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Former lead singers of punk bands who have gone on to form a formidable solo career.

MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,485
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Chuck Ragan- formerly of Hot Water Music

The worst of times..they don't phase me,
even if I look and act really crazy.

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    pjl44pjl44 Posts: 8,056
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
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    Screaming TreeScreaming Tree Posts: 138
    The hardest working man in music today, Mr. Frank Turner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKkIysX2Bow
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    cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,640
    Paul Westerberg

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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,756
    Henry Rollins
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    joe159joe159 Decatur, IL. Posts: 306
    Bob Mould, dude is amazing 
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,271
    joe159 said:
    Bob Mould, dude is amazing 
    This is the correct answer.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,840
    Tim Barry 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 28,283
    Strummers, too bad he died !
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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    pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    Would Iggy Pop count? If so, then him. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
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    SD48277SD48277 Woodstock, NY Posts: 12,242
    pearljammr78 said:
    Would Iggy Pop count? If so, then him. 
    The Godfather of punk. He totally counts.
    ELITIST FUK
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    MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,485
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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    pjl44pjl44 Posts: 8,056
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,681
    Loujoe said:
    Henry Rollins
    I was thinking Henry as well.  A couple of careers to boot!  A fine showing as a solo music artist and an amazing career as a spoken word artist.  Saw his travel/slide show last year and was blown away.  One very memorable evening!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    pearljammr78pearljammr78 Posts: 1,613
    I love Rollins spoken word. So articulate and moving. His passion is awesome. Would love to see it live sometime. 
    Peace,Love and Pearl Jam.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,681
    pearljammr78 said:
    I love Rollins spoken word. So articulate and moving. His passion is awesome. Would love to see it live sometime. 
    Go if you get the chance!  The time just flew by.  I'd never sat and listened to someone talk for so long (I think it was over 2 hours) and not get at least a bit twitchy in my seat.  The whole thing was riveting!  The other thing that was impressive is that Henry never relied on any swearing (not that doing so bothers me) the whole time.  He said "son-of-a-bitch" once but that was quoting someone.  And yet the impact of his talk was strong- stronger than any f-bombs! 
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,975
    Jeff Nelson, Baker aNd Ian MacKaye of minor threat. 

    Jello Biafra. 

    Im forgetting his name but a guy sold a record label and invested in silicone valley and became a millionaire. 
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,808
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
    he opened for AIC on their most recent tour, and while i'm not a big fan, (don't care for his voice), he is one helluva performer and songwriter. 
    Darwinspeed, all. 

    Cheers,

    HFD




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    pjl44pjl44 Posts: 8,056
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
    he opened for AIC on their most recent tour, and while i'm not a big fan, (don't care for his voice), he is one helluva performer and songwriter. 
    Wow...what a crazy pairing. Just watched a video of them doing Nutshell together. Never would have seen that coming, but really cool.
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    H.ChinaskiH.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,596
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Jeff Nelson, Baker aNd Ian MacKaye of minor threat. 


    Ian has had numerous bands since Minor Threat as has Brian Baker, i don't know that Jeff Nelson has done much musically aside from helping to run Dischord records... I think he played with Danzig in Samhain in the beginning briefly. None of which would really be solo careers though
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,271
    pjl44 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    pjl44 said:
    Malroth said:
    pjl44 said:
    Clearly Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

    https://youtu.be/HD0vcAwHN7s
    Really like this song, never heard of city and colour.
    Website had this song on it,
    I will have to check the by-laws to see if city and colour is
    allowed into the solo career  category ;)

    He only goes by City and Colour because he didn't want to "see tshirts with his name on them." Dallas = City, Green = Colour. Rest assured it is 100% his project!

    Anyhow, definitely check out his stuff. Pretty great. Little Hell and The Hurry & The Harm are my favorite records. Listen to Bring Me Your Love if you want the solo acoustic vibe.
    he opened for AIC on their most recent tour, and while i'm not a big fan, (don't care for his voice), he is one helluva performer and songwriter. 
    Wow...what a crazy pairing. Just watched a video of them doing Nutshell together. Never would have seen that coming, but really cool.
    A little off topic as it doesn't count as a solo project, but I really liked the You + Me record that Dallas put out with Pink a few years ago

    https://youtu.be/nNnBcCk7eDA
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,975
    H.Chinaski said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Jeff Nelson, Baker aNd Ian MacKaye of minor threat. 


    Ian has had numerous bands since Minor Threat as has Brian Baker, i don't know that Jeff Nelson has done much musically aside from helping to run Dischord records... I think he played with Danzig in Samhain in the beginning briefly. None of which would really be solo careers though
    I misread and thought it as saying "successful" in general.
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    MalrothMalroth broken down chevrolet Posts: 2,485
    Dave Hause- formerly of The Loved Ones

    The worst of times..they don't phase me,
    even if I look and act really crazy.
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