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* Future Islands keyboardist Gerritt Welmers has a synthwave side project under the name Moss of Aura.
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* After Music/LadyAntebellum went on hiatus in 2015, co-lead singer Charles Kelley released a solo album.
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* Music/StevieNicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie recorded solo albums during [[Music/FleetwoodMac Fleetwood Mac's]] hiatuses with Nicks being more successful.
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* Music/StevieNicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie recorded solo albums during [[Music/FleetwoodMac Fleetwood Mac's]] hiatuses with Nicks being more successful.
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** Likewise Damon Albarn post-reunion with the release of ''Everyday Robots''. And that's not to mention the numerous musical projects he's also involved with, most of whom revolve around him anyway.
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* As for Music/{{ABBA}}, both singers Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded solo albums while the group was still around.
** Agnetha recorded two albums in Swedish: ''Elva kvinnor i ett hus'' in 1975 and ''Nu tändas tusen juleljus'' in 1980, this one with her daughter Linda Ulvaeus. She also recorded ''Never Again'', a duet with Tomas Ledin released as a single in 1982.
** Frida also recorded two albums in the meantime: ''Ensam'' in 1975, and ''Something's Going On'' in 1982, the first in Swedish and the latter in English.
** Agnetha recorded two albums in Swedish: ''Elva kvinnor i ett hus'' in 1975 and ''Nu tändas tusen juleljus'' in 1980, this one with her daughter Linda Ulvaeus. She also recorded ''Never Again'', a duet with Tomas Ledin released as a single in 1982.
** Frida also recorded two albums in the meantime: ''Ensam'' in 1975, and ''Something's Going On'' in 1982, the first in Swedish and the latter in English.
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* Charles Kelley of Music/LadyAntebellum released a solo single, "The Driver", in October 2015.
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* Both "heads of the band" of Music/DieArzte have done this. Farin Urlaub being a prolific songwriter initially credited this to the fact that his output was much larger than the gentleman's agreement of a roughly 50:50 share of songs written by him and Bela B. on each album. Bela has however also started a solo-career since and Farin's music is notably heavier on trombones and has stronger ska and funk influences than the pretty mainstream rock the band usually does.
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** Music/KeithRichards also released two solo albums, ''Talk Is Cheap'' in 1988 and ''Main Offender'' in 1992, and his earliest solo single, a cover of Music/ChuckBerry's "Run Rudolph Run" dates back to 1978.
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** Music/KeithRichards also released two three solo albums, albums: ''Talk Is Cheap'' in 1988 and (1988), ''Main Offender'' in 1992, (1992) and his ''Crosseyed Heart'' (2015). His earliest solo single, a cover of Music/ChuckBerry's "Run Rudolph Run" dates back to 1978.
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* Guitarist Bob Weir put out a solo album, and also had a couple of side-project bands that released albums.
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* Music/ButtholeSurfers have had several:
** Gibby Haynes had the group P (also featuring Creator/JohnnyDepp), who released a single self-titled album in 1990, as well as the later solo project Gibby Haynes And His Problem.
** Haynes and bassist Jeff Pinkus had the short-lived electronic duo The Jack Officers, with 1990's ''Digital Dump'' as their only release.
** Guitarist Paul Leary's album ''The History of Dogs'' is a "solo project" in the truest sense, since he plays every instrument on it.
** Drummer King Coffey led the group Drain, who released albums in 1992 (''Pick Up Heaven'') and 1996 (''Offspeed And In There'')
** Gibby Haynes had the group P (also featuring Creator/JohnnyDepp), who released a single self-titled album in 1990, as well as the later solo project Gibby Haynes And His Problem.
** Haynes and bassist Jeff Pinkus had the short-lived electronic duo The Jack Officers, with 1990's ''Digital Dump'' as their only release.
** Guitarist Paul Leary's album ''The History of Dogs'' is a "solo project" in the truest sense, since he plays every instrument on it.
** Drummer King Coffey led the group Drain, who released albums in 1992 (''Pick Up Heaven'') and 1996 (''Offspeed And In There'')
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* Charles Kelley of Music/LadyAntebellum released a solo single, "The Driver", in October 2015.
