musicians who have been in at least 2 successful bands

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I don't know if it's been done already, tried to search for other threads but no results so here we go : I've often wondered if there are many musicians who have played in at least 2 very successful bands.

I can think of dave grohl with nirvana and foo fighters (also the guitarist who was with nirvana at the end and started was also in foo fighters) + maybe even 3 bands if you add QOTSA.

also, the guys from joy division and new order.

maybe mccartney with beatles and wings, too.

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

other ideas ?

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

Vince Clarke to thread!

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

John Squire (Stone Roses, Seahorses)
Andy Bell (Ride, Hurricane#1, Oasis)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:32 (twenty years ago)

jerry harrison - modern lovers/talking heads
david robinson - modern lovers/cars
bootsy collins - JB's/parliament/funkadelic
lemmy - hawkwind/mötörhead

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:33 (twenty years ago)

John Lydon was in the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. (I tend to listen to the latter more than the former these days, something I can't say for Paul McCartney's second band versus his first, though I do like some Wings records).

Bob Mould was in Husker Du and Sugar (the former may not have been successful in terms of Billboard chart action, but were a huge influence on subsequent groups).

― James, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:34 (twenty years ago)

If we're defining 'success" as "making lots of money," then yeah, Wings was pretty damn huge in the '70s.

How 'bout Genesis and Peter Gabriel?

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

ian mackaye
ron wood
jimmy page
eric clapton

theres a whole ton of these.

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

I have no idea who Seahorses are.

others:
David Crosby?
Does Dave Navarro count?

― PB, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:37 (twenty years ago)

Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike & The Mechanics)
Paul Heaton, Dave Hemingway (The Housemartins, The Beautiful South)

(Seahorses - cack Britpop band formed by John Squire after the break-up of the Roses)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

and alextc - pat smear (the guitarist from nirvana and foo fighters) was also in the germs.

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:39 (twenty years ago)

Damon Albarn is in both Blur and Gorillaz.

I suppose you coudld count Chris cornell from soundgarden and the guys from rage against the machine.But Audioslave is a monstrosity.

Tommy Stinson was in The Replacements(critically successful) and a hired hand in "Guns n' Roses" but thats doesn't really count.

Scott Weiland from Stone Temple Pilots and the guys from guns n roses in velvet revolver.

― slats (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Kenny Aranoff wins!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:41 (twenty years ago)

palmolive was in the slits and the raincoats, neither of whom were successful. but both were COOL.

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:42 (twenty years ago)

Johnny McElhone (Texas, Altered Images, Hipsway - not that the latter are particularly successful outside of Scotland)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:45 (twenty years ago)

but peter gabriel wasn't in another band after genesis, right ?
for john squire, can seahorses be considered "successful" ??(in any way you want !)
for the others, good ones (how could i forget the modern lovers...).

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

Kim Deal
Tony James
Craig Adams
(er, and Simon Hinkler, as he was in Pulp)

Pushing it a bit...
Robert Smith
Ted Parsons
Big John Duncan!

― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

Terry Hall: The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield (plus several somewhat less successful ones).

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

ok, there are tons of actually !
guess i didn't really "think" when i wondered about that...

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

ian mackaye was in minor threat and fugazi.

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Steve Howe (Yes, Asia). In fact, all the members of Asia.

― phil d. (Phil D.), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:49 (twenty years ago)

melissa auf der maur was in hole, smashign pumpkins and her own band.
sorry keep coming up with 90's alt rock.

and the whoel temple fo the dog/pearl jam/soundgarden thing.
oh and mad season.

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

oh yeah - yes and king crimson and genesis shared members all over the joint.

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:51 (twenty years ago)

Seahorses = four chart singles and a reasonably successful album in the UK. (xpost)

Tony James (Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

didn't the bass player from bush used to be in transvision vamp?

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:53 (twenty years ago)

Howard Devoto
Bobby Gillespie
the guys from Neu!

― telephone thing, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:54 (twenty years ago)

Jimmi Somerville - Bronski Beat/The Communards (OK, not a musician, so much)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:55 (twenty years ago)

the guys from Neu!

Yes, household names they are.

Jimmy Page

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

again stretching success to include "coolness," noise dudes are like almost all cross-membered. wolf eyes, double leopards, black dice, lightning bolt, animal collective, excepter, nautical almanac, TLASILA, etc etc. - this is a little different, i suppose. but when there's a vibrant, close-knit (esp DIY-ish) scene, it's just cool to have friends on your records and in your bands.

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:56 (twenty years ago)

jeff tweedy..
the travelling wilburys
johhny mar- the the and electronic

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:57 (twenty years ago)

This is just daft, let's have Fred fucking Frith in that case then

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

counting johnny marr for being in BOTH the the and electronic is awesome!

