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Do you ever wonder?

Do you ever wonder why some artists (individuals or groups) attain success through critical acclaim and/or record (cd) sales?

Here is my list of those who have made it in the recording/entertainment industries and is completely puzzling to me.

Please list your own; it's irrelevant what you think of mine.

OK, here you go (in no particular order):

Sheryl Crow
Norah Jones
Michael Bolton
Celine Dion
Joe Cocker
Manhattan Transfer
Boston
Rickie Lee Jones
Pink
Phil Collins

That's enough to get started; show me what you got.
audiofeil
audiofeil OP
4,011 posts
 
Read one of Crosby's books.

I admire him as a musician/performer but he's basically a self absorbed, ego driven prick.

The most frequently used words in his books are me and I.
loomisjohnson
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i do think that certain guys can only make worthwhile music in the context of a band--when they step out solo, they flail around miserably. look at the solo records from mick jagger, roger waters, clapton, pete townsend, roger mcguinn et. al.--very little is in the same league as the stuff they did with their bands. pride goeth before the fall, i guess.
audiofeil OP
4,011 posts
 
Loomis,
For the most part I agree with you and would add Paul Rodgers, Ian Hunter, David Lee Roth, Phil Collins (yuk), Burton Cummings to name a few.

However, Clapton has done some exceptional solo stuff IMO.
karelfd
476 posts
 
Absolutely agree with Bill. Cream appears to be a special case, anyway. Look at (or rather listen to) Jack Bruce's solo albums and Ginger Baker's projects too (in diminishing order of popularity, sadly)
loomisjohnson
1,909 posts
 
actually, not that he's a titan of the biz, but ian hunter's epononymous lp and "you're never alone..." were really good 70s pop records. wrt clapton, for some reason i can't abide any of his solo stuff after "eric clapton" (which was really a delaney and bonnie record), whereas i still listen to layla, blind faith and disraeli gears all the time. all personal bias, of course, but he's never had enough songs, or enough voice, to carry the show by himself. sorta like scottie pippen after mj retired...
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