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* ''Music/MindInABox'''s vocalist, Stefan Poiss, runs a side project under the alias "THYX". Like mind.in.a.box, THYX is [[{{Industrial}} futurepop]], but is overall faster paced and lacks [[SequelSong the overarching narrative]] of mind.in.a.box's discography.
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* ''Music/MindInABox'''s Music/MindInABox's vocalist, Stefan Poiss, runs a side project under the alias "THYX". Like mind.in.a.box, THYX is [[{{Industrial}} futurepop]], but is overall faster paced and lacks [[SequelSong the overarching narrative]] of mind.in.a.box's discography.
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* ''Music/MindInABox'''s vocalist, Stefan Poiss, runs a side project under the alias "THYX". Like mind.in.a.box, THYX is [[{{Industrial}} futurepop]], but is overall faster paced and lacks [[SequelSong the overarching narrative]] of mind.in.a.box's discography.
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* Mike Shinoda of Music/LinkinPark had the side project ''Fort Minor''.
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* Curtis Rx of Music/CreatureFeature started a solo project under the name Music/RufusRex. This spawned one album: ''[[Music/RufusRex Dead Beat]]'' (2011).
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* William Lee Golden of Music/TheOakRidgeBoys did two albums after ExecutiveMeddling resulted in him temporarily getting kicked out of that band. (He later rejoined.)
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* Aaron Lewis, frontman of the rock band Music/{{Staind}}, has released two albums of CountryMusic.
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* Music/{{Alabama}} frontman Randy Owen released the solo album ''One on One'' in 2008 without interrupting the career of the now semi-retired-but-still-occasionally-touring band.
* Music/{{Sugarland}}'s two members, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, released solo projects in early 2014 and early 2015 respectively. Both have been emphatic about the fact that both solo albums are only a side project, and that Sugarland is not broken up, merely on hiatus.
* When Big & Rich went on hiatus in 2008 so that Big Kenny could recover from a neck injury, both he and John Rich released solo albums. Big Kenny only did one, but Rich did a full one followed by two [=EPs=].
* Music/{{Sugarland}}'s two members, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, released solo projects in early 2014 and early 2015 respectively. Both have been emphatic about the fact that both solo albums are only a side project, and that Sugarland is not broken up, merely on hiatus.
* When Big & Rich went on hiatus in 2008 so that Big Kenny could recover from a neck injury, both he and John Rich released solo albums. Big Kenny only did one, but Rich did a full one followed by two [=EPs=].
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* Mono Puff was the side project of John Flansburgh of Music/TheyMightBeGiants.
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* Mono Puff was the side project of John Flansburgh of Music/TheyMightBeGiants. John Linnell had two solo releases as well: The first was the EP ''House Of Mayors'', released on the subscription-only record label Hello Records, and the second was a more widely released full album, ''State Songs''.
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* Similarly to Kiss, the members of {{Music/Melvins}} also released solo EP's at the same time - As a ShoutOut, the cover art was even done in a similar style to the solo Kiss albums. Later on, King Buzzo recorded a full solo album called ''This Machine Kills Artists'', consisting entirely of him singing and playing acoustic guitar.
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* Similarly Similar to Kiss, {{Music/Kiss}}, the members of {{Music/Melvins}} also released three solo EP's at the same time - As a ShoutOut, the cover art was even done in a similar style to the solo Kiss albums. Later on, King Buzzo recorded a full solo album called ''This Machine Kills Artists'', consisting entirely of him singing and playing acoustic guitar.
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* Similarly to Kiss, the members of {{Music/Melvins}} also released solo EP's at the same time - As a ShoutOut, the cover art was even done in a similar style to the solo Kiss albums. Later on, King Buzzo recorded a full solo album called ''This Machine Kills Artists'', consisting entirely of him singing and playing acoustic guitar.
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** Jonny has done work with the BBC as a composer-in-residence, and has done the soundtrack for NorwegianWood, ThereWillBeBlood, Bodysong, and WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin.
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** Music/JohnLennon's two ''Unfinished Music'' albums (''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'', ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions''), ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' and ''Live Peace in Toronto'', all recorded with Music/YokoOno.
** Music/PaulMcCartney's score for the film ''The Family Way''.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Wonderwall Music'' and ''Electronic Sound''.
