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Lunchtime Poll: You Say Who Goes Solo

5/1/07, 11:37 am EST

Pete Doherty

Today we learned that Pete Doherty has completed an acoustic solo album. We know many of you are extremely stoked to get a load of Pete unplugged, but you’ll have to wait until after the guy finishes writing and recording the new Babyshambles album, as the label is insisting it come out first. Anyway. In the meantime we were thinking it might be fun to have some other alleged voice of his/her generation go all contemplative side project on us and release his/her own solo record. You are in charge of orchestrating this. Which rocker, who is currently, definitively part of a group, would you like to see take five to record an acoustic solo album?


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paintirorange | 10/16/2007, 7:51 pm EST

jimmy chamberlin.
for shits and giggles.

charliemapleton | 5/14/2007, 4:35 pm EST

John McCrea-lyrically and melodically,he waivers between somber and mellow,which are his purest qualities.

Katie | 5/5/2007, 11:53 pm EST

well he should do it again

Martin | 5/5/2007, 9:47 pm EST

Katie

Dave Grohl already been there, done that: Probot (2004).

Katie | 5/5/2007, 2:28 pm EST

dave grohl…he can sing, play guitar and the drums…he could BE his own band

Nally Sava | 5/4/2007, 4:48 pm EST

Win Butler

Rocket Man | 5/4/2007, 9:41 am EST

Kyle Gass - I think his vocal harmonies and axe-slinging skills hint at great potential for solo performances (despite the vision Pick of Destiny portrays).

Punk16 | 5/4/2007, 12:14 am EST

All those people intent on splitting pearl jam up, Stone gossard recorded Bayleaf in 200/2001 which was his solo release.
Mike McCready is more of a musician than singer, but has been in side project bands such as mad season and rockfords.
Jeff ament is in 3 fish, again if you hear his vocals, he is more of a musician.
Even the drummer is allowed a side project like wellwater conspiracy.
While they are great musicians, they aint great vocalists (see Stone singing mankind on no-code).
Vedder does have forays into solo efforts (i am sam soundtrack, ramones - we’re a happy family)even as a drummer for hovercraft 2000. Individually they are great musicians, however Vedder is the lead singer for a reason. To truly experience the talents of the musicians as solo artists/side projects check out some early green river/mother love bone/shadow

Anonymous | 5/3/2007, 10:08 pm EST

Pete Best.

meconium | 5/3/2007, 7:48 pm EST

Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie. If it is anything like the demo version of 405 from The Forbidden Love e.p., then it would be well worth it.

smarter than you | 5/2/2007, 6:38 pm EST

john fruciante already did go solo you moron

Bangers-N-Mash | 5/2/2007, 2:08 pm EST

You’d be dumb to say Wayne Coyne needs to go solo. He may write the lyrics… but Steven Drozd is responsible for 2/3 of that band’s current sound. Wayne may be a visionary.. but without Drozd’s music, it’d be half as good.

the porksword | 5/2/2007, 2:06 pm EST

marky mark minus the funky bunch

MIke | 5/2/2007, 1:22 pm EST

Jack White is basically already solo. You think Meg writes those songs?

John Frusciante from the Peppers. That guy can sling a guitar.

Dmouth | 5/2/2007, 1:01 pm EST

Eddie Vedder will not go solo, at least while the band still exists.

Wayne Coyne!! | 5/2/2007, 5:49 am EST

great call on wayne coyne. The guy is a genius who for the most part goes unnoticed. The FLaming Lips rock…can’t wait for Christmas on Mars and the UFOs in the Zoo DVD…and to see them at Bonaroo with the White Stripes.

BUTCH | 5/2/2007, 1:38 am EST

Noel Gallagher

tom | 5/2/2007, 1:27 am EST

K-Feds bass player

josie | 5/1/2007, 9:28 pm EST

Keith Richards. His acoustic playing on songs like Prodigal Son,Factory Girl and Love in Vain is magic.

Ploo | 5/1/2007, 9:24 pm EST

Issack Brock
Jack White

cheesecrop | 5/1/2007, 9:15 pm EST

Have to agree w/ appeljack. I think Vedder’s actually just fine, but I’d rather hear Gossard, Ament, McCready, or Cameron doing a solo project before Eddie.

Gingerfoot | 5/1/2007, 7:22 pm EST

Richard Manuel. It’s a damn shame he never got the chance to record a solo record.

appaljack | 5/1/2007, 7:19 pm EST

A full solo album by Noel Gallagher. And screw eddie vedder. I want some solo Stone Gossard or Mike McCready.

J | 5/1/2007, 7:04 pm EST

John Stirratt of Wilco and The Autumn Defense. He has a great voice, and I’d like to hear what he can do on his own.

david | 5/1/2007, 6:58 pm EST

Matt Bellamy from Muse.

Jim | 5/1/2007, 5:23 pm EST

David Hidalgo of Los Lobos
Michael Stipe

Nello | 5/1/2007, 4:48 pm EST

…Meg white?….

psyco dork | 5/1/2007, 4:46 pm EST

JADE JADE JADE

just kiding

Nello | 5/1/2007, 4:37 pm EST

Edward Van Halen….’nuff said. And Nikkidoo, I agree. That one guy from that band should definately do a solo album!

Nikkidoo | 5/1/2007, 4:23 pm EST

That one guy, from that one band…

the brown panther | 5/1/2007, 3:58 pm EST

a solo album from wayne coyne would be fantastic. like a organic space rock album, the possibilities are endless

Live Free or Die | 5/1/2007, 3:20 pm EST

Brody Dalle

Tim | 5/1/2007, 2:59 pm EST

The Edge of U2 , but he`s too content standing in Bono`s shadow. Now they`re wasting songs on a spiderman musical.Sad.

charliemapleton | 5/1/2007, 2:59 pm EST

Chris Robinson
Vince Neil
Nick Hexum
Steven Page

Sanchez | 5/1/2007, 2:10 pm EST

Alvin Lee

THAT GUY | 5/1/2007, 2:05 pm EST

I agree 100% Eddie Vedder

El Fuego Phallus | 5/1/2007, 1:43 pm EST

Julian Casablancas gets a divorce and a heroin addiction, then successfully completes rehab and puts together an album from the notes he took during the whole escapade.

kyguy | 5/1/2007, 1:27 pm EST

Eddie Vedder, Julian Casabancas

Josh | 5/1/2007, 1:26 pm EST

Chris Martin. Chris Martin, Chris Martin, Chris Martin.

Calen | 5/1/2007, 1:21 pm EST

All acoustic Flea!!!

Neds Fresh Sister | 5/1/2007, 1:16 pm EST

Dave Grohl…Oh Wait—NOH!

layne | 5/1/2007, 1:15 pm EST

jack white

Donny | 5/1/2007, 12:51 pm EST

Eddie Vedder

le-bon | 5/1/2007, 12:47 pm EST

a king of leon

also the forgotten man of rock, gavin rossdale…because institute SUCKED

PCL | 5/1/2007, 12:43 pm EST

John Roderick from the Long Winters & Tim DeLaughter from the Polyphonic Spree.

jandek | 5/1/2007, 12:06 pm EST

jonsi from sigur ros…and I would have prefer an acoustic album from thom yorke and johnny greenwood instead of the bleep blop crap that they released

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