Bands you think of as 'One person plus anybody'

[the coming of gary]

Texas -  Sharleen Spiteri

Hot Chocolate  -  Errol Brown
.

[Chip Shop Charlie]

Alice Cooper, massive career but with lots of different and very good musicians behind him. 

[frank marker]

Talking Heads. David Byrne

Sorry, I have to politely disagree with this.

On another note...

Robert Fripp - King Crimson

[honky cat]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

Tough. *folds arms and looks away*

Lol he wrote one of the most recognised and copied bass lines of all times. Good Times.

[zebthecat]

Sting - Police 

It wasn't to start with but he did stealthily take over.

[Massive Attack]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

Tough. *folds arms and looks away*

[Massive Attack]

Sting - Police 

[honky cat]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

 

I'd say no to that. Bernard was very important to their sound but he's been dead 30 years, while Nile has kept going and is still high profile. 

[zebthecat]

Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with the musician Neil Young. Since 1969, fifteen studio albums and eight live albums have been billed as being by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. They have also released six studio albums of their own between 1971 and 2009.

I know Neil Young fired the band at one point so I don't know if that makes him a member but as above they recorded more albums with Young that they did on their own.

Weld is my second favourite live album.
Being with Crazy Horse allowed Neil Young to unleash an absolutely blisteringly wonderful guitar racket.
Best version of Like a Hurricane ever.

[zebthecat]

Ministry - Al Jourgensen

[oioi]

Pulp

The Cure

[Far Cough UKunt]

Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with the musician Neil Young. Since 1969, fifteen studio albums and eight live albums have been billed as being by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. They have also released six studio albums of their own between 1971 and 2009.

I know Neil Young fired the band at one point so I don't know if that makes him a member but as above they recorded more albums with Young that they did on their own.

[only1billybonds]

DION and the Belmonts.

The Verve

 

[Massive Attack]

Nile Rodgers - Chic

[only1billybonds]

Tak.

Totally get you on that one, I was coming from the angle of a moderately interested fan. Anyone who is a big fan of INXS will know they were so much more than MH and a few mates but to the casual fan, Hutchence wooul d be the first name (and possibly) only that comes to mind.

[Bungo]

Neil Young from Crazy Horse

That's a curious one. As far as I know Crazy Horse the band existed as a separate entity and Neil Young happened to do a lot of work with them. Not sure whether he was really a member or whether it was just a very long running collaboration? I don't think they were ever just his backing band either.

Anyone? 

[Far Cough UKunt]

Neil Young from Crazy Horse

[Bungo]

The Fall

Although honourable mention for Marc Riley I think.

Mark E. Smith once said, "If it's me and your Granny on bongos, it's the Fall".

Riley wrote most of the tunes during the band's best period (78-82) but I reckon Steve Hanley made the biggest contribution to their sound (and somehow managed to stay in the band for 20 years).

He was right of course. I think I read once that there were more than 60 members of The Fall over the years!

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

The Fall

Although honourable mention for Marc Riley I think.

Mark E. Smith once said, "If it's me and your Granny on bongos, it's the Fall".

Riley wrote most of the tunes during the band's best period (78-82) but I reckon Steve Hanley made the biggest contribution to their sound (and somehow managed to stay in the band for 20 years).

[Hello Mrs. Jones]

Talking Heads. David Byrne

[Takashi Miike]

Tim Booth (James)

[Takashi Miike]

bill, a bit of an insult there to andrew farris who wrote most of their best songs. agree though, michael was one of the best ever front men

[only1billybonds]

The Dave Clarke five

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet band.

Kenny Rogers and the first edition

INXS

[dm]

A lot of people would say Bon Jovi but that does overlook Ritchie Sambora’s talent as a guitarist.  I personally felt Bon Jovi was a waste of his talent and he should have been in a better band. 
 

[dm]

Most people would say this about Adam and the Ants, but that overlooks Marco Pirroni’s contribution to the songwriting and Chris Hughes’ expertise as a drummer and producer. 

[dm]

Although I’m not into The The, weren’t they essentially Matt Johnson’s vehicle?