** Music/RingoStarr's ''Sentimental Journey'' and [=McCartney=]'s self-titled first solo album were recorded while the Beatles were still technically together.
** Music/PaulMcCartney's score for the film ''The Family Way''.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Wonderwall Music'' and ''Electronic Sound''.
** Music/RingoStarr's ''Sentimental Journey'' and [=McCartney=]'s self-titled first solo album were recorded while the Beatles were still technically together.
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** Music/JohnLennon's two ''Unfinished Music'' albums (''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'', ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions''), ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' and ''Live Peace in Toronto'', all recorded with Music/YokoOno.Music/PaulMcCartney's score for the film ''The Family Way'' (1967) would technically be the first solo side project by a Beatle, but since it was more a CultSoundtrack than an actual solo effort it's usually not regarded that way.
** Music/PaulMcCartney's score for the film ''The Family Way''.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Wonderwall Music'' and ''Music/WonderwallMusic'' (1968) was the first official solo side project released by a Beatle. He followed it up later with ''Electronic Sound''.
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** Music/JohnLennon was the next Beatle to release albums while technically still a member of the band. His two ''Unfinished Music'' albums (''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'' (1968), ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions'' (1968)), ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' (1969) and ''Live Peace in Toronto'' (1969), were all recorded with Music/YokoOno. They are arguably the most notorious solo side projects ever released.
** Music/RingoStarr's ''Sentimental Journey'' (1970) and [=McCartney=]'s self-titled first soloalbum album, ''Music/McCartney'' (1970) were recorded while the Beatles were still technically together.
** Music/JohnLennon was the next Beatle to release albums while technically still a member of the band. His two ''Unfinished Music'' albums (''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'' (1968), ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions'' (1968)), ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' (1969) and ''Live Peace in Toronto'' (1969), were all recorded with Music/YokoOno. They are arguably the most notorious solo side projects ever released.
** Music/RingoStarr's ''Sentimental Journey'' (1970) and [=McCartney=]'s self-titled first solo
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** Also, Music/BrianJones wrote the soundtrack to the film ''A Degree Of Murder'' in 1967, and produced the album ''Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Joujouka'', posthumously released in 1971.
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* After Music/{{Fun}} went on hiatus, which they insist is NOT a break-up, frontman Nate Ruess embarked on a solo career as an IndiePop artist. If fun. hasn't truly broken up, it can be assumed that Nate's solo career is this.
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* Music/FreddieMercury released two solo albums while still part of Music/{{Queen}}, namely "Mr. Bad Guy" and "Barcelona", in collaboration with opera singer Montserrat Caballé.
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* Music/FreddieMercury released two solo albums while still part of Music/{{Queen}}, namely "Mr. Bad Guy" and "Barcelona", ''Music/{{Barcelona}}'', in collaboration with opera singer Montserrat Caballé.
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* While other members focused on other solo work such as variety shows, Music/CNBlue leader and main vocalist Jung Yonghwa made his solo debut in 2015 with the album "One Fine Day" which is full of his self-compositions and collaborations. It allowed him to produce and release music outside of the band's usual style.
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* Eddie Vedder of Music/PearlJam did the soundtrack for the film IntoTheWild while Pearl Jam were still together. He also released a solo Ukulele album.
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** Fellow Queen member Music/BrianMay released ''Music/StarFleetProject'' in 1983, an EP collaboration with Music/VanHalen.
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* Five albums from four members of Music/TheCars during a couple of breaks in 1982 and '86.
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** Bruce Johnston and David Marks each pre-dated Dennis with their own solo albums. But Bruce released two solo albums before he joined the Beach Boys in 1965. The first is a surprising good live album ''Surfers' Pajama Party'' in 1962, followed by ''Surfin' Round The World'' in 1963. Bruce released his third and final solo album, ''Going Public'' in 1977, 5 years after he left the Beach Boys (in 1972), and around a year before he returned (in 1978).
** David Marks formed the band '''David Marks And The Marksmen''' after he left the Beach Boys, but they only released a compilation album decades after they broke up. He was also a member of the late-60's PsychedelicRock band '''The Moon''' and with them created the albums ''Without Earth'' in 1968, and ''The Moon'' in 1969. His first proper solo album came much later, with ''Work Tapes'' in 1992. This was followed by ''Something Funny Goin' On'' in 2003, ''I Think About You Often'' in 2006 and ''The Circle Continues'' in 2012.
