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Originally Posted by pgardn
Wrongo. Alanis Morrissette did have a band when she was young. She played in a local dive. So its just when they become famous and their hits are with backups? So Tom Petty does not have a band except when it was called the Heart Breakers, and getting a new man at a position disqualifies. Or Bachman Turner overdrive is not a band, its just two guys with some sit ins? So what is the definition of a band? I think you see what I mean. Or when one person that was in a band is no longer a band when they play with other sit ins. So Phil Collins only counts when he played with Genesis? Is that what we are saying?
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PG: You're right. Phil Collins is not a band. Genesis is a band. Just because Phil Collins was in Genesis, he is no longer a band when he goes out without Genesis. Then he is a solo artist. Phil Collins kicks ass, so he "counts" whether he is solo or in a band. That's the best definition anyone could give for it. Alanis Morissette
having been in a band does not make Alanis Morissette a band. One person cannot be a band (except for that guy at Venice Beach who plays a washboard and stomps on drums while playing a harmonica and a guitar). It's simple. It's an artist (a person's name) or a band (a band name).
Examples of solo artists:
Phil Collins
Natalie Merchant
Laura Dawn
Nina Gordon
Examples of their respective bands:
Genesis
10,000 Maniacs
Fluffer
Veruca Salt
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Originally Posted by pdrift1
how do you know how much input those other members have in the band and influence her? if they have input and influence she is no longer a SOLO artist.
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Input doesn't matter, they are not a band. Let's use Alanis Morissette again here. It doesn't matter if her band comes up with parts or influences the way she writes or performs....they are still HER band. She is not a band. One person cannot be a band -- it defies the definition of the word in the first place.
I can attest to this personally. I played plenty of shows with a band when I was in college. We gigged together, we worked on harmonies together, we worked on songs together. We were not a band. When the flyer went up it said "Brian W. Spencer." I am not a band. I can gaurantee you that. I actually even know how it feels -- there is no way no matter who plays with me or who influences that the name "Brian W. Spencer" is a band. I know, because I'm Brian W. Spencer....that's me. I'm not a band. I'm one person. The very definition of the word dictates that I cannot be a band.
It's really neither here nor there, and in the big scheme not a big deal -- but there is a very distinct, and for some people, very important difference between being solo and being IN a band, let alone insinuating that one solo artist can be a band.