History ThoseTwoGuys / Music

* An interesting case: Music/SteelyDan, in the early days, had as members Michael [=McDonald=] and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who went on to become known for being in Music/TheDoobieBrothers. The two central members, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who wrote pretty much everything, and ended up being the only members, became the FaceOfTheBand, and ''only known'' for Steely Dan. People actually forget sometimes [=McDonald=] and Baxter were in it, too.

* Anyone in Music/FosterThePeople who isn't [[FaceOfTheBand Mark]] [[EgocentricTeamNaming Foster]]. The other two members of the band (Mark Pontius and Cubbie Fink) don't even appear on the recording of "Pumped Up Kicks," [[SignatureSong the song by which everyone identifies them in the first place.]] Heck, the original name of the band was ''Foster & the People'', which would have made them just "the people."

* Music/{{ACDC}} has consisted of [[FaceOfTheBand Angus Young]], the singer at the time (Bon Scott, Brian Johnson or Axl Rose) and the expendable three to the majority of people… Especially now since Phil Rudd is out of the band, Cliff Williams has announced his retirement and Malcolm Young's dementia diagnosis and subsequent death.

* The two guys in the Music/BlackEyedPeas who aren't Fergie and will.i.am.

* {{Music/Paramore}} has become this recently: Hayley Williams and those two guys. This is particularly sad when you think about the fact that the band's classic line-up was very well liked among the fans.

* Music/{{Rush}} is an interesting inversion: It's [[BadassBookworm Neil Peart]], [[LeadBassist Geddy Lee]], and the blonde guy that plays the guitar. Poor, poor Alex. Of note is that if this were any other band Alex Lifeson would be the standout among Those Other Guys; Alex is very talented in his own right, but the poor guy is overshadowed by Geddy's vocals and front-row bass and Neil's drumming and lyrics.

* Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks when Music/{{Genesis}} was a Phil Collins-fronted trio.

* An interesting case: Music/SteelyDan, in the early days, had as members Michael [=McDonald=] and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who went on to become known for being in The Doobie Brothers. The two central members, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who wrote pretty much everything, and ended up being the only members, became the FaceOfTheBand, and ''only known'' for Steely Dan. People actually forget sometimes [=McDonald=] and Baxter were in it, too.

* For many non-fans Music/TakeThatBand were Music/GaryBarlow, Music/RobbieWilliams, Mark Owen and the two guys who danced behind them. Jason Orange and Howard Donald generally got fewer solos during the band's original run and were often confused for each other. This has started to balance out following their 2009 reunion, which Williams wasn't initially part of, with vocals being more even split among the four members. Jason's own departure in 2014 brought the band down to three members and finally gave Howard a chance to stand out on his own.

* For many non-fans Music/TakeThatBand were Music/GaryBarlow, Music/RobbieWilliams, Mark Owen and the two guys who danced behind them. Jason Orange and Howard Donald generally got fewer solos during the band's original run and often got confused for each other. This has started to balance out following their 2009 reunion, which Williams wasn't initially part of, with vocals being more even split among the four members. Jason's own departure in 2014 brought the band down to three members and finally gave Howard a chance to stand out on his own.

* Music/{{XTC}} had Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding, the band's songwriters.

* An interesting case: Music/SteelyDan, in the early days, had as members Michael [=McDonald=] and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who went on to become known for being in The DoobieBrothers. The two central members, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who wrote pretty much everything, and ended up being the only members, became the FaceOfTheBand, and ''only known'' for Steely Dan. People actually forget sometimes [=McDonald=] and Baxter were in it, too.

* Many people will only remember John Lennon and Paul McCartney when thinking about Music/TheBeatles, and tend to forget Ringo and George.

* Music/{{AC/DC}} consists of [[FaceOfTheBand Angus Young]], Brian Johnson and the expendable three to the majority of people… Especially now since Phil Rudd is out of the band, Cliff Williams has announced his retirement and Malcolm Young dementia diagnosis and subsequent
death.

* AC/DC consists of Angus Young, Brian Johnson and the expendable three to the majority of people… Especially now since Malcolm Young and Phil Rudd are out of the band.

* {{Paramore}} has become this recently: Hayley Williams and those two guys. This is particularly sad when you think about the fact that the band's classic line-up was very well liked among the fans.