** David Marks formed the band '''David Marks And The Marksmen''' after he left the Beach Boys, but they only released a compilation album decades after they broke up. He was also a member of the late-60's PsychedelicRock band '''The Moon''' and with them created the albums ''Without Earth'' in 1968, and ''The Moon'' in 1969. His first proper solo album came much later, with ''Work Tapes'' in 1992. This was followed by ''Something Funny Goin' On'' in 2003, ''I Think About You Often'' in 2006 and ''The Circle Continues'' in 2012.
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** Mick Taylor also had two solo albums after he left the Rolling Stones, with ''Mick Taylor'' in 1979, and ''A Stone's Throw'' in 2000.
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Sometimes a band member just wants to do their own musical thing. There aren't any problems in the band (at least, not enough to justify a break-up). Instead, this lone member decides to take a break from the band, if it's active, or just get out on their own during a hiatus and write, record, and/or compose music and perhaps release an album or an [=EP=] when all's said and done.
Contrast BreakupBreakout, where a band member finds success going solo AFTER the band... well, breaks up.
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* Music/{{KISS}} did this, with all four members releasing solo albums at the same time.
* Fictional example: In ''Film/ThatThingYouDo'', Guy Patterson (the drummer) works on his jazz chops during the band's big tour.
* Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vanucci of Music/TheKillers both released solo albums in the last few years, but the band are still together and working on a new album.
* Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Phil Selway of Music/{{Radiohead}}--the frontman, lead guitarist/keyboardist, and drummer, respectively--have all released solo work during the band's time together.
** Thom's got the electronic ''The Eraser'' and the ''Spitting Feathers'' EP under his belt, as well as remixes of other artists and a contribution to the {{Twilight}} soundtrack.
** Jonny has done work with the BBC as a composer-in-residence, and has done the soundtrack for NorwegianWood, ThereWillBeBlood, Bodysong, and WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin.
** Phil has released both an album (''Familial'') and an EP (''Running Blind'').
* Jonsi of Music/SigurRos has released ''Go'', a distinctly more electronic-sounding album than his band's usual PostRock output.
* After the release of Music/{{Boston}}'s second album, ''Don't Look Back'', songwriter and lead guitarist Tom Sholz got mired in legal conflicts with the band's producers, causing a long delay in the production of their third album. In the meantime, backup guitarist Barry Goudreau, along with singer Brad Delp, recorded a solo album titled ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Barry Goudreau]]''. Goudreau later went on to split away from the group, forming his own band, Music/OrionTheHunter (which featured the ''future'' Boston vocalist Fran Cosmo, and backup vocals from Brad Delp), and, later, with Delp, Music/{{RTZ}}.
* Julian Casablancas of Music/TheStrokes has released a solo album.
* Davey Havok and Jade Puget of Music/{{AFI}} started a side project called Black Audio, releasing an album called ''Cex Cells''.
* Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of Music/KillswitchEngage started a solo project (with former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach) called Times of Grace.
* The list of side projects various Music/{{Converge}} members have been involved in is as long as your arm.
* Graham Coxon of Music/{{Blur}} fame wrote and released his own albums while the band was still together, and has continued his solo career post-breakup.
* For Music/TheBeachBoys, Dennis Wilson was the first of the classic 6-man line-up to release a solo album, with the lost classic ''Music/PacificOceanBlue'' in 1977, which is still held in high regard. He attempted to create a second solo album, called ''Bambu'', but as Dennis's personal life was going downhill, the album was never completed by the time he drowned in 1983.
** Bruce Johnston and David Marks each pre-dated Dennis with their own solo albums. But Bruce released two solo albums before he joined the Beach Boys in 1965. The first is a surprising good live album ''Surfers' Pajama Party'' in 1962, followed by ''Surfin' Round The World'' in 1963. Bruce released his third and final solo album, ''Going Public'' in 1977, 5 years after he left the Beach Boys (in 1972), and around a year before he returned (in 1978).
