People who've made great music in two different BANDS

[northernhord]

Dave Mustaine from Metallica to Megadeath
Max Cavilera from Sepultura to Soulfly
Pete Davis from UK SUBS to Here & Now
Dick from Subhumans to Citizen fish
Skip McDonald from Sugarhill to Tackhead to Dub syndicate
Lemmy from Hawkwind to Motorhead
Doug Wimbish from Sugarhill to Tackhead to Living Colour
Bob Mould from Husker Du to Sugar

 

[Balbi]

Devin Townsend - Devin Townsend Band/Strapping Young Lad/Various Other Projects

 

[H.Dot]

Lemmy from Hawkwind to Motorhead

I think Hawkwind's pushing it a bit in the "great music" stakes, but yeah I'd agree they were better with Lemmy

Is it true he's dying or something?

 

[f for fake]

cant think of one

I cant believe you have alll missed

Mike Patton, Faith No More to Peeping Tom, Mr Bungle, and a few other 1000 bands he has been in since FNM split

 

[northernhord]

Grohly and Novesalek from Nirvana to Foo fighters
Michael Schenker from Scorpians to UFO (not great bands)
Talvin Singh from famous Southern Indian drum group to D&B artist and DJ
That prick from the Libertines to baby Shambles
Jaz Coleman from Killing Joke to Prague Philharmonic
Kenny jones from Small Faces to the who
Joseph porta from the Mob to Blythe Power

Nite, I,m bladdered now

 

[blamblam]

A few OTOH...
Refused and International Noise Conspiracy
Death from above 1979 and MSTRKRFT
Lou Reed with the velvet underground and solo
Godspeed and Fly Pan Am and A Silver Mt Zion
The bassist from the Faint and Broken Spindles...

 

[chooch]

Jerry Harrison: The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads.
Andy Turner & Ed Handley: Black Dog and Plaid
Kim Deal: Pixies/Breeders

 

[f for fake]

more

Dave Navarro, Janes Addition to Red Hot Chilli Peppers and back again
Perry Farrell, Janes Addition to Porno for Pyros

 

[The Groke]

Kim Deal - Pixies/Breeders
Josh Homme - Kyuss/Queens of The Stone Age (and others)
Nick Oliveri - Kyuss/QOTSA/Dwarves/Modo Generator
Dave Grohl - Nirvana/Foo Fighters/QOTSA (sort of)
Nick Cave - Birthday Party/Bad Seeds
Tanya Donnelly - Throwing Muses/Breeders/Belly/Solo
Blixa Bargeld - Einstürzende Neubauten/Birthday Party/Bad Seeds

 

[The Groke]

Oops sorry Chooch - didn't notice you had already done the "Deal" so to speak.....

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Mike Patton: Faith No More and Mr Bungle

David Yow and the other guy - Jesus Lizard and Scratch Acid.

Ah I see someone's already done the Mike Patton one.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

And Al Jourgenson - Ministry and Revolting Cocks

Aphex Twin - Aphex Twin and Polygon Window. OK, I know technically they are both just him, but there you go

 

[Orang Utan]

Dub - is Albini Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac? Or another combo? Never heard any Shellac. How about Al Jourgensen and Paul Barker of Ministry and all those Wax Trax projects?

 

[Orang Utan]

Bono of U2 and Band Aid

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Also Aphex Twin did an album with Mu Ziq under the moniker Mike and Rich, full of comedy Mario Brothers style music. I dunno if that counts.

 

[Dubversion]

Dub - is Albini Big Black, Rapeman, Shellac? Or another combo? Never heard any Shellac.

Shellac are probably the greatest band of all time

 

[Erich Zann]

Kim Deal

ok. swarfeaga got there 1st

 

[souljacker]

Also Aphex Twin did an album with Mu Ziq under the moniker Mike and Rich, full of comedy Mario Brothers style music. I dunno if that counts.

He was also Pac-Man with bleepy techno track Power Pill.

What about Clapton with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream and Derek and the Dominos.

 

[Mogden]

Roy Wood - ELO, The Move, Wizzard

 

[kakuma]

paul mccartney - the beatles and wings

 

[Andy the Don]

John Lennon - Beatles & Plastic Ono Band
Paul McCartney - Beatles & Wings (joke option)

 

[kakuma]

pat fucking smear needs a mention

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I was going to mention the Beatles and Wings but thought I'd wait for Ninjaboy to do it.

 

[kakuma]

everyone needs a hobby

 

[kakuma]

does prince count?

also rza - gravediggaz and wu tang clan (plus lots of rubish bands )

 

[Orang Utan]

Shellac are probably the greatest band of all time

Do us a comp then

 

[Spandex]

And Al Jourgenson - Ministry and Revolting Cocks

and Lard and 1000 Homo DJs and PTP and Acid Horse and Lead into Gold and probably a few other bands I've forgotten about

also: Tyler Pope - bassist in LCD Soundsystem, !!! and Outhud

 

[Biffo]

Terry Hall, Lynville Golding & Neville Staples - Specials & Fun Boy 3 (& Colourfield for TH)
Paul Heaton & Dave (Summink) - Housemartins & Beautiful South.
Norman Cook - Housemartins & Pizzaman & Fat Boy Slim, etc, etc

 

[Orang Utan]

Paul Heaton & Dave (Summink) - Housemartins & Beautiful South.
Norman Cook - Housemartins & Pizzaman & Fat Boy Slim, etc, etc

GREAT music, Biffo, not soul-destroying mediocrity

 

[Termite Man]

tim armstrong
operation ivy > rancid > transplants > solo stuff

I believe there is a shit band between Op Ivy and Rancid but I can't remember their name .

It was downfall . I have one of their songs which is just mediocre california style punk form the early 90's