albums where each member of a band has a solo piece

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i.e. pink floyd ummagumma (studio disc), and isn't there a throbbing gristle album like this? any others?

― workbench, Tuesday, 31 August 2004 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

that Yes album

― JaXoN (JasonD), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 20:52 (twenty-one years ago)

"album"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 20:53 (twenty-one years ago)

ELP's 'Works' albums, right?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Almost every Sloan album; all four of them write songs, and the albums will usually have three from each guy, who get to sing their own songs with the rest of the band backing them up.

― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:27 (twenty-one years ago)

The Who A Quick One, right?

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:36 (twenty-one years ago)

the last few yo la tengo lps

― purple patch (electricsound), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Tower Recordings "Planet TR"

― Russ (Russ), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Almost every Sloan album; all four of them write songs, and the albums will usually have three from each guy, who get to sing their own songs with the rest of the band backing them up.

I believe Teenage Fanclub used to do this too.
And let's not forget ... THE WHITE ALBUM.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Outkast

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

(SB/TLB, I mean)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 31 August 2004 21:52 (twenty-one years ago)

all 3 members of Wolf Eyes had a solo CDR come out on Hanson simultaneously, with similar packaging

― Russ (Russ), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 22:03 (twenty-one years ago)

do those kiss and melvins face albums count (dunno, haven't heard any of em)

― JaXoN (JasonD), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Much as I looked forward to (and still like) the first Koerner, Ray & Glover album, I was disappointed to learn that most of the songs feature only one or two of the three. As best I recall, only 3-4 numbers utilize all three of 'em. Shoulda called it Koerner and/or Ray and/or Glover. (Truth in advertising.)

I don't suppose Synchronicity counts. (Sting allows Andy Summers and Stewart copeland one composition/lead vocal apiece.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

The Throbbing Gristle album with that 4way split of solo tracks is "D.O.A." and it is individually and collectively awesome . . .

― Drew Daniel, Tuesday, 31 August 2004 23:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Assuming that Jason was referring to Yes's Fragile,, there's also that idiotic 9012Live: The Solos thing.

And Double Nickels On The Dime had three tracks (out of 45 total) on which only one of the three Minutemen appeared.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Tuesday, 31 August 2004 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)

The Monkees probably deserve mention here. Peter Tork was their own Ringo, though, when it came to vocals. The Beatles must have half a dozen albums that fit this bill.

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 01:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Of the Monkees' albums, though, only The Monkees Present was specifically designed to be essentially a collection of mini-solo-albums (four tracks each from Micky, Davy and Mike, none involved with each other's tracks; Peter had left by this point).

― Joseph McCombs, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 03:50 (twenty-one years ago)

that shitty CCR album

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe that the title track from East/West by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band has solos by everyone, and that "Driftin' and Driftin' " from The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw also has some solo work from everyone.

― Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 04:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe that the title track from East/West by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band has solos by everyone

Uh, that's not exactly how this thread works. You want ALBUMS with individual solo pieces, not songs with instrumental solos. And anyways, in "East-West" (one of my 20-25 favourite pieces of music EVER) only Butterfield and the guitarists take solos. The fact that Mark Naftalin co-wrote the song and yet doesn't take a solo for himself has always struck me utterly baffling. In fact you can barely hear his keyboards at all throughout the length of the track.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 05:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I have failed

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― Gear! (Gear!), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 05:50 (twenty-one years ago)

the beastie boys - hello nasty

― aquuu, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 05:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Wire - 154
Each member had a solo piece on a single that came wth the vinyl LP; I don't know if they're on the CD or not

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 06:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Definitely White Album specifically because Ringo wrote a song on it and it was less collaborative than Abbey Road.

And Zenyatta Mondatta because each member contributed an instrumental piece.

Neither of these are like Ummagumma where each member contributes straight-up "solo" material, but they're close enough.

― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 06:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Outkast's Speakerboxx/Love Below

― mms (mms), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 07:47 (twenty-one years ago)

It wasn't an album, but I just have to say "fishcakes... FISHCAKES!!!"

Bauhaus - 1,2,3,4

Oh! Wait! Exquisite Corpse, that was each band doing a solo piece and sticking them all together. The second half of "The Sky's Gone Out".

― Super-Masonic Black Hole (kate), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 07:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Living Colour - Time's Up *cough*

― mzui, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 08:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Gogogo Airheart's Exit the UXA, I guess. I have no idea who the official members of the band are, but there's not a single person who appears on every track on the album. There's obvious tracks where the bass player handles lead vocals/guitar duties, etc.

― Vic Funk, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 10:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Pentangle "Sweet Child"
tangent - is the drummer's track always the dud one?

― bham, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

In ELP, it was usually the only one worth anything. Speaking of, isn't Brain Salad Surgery like this? Palmer gets 'Toccata' for a feature, Lake gets 'Still You Turn Me On', Emerson gets, um, something, and then they bop around together for half an hour?

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 1 September 2004 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

do those kiss and melvins face albums count (dunno, haven't heard any of em)
-- JaXoN (jaso...), August 31st, 2004.

Probably not,because if I'm reading the topic correctly, we're looking for real solo pieces, as in, one person makes all the music by himself. The Kiss albums had full studio hack bands on them, but the Melvins' STAG album has a solo track by each member. The info's in the liner notes, but the only one I know for sure is the last one, which is Dale's.

― MikeDixon, Wednesday, 1 September 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282--Porcelain Entertainments

― Stephen Boyle (SBoyle), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

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