** David Marks formed the band '''David Marks And The Marksmen''' after he left the Beach Boys, but they only released a compilation album decades after they broke up. He was also a member of the late-60's PsychedelicRock band '''The Moon''' and with them created the albums ''Without Earth'' in 1968, and ''The Moon'' in 1969. His first proper solo album came much later, with ''Work Tapes'' in 1992. This was followed by ''Something Funny Goin' On'' in 2003, ''I Think About You Often'' in 2006 and ''The Circle Continues'' in 2012.
* Plenty for Music/TheBeatles:
** Music/JohnLennon's two ''Unfinished Music'' albums (''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'', ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions''), ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' and ''Live Peace in Toronto'', all recorded with Music/YokoOno.
** Music/PaulMcCartney's score for the film ''The Family Way''.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Wonderwall Music'' and ''Electronic Sound''.
** Music/RingoStarr's ''Sentimental Journey'' and [=McCartney=]'s self-titled first solo album were recorded while the Beatles were still technically together.
** Lennon, [=McCartney=], and Harrison also wrote for and produced a number of other acts.
* Mono Puff was the side project of John Flansburgh of Music/TheyMightBeGiants.
* Mike Shinoda of Music/LinkinPark had the side project ''Fort Minor''.
* Around 1977-8, all the members of Music/{{Yes}} released solo albums.
* Bill Wyman was the first [[Music/TheRollingStones Rolling Stone]] to release a proper solo album, with the brilliant and underrated ''Monkey Grip'' in 1974. This was followed by the average ''Stone Alone'' in 1976, the great but dated ''Bill Wyman'' in 1982, and finally the awful ''Stuff'' in 1992 (immediately prior to his departure from the Stones). He was also the only Stone to have a major solo hit, with "(Si, Si) Je Suis un Rockstar" in 1981, as well as the minor hits "A New Fashion" and "Come Back Suzanne" in 1982. His first solo single was "In Another Land" from the Stones album ''Music/TheirSatanicMajestiesRequest'' in 1967. He also composed and contributed to the soundtracks for the films ''Green Ice'', ''Phenomena'' and ''Terror At The Opera''.
** Wyman also formed the short-lived band Willie And The Poor Boys in the mid-80's, and created a self-titled album which had many high-profile musicians, as well as Charlie Watts.
** Both Music/MickJagger and Music/KeithRichards have also released solo albums from the 80's onwards. Mick's solo albums are ''She's The Boss'' in 1985, ''Primitive Cool'' in 1987, ''Wandering Spirit'' in 1993, ''Goddess In The Doorway'' in 2001, and the soundtrack to the film ''Alfie'' in 2004. He also contributed to the soundtracks of ''Performance'' and ''Ned Kelly'', with "Memo From Turner" being his first solo single in 1970. However, his solo career (especially early on) nearly destroyed The Rolling Stones, and has helped destroy Mick and Keith's friendship.
** Music/KeithRichards also released two solo albums, ''Talk Is Cheap'' in 1988 and ''Main Offender'' in 1992, and his earliest solo single, a cover of Music/ChuckBerry's "Run Rudolph Run" dates back to 1978.
*** A third solo album by Richards is apparently on the way now.
** Ronnie Wood's solo career started in 1974 with ''I've Got My Own Album To Do'' (Bill Wyman's ''Monkey Grip'' pre-dates it by a few months). This was followed by ''Now Look'' in 1975, a soundtrack to the movie ''Mahoney's Last Stand'' with Ronnie Lane in 1976, ''Gimme Some Neck'' in 1979, ''1234'' in 1981, ''Slide On This'' in 1992, ''Not For Beginners'' in 2001, and ''I Feel Like Playing'' in 2010.
** Mick Taylor also had two solo albums after he left the Rolling Stones, with ''Mick Taylor'' in 1979, and ''A Stone's Throw'' in 2000.
** Also, Music/BrianJones wrote the soundtrack to the film ''A Degree Of Murder'' in 1967, and produced the album ''Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Joujouka'', posthumously released in 1971.
** Charlie Watts also released some solo work, which is of a very different style (Jazz) than the Rolling Stones normally play.
* Almost all the members of the supergroup Music/CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung released solo albums during the band's tenure.
