This obviously discludes Gabriel's catalogue but which artists released great solo albums whilst still in their respective bands? Who proved that they could still record great music outside of their regular co-writers & musicians?
The one that immediatly come to mind are:
Chris Squire-Fish out of Water
Jon Anderson-Olias and Song of Seven
Rick Wakeman-Six Wives
Pete Townsend-All Cowboy's have Chinese Eyes
Am sure there's more ???
"Excludes". Not "discludes".
David Gilmour's 1st solo record.
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Tony Banks - A Curious Feeling
Mick Jagger. I seem to be one of the few people who preferred most of his solo work to the Stones' contemporary output.
Dennis Wilson.
Voyage Of The Acolyte
Probably the best that fits, as far as I'm concerned, is -
Voyage of the Acolyte - Steve Hackett
IMO, it far surpasses anything Genesis did after he left the band.
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Steve Hillage - Fish Rising (made while still in Gong & featuring all of Gong minus Daevid Allen & Gilli Smyth)
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I would think "Voyage of the Acolyte" would be an obvious choice and am surprised it wasn't in the OP's list. Others would be "Olias...","Six Wives..""The Steve Howe album","Fish out of water" and others I'm sure.
Often a solo work comes when the band is in its dying days, as though the artist in question is testing the waters before leaving the band or breaking up the band. Rarer is the situation where solo and band careers go on in parallel, as happened with Mick Jagger for a time.
The members of CSN&Y all released solo albums during breaks in the band's output.
Robert Wyatt-The End Of An Ear
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Olias is the first that comes to mind.
Probably heresy around these parts, but Phil Collins' Face Value is pretty damn good, as is Trevor Rabin's Can't Look Away.
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There aren't a lot of really great ones, IMO. Many are kind of OK-ish, even by people in bands I think are fantastic. Some of the best I could think of right now (excluding jazz, since there's a bunch of those).
Bob Weir (Ace)
Jerry Garcia (Garcia)
Edgar Froese (Aqua)
Hugh Hopper (1984)
Crazy Horse - (st) - hey, this does kind of work...
Was Steve still in the band???Originally Posted by Digital_Man
Only if you consider to have been in the for Wind and Wuthering.
Ray Thomas released "From Mighty Oaks" while the Moody Blues was still a going concern. I haven't heard it, but I am told it's quite good.
Of course Hayward and Lodge released an album as well, if we are allowed to include duos from the band.
Didn't John Lodge do a solo album at one time?
Christian Vander - Wurdah Itah
Freddie Mercury - Mr. Bad Guy
Mike Rutherford - Smallcreep's Day
Peter Hammill - Nadir Big's Chance & Over
Jon Lord - Gemini Suite
Patrick Moraz-i. The John Lodge album was Natural Avenue(never heard it),and the Hayward/Lodge is Blue Jays and it is as good as anything the band put out.
Bryan Ferry began an illustrious solo career, including creative covers and some stellar original material, while still in Roxy Music, as did Phil Manzanera (Diamond Head is a minor masterpiece imo).
Now that I think back, I recall hearing the non-album single "Street Cafe" from John Lodge, and it sounded so much like mainstream rock that I did not even connect the singer's name with the Moody Blues until some time later.
Gilmour - s/t
Wright - Wet Dreams
Hackett - Voyage ...
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Has anyone mentioned Steve Hackett - "Voyage of the Acolyte" yet? I'll mention it now, just in case.
John Entwistle-Smash Your Head Against The Wall
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Or pretty much any of the others.
Trevor Rabin - Can't Look Away
Adrian Belew - take your pick (which is not the name of an album; there's just a lot while he was in KC and most are good to great)
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