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Best/Worst decisions by a singer or musician....

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I laughed uncontrollably when Dave took that fans camera phone during a song and stuck it in his pants and pressed down on it really hard. Then he took the phone out and gave it back to them and said, in the awesomest DLR voice, "There's a picture forrr youuuuu!". It's on youtube somewhere.
 
These are probably more pop oriented than anything else.

Good: Rob Thomas ditching Matchbox Twenty; he makes good pop
Audioslave

Bad: Mike Shinoda "taking time off" from Linkin Park and IMO delaying the shit out of their album to work on Fort Minor.
Gwen Stefani leaving No Doubt. No Doubt was OK ska, now she's catering to the teenie boppers.
Chris Cornell doing solo stuff. You made one good choice to break away, don't count on the second one being any good just because.
 
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
"David Lee Roth (first album did ok b/c of name recognition then reality set in) "

The reason they were great on the first album is because of STEVE VIA!!!!! He only recorded that one album and then DLR sucked after that 🙂
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Vai was on Dave's first two albums, "Eat 'Em and Smile" and "Skyscraper".
 
I remember being in school and hearing "Slam Dunk" on the radio late one night, not sure which album it was on, but the lyrics make me grin at the time.
 
Originally posted by: BlackTigers91
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Originally posted by: broon
Some of those that you say were bad were not necessarily the singer's decision. David Lee Roth was fired.
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Definitely the best American rock band ever,
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Whoaaaa there buddy.


😛
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Most influential American rock band? Check.
One of, if not THE most influential guitar player ever? Check.
(EVH not only kick-started the shredders, but has all sorts of innovations in equipment, too. )
Sold almost 100 million albums world-wide? Check.
Two different albums over 10 million? Check. (and these albums were from back in the day when sales really meant something)
Most #1's on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart? Check.
Multiple Grammy nominations and winning a Grammy? Check.
DLR widely considered the greatest rock Frontman (not singer)? Check.

Doing all this with, mainly, two DIFFERENT singers? Yep, greatest American rock band.
What American band has done it better? Metallica? Aerosmith? Those are the only two that even can be in the conversation, and IMO they fall short. Hell, just search Youtube for "Eruption" and see how many kids are still trying to play it. Don't see too many trying to learn Aerosmith solos. 😉
 
No Doubt was ska? I used listen to LOTS of ska in my teen years by association and I never in my life thought No Doubt was ska.
 
Originally posted by: Dorkenstein
No Doubt was ska? I used listen to LOTS of ska in my teen years by association and I never in my life thought No Doubt was ska.
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Ska-ish really, like loki put it.
 
Vince Clark leaving Depeche Mode was a good move for both the band and for Vince. He went on to form first Yaz with Alison Moyet, and then Erasure with Andy Bell, both enjoying great commercial success, and Depeche Mode went on to make popular music for the next couple of decades, and are still going.
 
Mark Knopfler disbanding Dire Straits was a good move for him. I guess he could have kept the band and things might ahve stayed the same, but it is hard to say. I think having the band might have limited his writing freedom. Of course his first 2 solo albums were mediocre, but the ones after were great.
 
Jon Anderson leaving Yes that short space of time when Drama was made. Steve Howe and whoever else was in Asia.. deciding to make Asia. Bleh.

And of course Bruford leaving Yes to join King Crimson *barf*
 
Originally posted by: daveshel
Originally posted by: Sinsear
ahem....Roger Waters
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And Roger Hodgson while you're at it.
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No, they were out of steam anyway. I don't think that decision mattered much in terms of effecting creative writing or producing good songs or anything. They and he were done.
 
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