* Several members of Music/TheGratefulDead:
** Guitarist Jerry Garcia released several solo albums, and also had several side projects, including Saunders and Garcia (rock and funk), Old and In the Way (bluegrass), and Wales and Garcia (free jazz).
* Guitarist Bob Weir put out a solo album, and also had a couple of side-project bands that released albums.
** Bassist Phil Lesh had a solo album of experimental electronica featuring a wide variety of guests from several San Francisco bands. (His band, Phil and Friends, didn't form till after the Dead broke up, though, and thus does not qualify.)
** Drummer Micky Hart had a couple of albums with his band Rolling Thunder.
* Eddie Vedder of Music/PearlJam did the soundtrack for the film IntoTheWild while Pearl Jam were still together. He also released a solo Ukulele album.
* Music/PhilCollins started his highly successful solo career in 1981. Around the same time, Music/{{Genesis}} grew more popular, too, with Collins still as their drummer and lead singer. That way, it was pretty much impossible to avoid his music in TheEighties. It wasn't until the late Nineties that Collins left Genesis.
** Also, guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford recorded two solo albums before forming his own Solo Side Project, Mike + The Mechanics.
** Not to mention Genesis' former and gone-for-good lead singer Music/PeterGabriel.
** Steve Hackett's first solo album, ''Voyage of the Acolyte'', was recorded before he formally left Genesis.
* Andrew Horowitz of Music/TallyHall is "edu" when left to his own devices. He released his debut album only on cassette tape in 2012.
** Rob Cantor also began a solo career in 2012.
* Music/FrankZappa is a special case. When he was part of the Mothers of Invention he released one solo album outside the group's activities, namely ''Music/LumpyGravy''. None of the band members appear on it as a group, though a few of them (Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada, Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood and Bunk Gardner) have guest appearances, but only in speaking parts. All music on the record is instrumental and recorded with an orchestra. Seeing that Zappa was pretty much IAmTheBand from the start and all of his output nowadays is branded under the name "Frank Zappa" the distinction has disappeared.
* Music/FreddieMercury released two solo albums while still part of Music/{{Queen}}, namely "Mr. Bad Guy" and "Barcelona", in collaboration with opera singer Montserrat Caballé.
* Tom Barman, lead singer of Belgian rock band Music/{{dEUS}}, has released two solo albums, namely "Live" (with Guy Van Nueten) and "That's Blue!", a collection of snippets from interviews with pop art painters, intercut with music. He has also collaborated with CJ Bolland for their duo solo side project Magnus, which is a dance act. Barman is also a special case, because although dEUS still exists most of the early members have left and went on having solo careers themselves, leaving only Barman and Klaas Janszoons as the permanent members.
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* Music/{{KISS}} did this, with all four members releasing solo albums at the same time.
* Fictional example: In ''Film/ThatThingYouDo'', Guy Patterson (the drummer) works on his jazz chops during the band's big tour.
* Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vanucci of Music/TheKillers both released solo albums in the last few years, but the band are still together and working on a new album.
* Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Phil Selway of Music/{{Radiohead}}--the frontman, lead guitarist/keyboardist, and drummer, respectively--have all released solo work during the band's time together.
** Thom's got the electronic ''The Eraser'' and the ''Spitting Feathers'' EP under his belt, as well as remixes of other artists and a contribution to the {{Twilight}} soundtrack.
** Jonny has done work with the BBC as a composer-in-residence, and has done the soundtrack for NorwegianWood, ThereWillBeBlood, Bodysong, and WeNeedToTalkAboutKevin.
** Phil has released both an album (''Familial'') and an EP (''Running Blind'').
* Jonsi of Music/SigurRos has released ''Go'', a distinctly more electronic-sounding album than his band's usual PostRock output.
* After the release of Music/{{Boston}}'s second album, ''Don't Look Back'', songwriter and lead guitarist Tom Sholz got mired in legal conflicts with the band's producers, causing a long delay in the production of their third album. In the meantime, backup guitarist Barry Goudreau, along with singer Brad Delp, recorded a solo album titled ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Barry Goudreau]]''. Goudreau later went on to split away from the group, forming his own band, Music/OrionTheHunter (which featured the ''future'' Boston vocalist Fran Cosmo, and backup vocals from Brad Delp), and, later, with Delp, Music/{{RTZ}}.
