Top 5 Solo Indie Records After A Group Collaboration

[bitterfruit]

Since "Top 5" lists seem to be the latest rage, how about your top 5 solo records? Use the following criteria:


1. Stated record must have been released between 1980 and present.
2. Stated record must have been originally on an indie or mini-major label.
3. Solo record cannot be the artist's only release.
4. John Mayer does not count in any way.
5. A group recording must exist (released between 1980 and present) including stated solo artist prior to the solo release.
6. Naming artists like Cat Power does not count since Chan is essentially the band. But Robert Pollard does count since other members of GBV contribute significantly to the band.
7. Naming any members of Phish may constitute getting your post deleted, no exceptions.
8. Any one top 5 list should not find a solo artist repeated.
9. Any genre of music will work given the criteria.
10. Stated record cannot be an EP.


Here are my choices:

Robert Pollard and Doug Gillard - Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department
Portastatic - The Nature Of Sap
Crooked Fingers - Red Devil Dawn
El-P - Fantastic Damage
Neko Case - Blacklisted

[Salman]

here's some pretty good one. i'm too indecisive to actually make a top 5:

mary timony - the golden dove
lou barlow - lou barlow & his sentridoh
julie doiron - heart and crime
thurston moore - pstchic hearts
bonnie 'prince' billy - i see a darkness.

don't know if the last one qualifies for this list.

[johansen smith]

Papa M "Whatever, Mortal"
Tobin Sprout "Moonflower Plastic"
Will Oldham "Joya"
the Twilight Singers "Twilight"
Robert Pollard and his Soft Rock Renegades "Choreographed Man of War"

[music dude]

Idyll Swords (Dave Brylawski-Polvo)-II
Libraness (Ash Bowie-Polvo)-Yesterday and Tomorrow's Shells
US Saucer (Brian Hageman-TFUL 282)- Hell Yes!!!
Timothy Prudhomme (Fuck)- With Hole Dug(?)-I think that's the
name
Thurston Moore-Psychic Hearts
Shipping News- (the first one)
The Replikants (Justin-Unwound)-(the first one)
Free Kitten- (Kim-SY and Mark-Pavement)- Kiss My Ass

Sorry about not knowing some of the titles of the albums

[styrofoamplates]

definitely elliott smiths self titled record. the second one, not roman candle.

i cant think of four others.

[vesper]

I can't think of 5, but Jim O'Rourke's Insignificance and Eureka would certainly mark off the top (were I allowed to include more than one album by an individual artist).

[bitterfruit]

Maybe we can add this band in the future:

Tim Tobias And The Wah Wah Bars

[bmmello]

Tobin Sprout "Moonflower Plastic" is all that matters.

[Dayne1234]

"14 Songs" by Paul Westerberg.
"Moonflower Plastic" Tobin Sprout
"Sharpen Your Teeth" Ugly Cassanova (Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse)

[jef]

Papa M - Whatever, Mortal
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Jon Langford/Sadies - Mayor of the Moon
Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Tyranny of Distance
Robert Pollard - Waved Out
Robyn Hitchcock - I often dream of trains
Paul Westerberg - Stereo/Mono

[bitterfruit]

Originally posted by jef
Papa M - Whatever, Mortal
Elliott Smith - Either/Or
Jon Langford/Sadies - Mayor of the Moon
Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Tyranny of Distance
Robert Pollard - Waved Out
Robyn Hitchcock - I often dream of trains
Paul Westerberg - Stereo/Mono

I was waiting for someone to mention "Waved Out."

[pony]

hmmm

elliot smith - elliot smith for SURE.
REALLY want to say Paul Westerberg for Suicane Gratifications but it was on Capitol (What was he thinking!)
the 1985 cut off is killing me because I think one person who really went solo sucessfully was of course Lou Reed. Too bad for me...

[philipmarlowe]

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[philipmarlowe]

Dr Octagon-Octagonecologyst
Tom Verlaine-Dreamtime
Alan Vega-Saturn Strip
Julian Cope-Peggy Suicide
Johnny Thunders-So Alone