OT: One-man/-woman bands? Who else has pulled a KK?

[Throb]

[quote="sockii"]I have a really perverse fondness for McCartney II.

I was all of about 7 years old when that came out and deep into my Beatles love at the time...recently put it on my ipod and I have no shame in admitting I still love much of that album...so thanks for that video link...have not seen that in decades!!![/quote]

Funny, I hadn't thought of that video for probably 20 + years. I started reading this thread, thought of McCartney II and I just flashed back to watching that video and seeing Paul and Linda as the whole "Band" and then found it on You Tube.

With his take on "New Wave" as the keybord player. Was he supposed to be Split Enz or Flock of Seagulls or had those videos come out yet?

[animal]

another drummer from a world-famous band gone solo:

Roger Taylor (from Queen) : Fun In Space

including the probably Police-inspired "Future Management"

YESSSS very cool! I need to dig out that vinyl from the basement.

[animal]

Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac first solo album Law and Order, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, and vocals.

[Tamadude]

Aldo Nova. He's from where I grew up; Montreal.

His biggest song was "Fantasy". He played all the instruments in the recording but used a band for the video.

The music part starts at about 1:28.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&hl=en&v=GylirgHFqeQ

Nowhere near McCartney caliber but I rememeber how flabbergasted I was when I learned that just one person made that song .

Anyone remember this tune?

[Chatchka]

KT Tunstall: Don't know if she ever recorded this way, but I saw this live on the Today show a few years ago and was really impressed. The clip doesn't show the build up from Matt Lauer, but he said that she had gone in to demonstrate her song for their producer, who was so impressed that he/she put her on the air that same morning. Pretty freaking groovie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54tFDX0LuPI

[luddite lady]

[quote="Tamadude"]Aldo Nova. He's from where I grew up; Montreal.

His biggest song was "Fantasy". He played all the instruments in the recording but used a band for the video.

The music part starts at about 1:28.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&hl=en&v=GylirgHFqeQ

Nowhere near McCartney caliber but I rememeber how flabbergasted I was when I learned that just one person made that song .

Anyone remember this tune?

[/quote]

I remember. I wish I didn't, but I remember. Aaah the 80's. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the best of hair. It was the worst of hair.

And the guy's leopard skin jumpsuit made him look like Edith Prickly in need of a body waxing.

[Peanut]

The legendary Keith Moon did "Two Sides Of The Moon" - an much underrated classic!
Musically it's not quite KK as it features other musicians, but nontheless it's definitely worth getting!

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/mus ... e+Moon.htm

Here's "I Don't Suppose" - my all-time favourite track from "Two Sides.."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXZdt9PYDKw

-P- xXx

[smax]

stevie wonder played/plays lots of instruments on his early 70's masterpieces, i'm not sure he played everything on all these albums, but pretty sure he played everything on "music in my mind", and most things on the other albums... oh, yeah: and the dude CANNOT SEE!!!!!!!!! and was only 21/22 when music in my mind came out.

from 72's "music in my mind"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOlycEMViWU

talking book, also 72, including superstition (live on sesame street);
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE

innervisions, 74 (my fave)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRT3Te21sXM

Fullfillingness’ First Finale, including boogie on reggae woman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDxRTITq ... re=related

[njperry]

I beleive that in most, if not all of his surviving recordings, Robert Johnson played all the instruments.

I guess that doesn't count since all the instruments is Johnson playing his guitar.

But Robert Johnson playing just his guitar is better than all but a few bands of many instruments, regardless of whether there are few or many players.

[policerule]

Les was going to be my contribution (thanks EQ), but didn't Howard Jones do all of his music by himself? I will Google this now.

[BongoBoy]

To NJperry.

what one is it again? "Teraplane Blues" sounds like two guitars at once.

Freakin impossible.

I remember Clapton showing how he can't really do it.

Cheers.
BongoAtTheCrossroads O !

[DirtyMartini]

Cool! More folks coming up than I'd expected, including a few I didn't know about.

Thanks for that article, T.