Anyhow, there was a line for Beyoncé and the other two were basically just sitting there with one or two folks.
Beyoncé and Michael Jackson are THE definitive answers to this question.
If you consider Gorillaz a solo career, since Damon Albarn is the sole musical arbiter of the group, then you could say they were bigger than Blur.
I think this is a really good suggestion! Britpop in the 1990's was absolutely MASSIVE, but I think you might be right, Gorillaz is likely going to prove to be more influential in the grand scheme of things. It's kind of weird to think that honestly with the number of albums Blur sold, especially in the UK, but yeah, I think you're right.
My sister did a year as a foreign exchange student in Germany sometime in the middle 90's and when she came back home she brought a bunch music with her. Out of that stack my favorite was Parklife from Blur. Fucking fantastic stuff that I barely understood as a 15 year old American (hell, I'm still not entirely certain that I really know what a bank holiday is.) I listened to it nonstop for awhile. When I put it on now, I'm taken right back there: fire in the fireplace, cookies in the oven, doom on my dx2 66.
They are also the best live show you'll ever get to see. I've seen them live 3 times and I will continue to every chance I get. I have every intention to see Damon Albarn live in every way shape or form. He's the best musician out there with about 4 different music groups, a couple plays and dozens of other projects he's worked on. He's literally the busiest man in music and doesn't really get the recognition he deserves. I love everything Damon pretty much.
Anyone say Joan Jett yet?
Lita Ford could probably make the claim too. I’m not sure how huge the Runaways were in their day but from scanning Wikipedia, looks like her big solo album from 1988 went platinum, and none of the Runaways albums came close.
Not yet, both Joan and Lita Ford from the Runaways.
Aimee Mann (Til Tuesday)
Aimee Mann has made some seriously good music recently. :)
Iggy Pop. The stooges were great and influential but Iggy's berlin albums sure sold a massive amount more.
2Pac was in digital underground first before solo.
And digital underground was in nothing but trouble.
He was a backup dancer, not really a part of the group.
Joe Walsh is an interesting one. Left James Gang and has been in the Eagles as well as having a solo career.
The Eagles greatest hits and Thriller go back and forth as the top selling album of all time. Joe Walsh never got anywhere near that level of success before or after.
I can't stand the Eagles, but I love Joe Walsh
Michael Jackson (the Jackson 5)
I want to know why Janis Joplin isn’t anywhere.
Fatboy slim
Is fucking in heaven
Don't forget FreakPower, the best thing Fatboy Slim ever did!
Elliott Smith anybody?
I like Heatmiser, but solo is amazing.
You and me are the only fuckin people on earth who remember Heatmiser homie. You are correct, so much so I think most people would be surprised he was ever in a band.
Ayyyy, that's what I was scrolling for.
Lou Reed! While the Velvet Underground is arguably better in terms of sound, it never really got any success, whereas Transformer made Lou Reed famous
Velvet Underground is undoubtedly what Made Reed famous and what makes him a legend still today, it just had a delayed effect. People didn't really realize the genius and influence of those first few albums until after VU broke up
Michael Jackson
Love me some Black Sabbath
I find it interesting that you listed Peter Gabriel rather than Phil Collins. You aren't wrong, as he was indeed very successful, just intriguing.
Can't believe Michael Jackson isn't the top answer.
I remember reading a story about Neil recording with Buffalo Springfield and a producer said something along the lines of “you’re a great guitar player but you’ll never be a singer” lol
Bjork. Josh Tillman.
The first 2 FJM albums are solid gold. The perfect soundtrack for being hungover on a cold grey Sunday morning.
Josh Tillman left Josh Tillman to become FJM. Best decision ever.
When I was a particularly weird middle schooler, I saw a Sugarcubes video in the middle of the night on MTV and absolutely loved it. Next chance I got I tracked down all the stuff I could (I still have my Stick Around For Joy cassette for some reason). That said, I definitely did not anticipate how massive Bjork would get after they split.
Rob Zombie has done better as a solo act, but I think his solo stuff is shallow and lacks the depth and insanity White Zombie had.
I agree. I really like Rob Zombie, but LOVED White Zombie
Sexorcisto is such a groovy, amazing album and he's never done anything that sounds remotely similar since lol I love Astro Creep and his first few solo albums were cool, but for about the last 15 years he has really stuck to a lame (imo) formula
Jason Isbell…. Probably, I don’t have the numbers to back that up.
Good answer imo. He had great songs in Drive-By Truckers (Decoration Day, Goddamn Lonely Love) but he was never going to be featured with Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood being the main songwriters. I don't think Isbell would have ended up writing Southeastern if he had stayed.
Love this answer, I saw jason isbell and the 400 unit earlier this month and it was so good
Had to scroll a long way to find this. DBT with Isbell was insanely good though.
Lil Wayne after he left the Hot Boys
Which surprised the hell out of me because I was a diehard Juvenile fan
Fatboy Slim was in the Housemartins in the 80s. Had a handful of top 10s and one number 1.
St. Vincent. She was a member of Polyphonic Spree and then in Sufjan Steven's band before going solo.
To be fair, though, The Polyphonic Speee had some 125 members, give or take 50.
Anyone in Dallas with musical talent and a willingness to dress in weird robes was in Polyphonic Spree. Except for maybe Erykah Badu, but she collabed with them so it sorta counts
TIL
Just discovered her music this summer at a festival. She is amazing!
Did not know this about St.Vincent!
No one has said Sonny Moore?
This is the first person I thought of when I saw this question!
SKRILLEX was in a band????
Sonny Moore! Fucking hell a name I haven't thought about in a while. Yeah, he made it so much bigger as Skrillex than he did in FFTL.