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:58 (twenty years ago)

why thank you:)
It is a very loose definiton of success though.

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:01 (twenty years ago)

I love how The Smiths aren't one of Johnny Marr's successes...(xxxpost)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

but he was also in this REALLY popular band called the smiths!

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:02 (twenty years ago)

Electronic weren't successful?!??!?!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

the smiths? never heard of em.

i jest.

― slats (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

i meant the thread as a whole...sorry.

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:04 (twenty years ago)

Yes, it seems to have turned into musicians who have been in at least 2 bands

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

Depending on how we are defining success, does Stuart David count as Looper, his post-B&S project, seem to be making a shitload of money out of commercials and film projects and stuff?

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

DUDE DADAISMUS COME TO AMERICA!

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:05 (twenty years ago)

Stephen Merritt

― James Ward (jamesmichaelward), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:06 (twenty years ago)

Hernando Kugelmann - electric bassoon player with both the Inverted Nappies and the Woodland Rats

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:07 (twenty years ago)

whatever dude, the only actual one you came up with was an xpost from me.

― petesmith (plsmith), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:13 (twenty years ago)

What you think I actually read this shite? Ha ha.

Graham Nash - on two different continents

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

Mani - Stone Roses / Primal Scream

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

Steve Marriott
Peter Frampton

etc etc etc etc etc etc etc

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

there's loads!

― Sean Slattery (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:18 (twenty years ago)

Thousands of 60s guys who ended up in 70s bands

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

like the guy form the police

― slats (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:20 (twenty years ago)

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Do Hal Blaine and Carol Kaye count?

well, they were never "in" a band so...

― AleXTC (AleXTC), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

Jeordie White -- aka "twiggy" from marilyn manson and now he's in A Perfect Circle

Maynard James Keenan -- Tool + A Perfect Circle

OMG! Daniel Ash -- Bauhaus + Love and Rockets

Ian Atsbury -- The Cult and The Doors (sic)

― bsj30 (bsj30), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

What's A Perfect Circle?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:45 (twenty years ago)

Eric Clapton: The Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek & the Dominos, ukulele with Bonzo Dog Band
Sara Lee: Gang of Four, League of Gentlemen, B-52s
How about Steve Albini? Or the Wimbish/McDonald/LeBlanc rhythm section? Or 3/4 of the Power Station?

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:46 (twenty years ago)

And how many hits has Steve Albini had again?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

Wayne Hussey & Craig Adams - The Sisters of Mercy & The Mission. And Hussey was also in Dead or Alive!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Dean Wareham (Galaxie 500, Luna)

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

... hits?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

island in the sun ws a pretty big hit........oh wait thats the other nerdy looking guy

― slats (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

Everyone in Bad Company

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:52 (twenty years ago)

And lots of dudes in Parliament and Funkadelic!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:53 (twenty years ago)

every one in power station.

― slats (slats), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:54 (twenty years ago)

Are we talking just critically successful now? If so, I nominate Davey Henderson who was in three of my favourite bands (The Fire Engines, Win, Nectarine Number 9) without really troubling the chart compilers.

Proper successful - Jeff Lynne

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 16:55 (twenty years ago)

Dude! Jeff "Skunk" Baxter!

― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

mick jones
jimi cauty
neil young
alex chilton

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

A Perfect Circle is the lead singer from tool's side project. They've gotten much airplay on mainstream rock stations in the NYC area. In many respects, I'd say they were biggger than tool at this point.

― bsj30 (bsj30), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:07 (twenty years ago)

Terry Bozio

― Name D'Achange, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

Timothy B. Schmidt, motherf**kers!

Jimi Cauty, now that's what I call funny.

― hector savage, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Joe Walsh?

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

Steve Winwood
Denny Laine
Mick Jones
Tom Petty
Eric Burdon? Maybe?
Depending on how "successful" the FBB were, I'd also offer Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman.

― musically (musically), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

... and Bernie Leadon of course

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

a pretty high proportion of musicians go from one band to another, or a solo career. i think we're talking auteur-types here, not hired guns like sara lee, skunk baxter, patrick moraz, cozy powell, etc. you should probably dump supergroups, too, if you want to keep things interesting.

Paul Heaton: Housemartins / Beautiful South (although that's more of the Paul Weller/Billy Corgan model, one artist performing under two different band names)

Tanya Donnelly: Throwing Muses / Belly
Timothy B. Schmit: Poco / The Eages (okay, that's weak)
Ronnie Wood: The Faces / The Mouldy Stones

And the winner is...

