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Originally posted by smileyface:
If the band doesn't have to come before then you could say just about any solo artist, as they probably were in a side project band at some time.

This may be me walking out on a limb, but David Bowie solo is slightly better than Tin Machine

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Originally posted by smileyface:
You are quite misinformed my friend. Bob Dylan started as a solo artist. The Traveling Wilburys were a sort of songwriting supergroup that began close to the end of the 80's I believe.

I'm sorry. I was being slightly mischievous when I said Bob Dylan, but I never imagined it would end so spectacularly.

Touche. I'll be keeping my eye on you Borachon. If that is your real name. Mine is actually smileyface. No joke.

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Originally posted by smileyface:
Touche. I'll be keeping my eye on you Borachon. If that is your real name. Mine is actually smileyface. No joke.

I love the New Pornographers with all of my heart, but I reckon A.C. Newman's "The Slow Wonder" is better than any single New Porns album.

The first person I thought of was Brian Eno.

Mark Knopfler is much better than Dire Straits.

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Originally posted by Borgnefesse:
Mark Knopfler is much better than Dire Straits.

Whaaa?

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Originally posted by EricG75:

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Originally posted by Stocky:
What band was Bob Dylan in?

The Traveling Wilburys. And I agree, his solo stuff is better.

LOL. Wasn't he also in "The Band"? Or at least he played a small part on the Basement Tapes album

Roger Ebert is fat. I like Roeper better without him because with Roeper, there are also celebrity guests

ya I like Conan when he left his writers. It seems more pure now

Please stay on topic.

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Mark Knopfler is much better than Dire Straits

Agreed.

I'm surprised nobody said Panda Bear yet. I'd personally disagree with you, but I can understand liking Person Pitch over any Animal Collective album.

A newer artist that comes to mind is Jenny Lewis. Her solo album with the Watson Twins is a lot better than any Rilo Kiley album.

Ryan Adams' Heartbreaker is better than any Whiskeytown album. Although, its questionable as to whether his solo career is better than his former band. I'll take the Whiskeytown body of work over his solo stuff anyday.

One more old one that's just as important as Neil Young. Van Morrison's solo output easily trumps Them.

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Originally posted by Hophead:
A newer artist that comes to mind is Jenny Lewis. Her solo album with the Watson Twins is a lot better than any Rilo Kiley album.

I agree with all your suggestions except this one. While that's a pretty good album, I think the More Adventurous and Under the Blacklight by Rilo Kiley are stronger. She definitely could make a solo album that is better than those two, but I don't think she has yet. Also, everyone knows that her crowning achievement so far as been playing Fred Savage's girlfriend in the Nintendo commercial, er, I mean, the movie The Wizard .

I know there aren't a lot of pop fans around, but what about Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, etc.?

I think Sting is a good example of the opposite situation.

More Adventurous is pretty good. So is Execution of All Things. The new one, Under the Blacklight is dreadfully, embarassignly, awful. I'll take the Watson Twins album over all of them, personally. "Born Secular" is the best thing she's done.

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Originally posted by Hophead:
The new one, Under the Blacklight is dreadfully, embarassingly, awful.

That's a grotesque overstatement. It isn't that bad. There are plenty of 2007's supposedly great albums that are a hell of a lot worse.