* Julian Casablancas of Music/TheStrokes has released a solo album.
* Davey Havok and Jade Puget of Music/{{AFI}} started a side project called Black Audio, releasing an album called ''Cex Cells''.
* Guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz of Music/KillswitchEngage started a solo project (with former Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach) called Times of Grace.
* The list of side projects various Music/{{Converge}} members have been involved in is as long as your arm.
* Graham Coxon of Music/{{Blur}} fame wrote and released his own albums while the band was still together, and has continued his solo career post-breakup.
* For Music/TheBeachBoys, Dennis Wilson was the first of the classic 6-man line-up to release a solo album, with the lost classic ''Music/PacificOceanBlue'' in 1977, which is still held in high regard. He attempted to create a second solo album, called ''Bambu'', but as Dennis's personal life was going downhill, the album was never completed by the time he drowned in 1983.
** Bruce Johnston and David Marks each pre-dated Dennis with their own solo albums. But Bruce released two solo albums before he joined the Beach Boys in 1965. The first is a surprising good live album ''Surfers' Pajama Party'' in 1962, followed by ''Surfin' Round The World'' in 1963. Bruce released his third and final solo album, ''Going Public'' in 1977, 5 years after he left the Beach Boys (in 1972), and around a year before he returned (in 1978).
** David Marks formed the band '''David Marks And The Marksmen''' after he left the Beach Boys, but they only released a compilation album decades after they broke up. He was also a member of the late-60's PsychedelicRock band '''The Moon''' and with them created the albums ''Without Earth'' in 1968, and ''The Moon'' in 1969. His first proper solo album came much later, with ''Work Tapes'' in 1992. This was followed by ''Something Funny Goin' On'' in 2003, ''I Think About You Often'' in 2006 and ''The Circle Continues'' in 2012.
* Plenty for Music/TheBeatles:
** Music/JohnLennon's two ''Unfinished Music'' albums (''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo1TwoVirgins'', ''Music/UnfinishedMusicNo2LifeWithTheLions''), ''Music/WeddingAlbum'' and ''Live Peace in Toronto'', all recorded with Music/YokoOno.
** Music/PaulMcCartney's score for the film ''The Family Way''.
** Music/GeorgeHarrison's ''Wonderwall Music'' and ''Electronic Sound''.
** Music/RingoStarr's ''Sentimental Journey'' and [=McCartney=]'s self-titled first solo album were recorded while the Beatles were still technically together.
** Lennon, [=McCartney=], and Harrison also wrote for and produced a number of other acts.
* Mono Puff was the side project of John Flansburgh of Music/TheyMightBeGiants.
* Mike Shinoda of Music/LinkinPark had the side project ''Fort Minor''.
* Around 1977-8, all the members of Music/{{Yes}} released solo albums.
* Bill Wyman was the first [[Music/TheRollingStones Rolling Stone]] to release a proper solo album, with the brilliant and underrated ''Monkey Grip'' in 1974. This was followed by the average ''Stone Alone'' in 1976, the great but dated ''Bill Wyman'' in 1982, and finally the awful ''Stuff'' in 1992 (immediately prior to his departure from the Stones). He was also the only Stone to have a major solo hit, with "(Si, Si) Je Suis un Rockstar" in 1981, as well as the minor hits "A New Fashion" and "Come Back Suzanne" in 1982. His first solo single was "In Another Land" from the Stones album ''Music/TheirSatanicMajestiesRequest'' in 1967. He also composed and contributed to the soundtracks for the films ''Green Ice'', ''Phenomena'' and ''Terror At The Opera''.
** Wyman also formed the short-lived band Willie And The Poor Boys in the mid-80's, and created a self-titled album which had many high-profile musicians, as well as Charlie Watts.
** Both Music/MickJagger and Music/KeithRichards have also released solo albums from the 80's onwards. Mick's solo albums are ''She's The Boss'' in 1985, ''Primitive Cool'' in 1987, ''Wandering Spirit'' in 1993, ''Goddess In The Doorway'' in 2001, and the soundtrack to the film ''Alfie'' in 2004. He also contributed to the soundtracks of ''Performance'' and ''Ned Kelly'', with "Memo From Turner" being his first solo single in 1970. However, his solo career (especially early on) nearly destroyed The Rolling Stones, and has helped destroy Mick and Keith's friendship.