Randy Bachman! Guess Who / BTO

― Mitya (mitya), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:41 (twenty years ago)

Klaus Schulze - Ash Ra Tempel // Tangerine Dream
Kenny Loggins - Electric Prunes // Loggins & Messina

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:45 (twenty years ago)

Ash Ra Tempel, yes they were really successful weren't they?

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

Isn't anyone going to stand up for poor, dead, insulted Cozy Powell?

― Mitya (mitya), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

Bernard Butler - Suede/McAlmont & Butler/Tears

I suppose the time has come that we have to mention Pete Doherty then, I can't avoid it any longer.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

mick ralphs - mott the hoople and bad co

― rocco, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:53 (twenty years ago)

Carl Palmer (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Atomic Rooster, ELP & Asia)

... actually also

Vincent Crane (Atomic Rooster & Dexy's Midnight Runners)

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

John Wetton - Family, King Crimson, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep, UK, Asia...

... beat that. They didn't all have hits of course.

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:56 (twenty years ago)

Bill Bruford - Yes, King Crimson

― earlnash, Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

"Ash Ra Tempel, yes they were really successful weren't they?" - Well, yes - if "success" can be defined in terms beyond album sales.

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

... and Genesis and Gong too! (xpost)

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 17:59 (twenty years ago)

Midge Ure - Slik! Thin Lizzy!! Ultravox!!!

― ...with Ross Kemp as 'Pixel' (Dada), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:01 (twenty years ago)

Tony Burrows (sort of)

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:04 (twenty years ago)

Adrian Belew, depending on what counts as "in" a band -
King Crimson
Adrian Belew
Also played with: Frank Zappa, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, David Bowie, et al.
+The Bears - ah, not really successful though.

― D.I.Y. U.N.K.L.E. (dave225.3), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:12 (twenty years ago)

Gram Parsons (Byrds, Burrito Brothers, not to mention solo)
Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre)

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 20 December 2005 18:18 (twenty years ago)

thomas bangalter: daft punk / stardust

― frank white (acress), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

Adding on to the Velvet Revolver response, Matt Sorum, the drummer, was also in the Cult, which makes three successful bands.

― Binjominia (Brilhante), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 06:35 (twenty years ago)

like LCD and outhud and !!! share a bunchof people. depends on your definition of successful i guess. i like 'em though

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 06:59 (twenty years ago)

bootsy collins - JB's/parliament/funkadelic

Maceo Parker too.

Dave Ball: Soft Cell, The Grid. Both had chart hits.

Martyn Ware & Ian Marsh: Human League, Heaven 17.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 21 December 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

Jim O' Rourke - Solo, Sonic Youth, and Gastr Del Sol
Kevn Shields, Sonic Boom, Eddie Prevost and possibly others from Experimental Audio Research too.

― Tokyo Ghost Stories (Tokyo Ghost Stories), Thursday, 22 December 2005 02:16 (twenty years ago)

Neal Schon and Gregg Rollie were in Santana and Journey.

― Sundar (sundar), Thursday, 22 December 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

(Wasn't Neal Schon in Bad English too?)

If Montrose had a hit, then Sammy Hagar. If Damn Yankees did ("High Enough"?), then Tommy Shaw.

Kip Winger: Alice Cooper, Winger

I'm assuming jazz doesn't count?

― Sundar (sundar), Thursday, 22 December 2005 02:54 (twenty years ago)

Todd Rundgren - Nazz and Utopia
Rod Stewart - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and Small Faces
maybe Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart - Tourists and Eurythmics

― jim wentworth (wench), Thursday, 22 December 2005 03:32 (twenty years ago)

The Finn Brothers (Split Enz and Crowded House)
Rick Wakeman (Strawbs and Yes)
Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics)

Per Gessle, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulväuss were all in bands that were very successful in Scandinavia before joining Roxette or ABBA.

Midge Ure - Slik! Thin Lizzy!! Ultravox!!!

Add Rich Kids and Visage. Plus he was a major force in Band Aid.

I guess Band Aid or USA For Africa doesn't count? They were both quite successful :)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 December 2005 03:57 (twenty years ago)

Geoff Downes (Buggles, Yes, Asia)
Trevor Horn (Buggles, Yes)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 December 2005 04:04 (twenty years ago)

Dick Taylor (Rolling Stones and Pretty Things....

...plus The Mekons)

― peepee (peepee), Thursday, 22 December 2005 04:06 (twenty years ago)

The entire "classic" Duran Duran lineup (two were in Power Station, the other three were in Arcadia)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 December 2005 04:20 (twenty years ago)

Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield, CSNY, Manassas)
Roy Wood (Move, ELO, Wizzard)

Several jazzmen, obviously.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 22 December 2005 05:21 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

Jeff Lynne (Move, ELO, Traveling Wilburys)

― Utter, Wednesday, 11 January 2006 21:48 (twenty years ago)

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