10 Incredible Rock Singers Who Were In TWO Great Bands
The dual lives of rock's greatest voices.
The lead singer is one of the most important roles in the typical rock band. With the exception of maybe the guitar player, the vocalist is the one that has the most star power and plays the typical role of rock star whenever a band takes to the stage. Most fans will typically identify a band based on the singer, but these gifted pipes couldn't be contained to just one act.
Over the years, many vocalists have been able to show different sides of their artistic selves by starting completely different bands than the ones they started out with. It might sound like career sabotage to leave the band that made you famous, but these singers proved that they had the raw talent to hold their own away from their usual outfit.
Sometimes, these secondary acts have afforded these musicians to touch on different territory they otherwise wouldn't have been able to express in their main gig.
No matter much a vocalist may seem tied to a certain act, the true artists of the genre always have a few tricks up their sleeve when it comes to working outside their normal confines.
They may be known as the classic frontman for their home band, but these other acts show that these guys are no slouch when it comes to handling other material.
10. Dave Grohl - Nirvana/Foo Fighters
Sure, it might be stretching by putting Dave Grohl on this list, but his star power has truly made him unable to be tied to one band. For most fans, Grohl has been known as the drummer of Nirvana and the songwriting mastermind behind the Foo Fighters, but where does the singing come in?
Though the Foos give Grohl a chance to let out his rockstar self, Nirvana didn't really lend itself to that kind of style due to the effortless star power of Kurt Cobain. Even though Grohl may not have had a hand in a ton of Nirvana's tracks, his vocal debut actually started with the grunge trio, with the B-side "Marigold" being a mellow departure from the band's usual feral attack.
In fact, Grohl was originally supposed to collaborate with Cobain with his own material on the follow up to 1993's In Utero, but things quickly went south when Cobain started to spiral, leading to his death in 1994.
Determined to pull himself out of depression, Grohl went into the studio and made the Foos' debut record all by himself. In addition to creating one of the biggest bands in the world, Grohl's collaborations with everyone from Queens of the Stone Age to Tenacious D shows how much of a musical marvel he truly is.