Sure [popular solo artist] is more popular now, but i saw him/her in [his/her former, less popular band]

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

ie: Elliot Smith > Heatmiser

― ken taylrr has gone off the internet because of you (ken taylrr), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

Jesus, this is a hard one.

Fred Armisen > Trenchmouth
is the best I can come up with!

― is bean cobian jojo (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:18 (twenty years ago)

Feist > By Divine Right

― Asthmatic Cajun (Asthmatic Cajun), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

Robin Black > Ballroom Zombies

xpost

Feist > Placebo (no shit!)

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

but not THAT Placebo

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:19 (twenty years ago)

Ryan Adams in Whiskeytown
Feist > Broken Social Scene

― ken taylrr has gone off the internet because of you (ken taylrr), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:26 (twenty years ago)

Also, I saw Feist in a Calgary community theatre rock opera circa 1993.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Ted Leo? I don't even know his previous band, but n/a was talking about them.

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:31 (twenty years ago)

Ha, Dave King (Happy Apple -> Bad Plus).

― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Good call on Ted Leo! I saw Chisel play a lot!

― is bean cobian jojo (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

I saw Lou Rawls when he was still in the Velvet Underground.

(did I do that right?)

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

Does Hold Steady > Lifter Puller count?

Probably not, 'cause I like the Hold Steady more.

― A|ex P@reene (Pareene), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

Michael Franti/Spearhead : Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy (although I wish I could include Beatnigs here as well.)

― donut Get Behind Me Carbon Dioxide (donut), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:36 (twenty years ago)

I'm not sure if she's still doing solo, but when she was solo:

Kaia : Adickdid

― donut Get Behind Me Carbon Dioxide (donut), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:38 (twenty years ago)

Conor Oberst > Commander Venus
Mike Doughty > Soul Coughing
Sheryl Crow > Michael Jackson's band

― fastidious, Friday, 23 September 2005 17:40 (twenty years ago)

Kool Moe Dee > Treacherous Three

― Particle Ranger (particle ranger), Friday, 23 September 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

Slint > Maurice

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Friday, 23 September 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

Um, Bjork > Sugarcubes?
Fatboy Slim > Housemartins? (I haven't see them both, but someone here must have!)

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Friday, 23 September 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

― Cressida Breem (neruokruokruokne?), Friday, 23 September 2005 18:19 (twenty years ago)

I saw Heatmiser! They were TERRIBLE. Opening for the Mekons in Portland Oregon back in '91-92. Terrible in a boring, monotonous kind of way as well - I mean they were like this void of indie mediocrity. I later saw Smith do a small solo acoustic show in Eugene (maybe '96 or '97) and he was much better. The Mekons weren't so hot that long-ago night, either. But TONIGHT I get to go see Sally Timms and John Langford on tour. As a hopeless Mekons fan, this is a very good thing.

― sleeve (sleeve), Saturday, 24 September 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

Also:
Danzig > Samhain
at several small all ages gigs. We swilled wine out of cheap jugs next to vans at parties together. Or were The Misfits more popular than his solo stuff?... I'm confused about that one.

Kaia > Adickdid seconded.

― sleeve (sleeve), Saturday, 24 September 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

agreed, leaving heatmiser was the best career move and i don't even like elliot smith but heatmiser was all sorts of crapness.

― keith m (keithmcl), Saturday, 24 September 2005 11:50 (twenty years ago)

brody wossname from the distillers > sourpuss

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Saturday, 24 September 2005 11:59 (twenty years ago)

Danger Mouse > Pelican City (good stuff)

Audioslave > Soundgarden + Rage Against the Machine

I hate Audioslave

― Erock LAzron, Saturday, 24 September 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

shannon wright -> crowsdell

'popular'

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 24 September 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

I saw Nick Zinner from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with his band Challenge of the Future opening for the Fall in 1997 at Coney Island High, NYC.

― bloopee yates, Sunday, 25 September 2005 08:09 (twenty years ago)

xpost: don't you mean Lou Reed not Rawls, Austin Still?

― salexander (salexander), Sunday, 25 September 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)

the drummer from The Arcade Fire was in a band called Kepler. But I can't be sure of that, cos I don't remember what Kepler's drummer looked like. They were great though.

― jellybean (jellybean), Sunday, 25 September 2005 08:31 (twenty years ago)

Mooney Suzuki -> The I Live The Life Of A Movie Star Secret Hideout

― mike a, Sunday, 25 September 2005 22:01 (twenty years ago)

John Denver > The Mitchell Trio

― Frank Kogan (Frank Kogan), Sunday, 25 September 2005 22:14 (twenty years ago)

Well, I saw Dave Pajo as Papa M, but then I'd say in the long run every other band he was in was more popular than Zwan.

― Hurting (Hurting), Sunday, 25 September 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

damien rice > juniper
bellx1 > juniper

they were shit then, and shit now....

― jimmyh, Sunday, 25 September 2005 23:34 (twenty years ago)

Taking some liberties with "more popular" b/c "Dead Dog's Eyeball" wasn't exactly chart-topping, but K. McCarty did get more notice there than ever in Glass Eye it seems. Love them, love her.

― Declan Zimmerman (Declan Zimmerman), Monday, 26 September 2005 00:03 (twenty years ago)

...and

Sure [popular band] is more popular now, but i saw him/her in [his/her former, less popular solo act]

Roger Miller / No Man / Maximum Electric Piano ... saw all this before the current MoB reunion.

― Declan Zimmerman (Declan Zimmerman), Monday, 26 September 2005 00:05 (twenty years ago)

Kepler still exists w/ a new drummer.

To continue the "Feist" meme ...

Feist > Royal City

She was in a lot of bands.

― carl w (carl w), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 21:23 (twenty years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.