A couple of old school examples for you youngsters:
Might as well add Todd Rundgren to this old school list.
I didn’t know Boz Scaggs was in the Steve miller band, damn
I was blissfully unaware that Boz Scaggs played in Steve Miller Band. That's awesome! You're the first to mention him.
Michael Jackson
Probably one of the best examples.
Nick Cave after The Birthday Party
Was just about to say nick cave. So much so that it took me like 2 years of being a fan before I even knew of birthday party.
Eric Clapton made it pretty big after Cream.
Wouldn't Cream be seen as after he got big as Cream was literally because they were the cream of the crop of British blues musicians?
Cream. Derek and The Dominoes. Yardbirds.
He was pretty big with the Yardbirds too
Eric Clapton basically had a pattern of starting a music career, becoming hugely successful, then starting over.
Not sure if this fits but Gorillaz is bigger than Blur.
Peter Frampton
Fun fact: Peter Frampton went to school with David Bowie. Peter Frampton's father was their wood shop teacher.
Came here to say this! Frampton must have been shitting himself when he left Humble Pie and the band finally had huge success with the live Rockin the Fillmore album. Turned out well for him in the end, as he did much better with his solo career.
Van Morrison. Natalie Merchant. Mark Lanegan.
Natalie Merchant crushed it in the mid-90's.
Sam Cooke was in the gospel quartet
Neil Young
Both Joan Jett and Lita Ford - The Runaways
Eh, I would challenge this.
George Michael, if you consider Wham a band
George being successful after Wham! was not surprising considering he wrote, produced, and sang all of the Wham! songs anyway lol
Deadpool does
He may have contributed shit all to the group creatively, but Wham absolutely would not have had any of their early success without Andrew Ridgely’s efforts. Apparently George Michael was a bit on the nerdier, introverted side at first and Ridgely was the one who figured out how to market themselves and get press.
Michael Jackson is probably the most successful of all mentioned here.
MJ is arguably the most successful musician of all time though, so hard to compete for the rest.
Hans Zimmer. Left the buggles, then went on to be the biggest name in the world for movie scores.
Hans Zimmer was in the Buggles?!?!
Similarly, Danny Elfman. Oingo Boingo did ok in the early 80s, but his solo career scores are everywhere.
Phil Collins and Sting come to my mind..
Idk is sting bigger than the police though?
Beyoncé from Destiny's Child.
Eric Clapton from The Yardbirds
Wasn't D12 formed after his solo career though? I thought he just got some friends together to make a record after he recorded Infinite.
I’m reeling from the Hans Zimmer one…
Hans Zimmer in The Buggles - T.I.L
DIO
The funny part about this is Ronnie didn't consider Dio to be a solo act. It is a band named Dio, like the bands Bon Jovi, Van Halen, etc.
TIL moment. Dio was a band, not Ronnie's solo work.
Chris Stapleton
I like Stapleton and he’s definitely more famous solo, but the Steeldrivers are on another level for me.
Reaching way, way back
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Robbie Williams
Lionel Richie
Graduates of the boy bands..Justin Timberlake , Harry Styles... even Michael Jackson, and he had a lot to accomplish since the J5's first four singles all went to #1 , in the days when people actually bought singles
Linda Ronstadt
Father John Misty was originally in Fleet Foxes
Oh shit, I had no idea. Never really got into fleet foxes, fucking looove father john misty, good for him.
Danny Elfman. From Oingo Boingo to scoring massive music
Van Morrison
Gerry Rafferty left Stealers Wheel and kicked a many asses
Björk
Kool Keith
Devin Townshend maybe?
Jenny Lewis, formerly of Rilo Kiley! I’d say her solo career has been more successful, but maybe that’s just my bias because I love her new work
Jason Isbell left Drive-By Truckers and killed the whole game.
I saw Fifth Harmony perform "Worth It" on the Today Show. I saw Camila Cabello and said to my wife, "She sings the hook and she's the hot one? She'll go solo by the end of the year."
Frasier from Cheers
While he didn't leave by choice, I'd say Dave Grohl is bigger now with the Foo Fighters then he was with Nirvana. It's hard to say how that would have played out over the long run if Kurt were still alive.
It was just last week I was in the car with my teenage son listening to Nirvana. Started talking about it and he recognized one or two songs. I told him Dave Grohl was the drummer. He definitely knew full Foo Fighters albums.
You can also make the case that the Foo Fighters first album was basically a solo project given that he did the majority all by himself.
Jason Isbell.
Kenny Rogers
Natalie Merchant Courtney Love Beth Ditto Lauryn Hill Annie Lennox Diana Ross Lucy Dacus
Came here to mention Natalie Merchant — thanks for repping all these artists.
I'm pretty sure the Eurythmics were bigger than Annie Lennox.
Courtney Love? I didn't even know she had a solo album.
Belinda Carlisle? Was she more successful after leaving the Go Gos?
Back in the 60s there was a band called The Yardbirds that at different points contained Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. Helped launch all of their careers.
Brian Cox went from keyboard player in D:ream to being the biggest-selling astrophysicist of his generation. Brian May might have dabbled in astrophysics but he's got nothing on Coxy.
Lionel Richie. He just got inducted into the rock and rock hall of fame actually.
For those of you fellow '80s kids who watched the bloody adventure show "Robin of Sherwood",
Glenn Danzig. Pre-internet most people heard of him though "Mother" which was huge at the time, but that eventually leads you back to the Misfits.
Maybe it's just the people I talk to but people tend to agree the Misfits with Danzig were better than Danzig solo and the Misfits without Danzig
And Samhain.
Harry Styles
Paul Simon comes to mind.