** Music/KeithRichards also released two solo albums, ''Talk Is Cheap'' in 1988 and ''Main Offender'' in 1992, and his earliest solo single, a cover of Music/ChuckBerry's "Run Rudolph Run" dates back to 1978.
*** A third solo album by Richards is apparently on the way now.
** Ronnie Wood's solo career started in 1974 with ''I've Got My Own Album To Do'' (Bill Wyman's ''Monkey Grip'' pre-dates it by a few months). This was followed by ''Now Look'' in 1975, a soundtrack to the movie ''Mahoney's Last Stand'' with Ronnie Lane in 1976, ''Gimme Some Neck'' in 1979, ''1234'' in 1981, ''Slide On This'' in 1992, ''Not For Beginners'' in 2001, and ''I Feel Like Playing'' in 2010.
** Mick Taylor also had two solo albums after he left the Rolling Stones, with ''Mick Taylor'' in 1979, and ''A Stone's Throw'' in 2000.
** Also, Music/BrianJones wrote the soundtrack to the film ''A Degree Of Murder'' in 1967, and produced the album ''Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Joujouka'', posthumously released in 1971.
** Charlie Watts also released some solo work, which is of a very different style (Jazz) than the Rolling Stones normally play.
* Almost all the members of the supergroup Music/CrosbyStillsNashAndYoung released solo albums during the band's tenure.
* Several members of Music/TheGratefulDead:
** Guitarist Jerry Garcia released several solo albums, and also had several side projects, including Saunders and Garcia (rock and funk), Old and In the Way (bluegrass), and Wales and Garcia (free jazz).
* Guitarist Bob Weir put out a solo album, and also had a couple of side-project bands that released albums.
** Bassist Phil Lesh had a solo album of experimental electronica featuring a wide variety of guests from several San Francisco bands. (His band, Phil and Friends, didn't form till after the Dead broke up, though, and thus does not qualify.)
** Drummer Micky Hart had a couple of albums with his band Rolling Thunder.
* Eddie Vedder of Music/PearlJam did the soundtrack for the film IntoTheWild while Pearl Jam were still together. He also released a solo Ukulele album.
* Music/PhilCollins started his highly successful solo career in 1981. Around the same time, Music/{{Genesis}} grew more popular, too, with Collins still as their drummer and lead singer. That way, it was pretty much impossible to avoid his music in TheEighties. It wasn't until the late Nineties that Collins left Genesis.
** Also, guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford recorded two solo albums before forming his own Solo Side Project, Mike + The Mechanics.
** Not to mention Genesis' former and gone-for-good lead singer Music/PeterGabriel.
** Steve Hackett's first solo album, ''Voyage of the Acolyte'', was recorded before he formally left Genesis.
* Andrew Horowitz of Music/TallyHall is "edu" when left to his own devices. He released his debut album only on cassette tape in 2012.
** Rob Cantor also began a solo career in 2012.
* Music/FrankZappa is a special case. When he was part of the Mothers of Invention he released one solo album outside the group's activities, namely ''Music/LumpyGravy''. None of the band members appear on it as a group, though a few of them (Jimmy Carl Black, Roy Estrada, Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood and Bunk Gardner) have guest appearances, but only in speaking parts. All music on the record is instrumental and recorded with an orchestra. Seeing that Zappa was pretty much IAmTheBand from the start and all of his output nowadays is branded under the name "Frank Zappa" the distinction has disappeared.
* Music/FreddieMercury released two solo albums while still part of Music/{{Queen}}, namely "Mr. Bad Guy" and "Barcelona", in collaboration with opera singer Montserrat Caballé.
* Tom Barman, lead singer of Belgian rock band Music/{{dEUS}}, has released two solo albums, namely "Live" (with Guy Van Nueten) and "That's Blue!", a collection of snippets from interviews with pop art painters, intercut with music. He has also collaborated with CJ Bolland for their duo solo side project Magnus, which is a dance act. Barman is also a special case, because although dEUS still exists most of the early members have left and went on having solo careers themselves, leaving only Barman and Klaas Janszoons as the permanent members.
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