00:00Up on Balancholy Hill, there's a plastic tree. Are you here with me?
00:09Welcome to WatchMojo. And today, we're looking at 10 musicians who managed to carve out big success for themselves with
00:15more than one influential band.
00:18There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes.
00:25Maynard James Keenan.
00:33One of the most impressive things about Maynard James Keenan's work over the years is how he maintains a distinct
00:38identity for each of his musical projects.
00:41He first rose to prominence as the singer and lyricist of Tool, whose progressive metal sound, philosophical themes, and ambitious
00:47albums made them legends of the 1990s.
00:50From there, Keenan founded a perfect circle, exploring a more melodic alternative rock direction.
01:08He later formed Pucifer, a genre-blending project that incorporates rock and electronic music.
01:14Sure, his voice and lyrics remain a constant, but the sheer versatility on display from Keenan is staggering.
01:19You speak like someone who has never been smacked in the f***ing mouth.
01:27Mike Patton.
01:28You want it all, but you don't have it.
01:35One band was never going to be enough for a musician of Mike Patton's abilities.
01:40He burst onto the scene as the frontman of Faith No More, the trailblazing alternative metal act that served as
01:46the perfect vessel for his remarkable vocal talents.
01:49He then dived deeper into experimentation with Mr. Bungle and their constant genre-hopping.
02:04He also went on to form Phantomas, Tomahawk, and Peeping Tom, each showcasing different aspects of his musical interests and
02:11range.
02:12Faith No More remained the most commercially successful, but each band adds something unique to the Mike Patton story.
02:18Watch the range, spare change, good is my name.
02:33Tom Morello.
02:37Fuck up.
02:39Get your f***, get your name.
02:40Get your losers on the wall playing tic-tac-toe.
02:43When Rage Against the Machine broke into the mainstream in the 1990s, they represented a very different type of band.
02:50The anger and politically charged lyricism of frontman Zach De La Rocha paired perfectly with the metal-infused riffs of
02:56Tom Morello.
02:57It was a fresh and exciting sound, but for Morello, it was only the beginning.
03:01He would later branch off with his Rage bandmates to form Audioslave with Chris Cornell on vocals, resulting in multi
03:07-platinum-selling albums and enduring rock radio staples.
03:19Morello has also performed with Prophets of Rage, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and numerous solo projects, cementing
03:26his reputation as one of modern rock's most distinctive axemen.
03:30Living on the 110, there's no end to the property stopping me.
03:36Damon Albarn.
03:37Girls like boys, who like boys, big girls, and two boys, like their girls, and two girls, like their boys.
03:45Few artists of the last three decades have pulled off the type of career pivot that Blur frontman Damon Albarn
03:50managed.
03:51Despite his band's huge success in the UK, they were largely unable to break into the US market.
03:56In a truly unexpected twist, Albarn would not achieve true international success until he embarked on a very bizarre side
04:04project in the early 2000s, forming the animated band, Gorillaz.
04:18The band were a far cry from the Britpop that Albarn made his name with, mixing electronic music, funk, hip
04:25-hop, and more to create an infectious sound.
04:27Several of their albums are now regarded as classics, making Albarn the owner of one of music's most successful second
04:34chapters.
04:35Call in the submarines, round the world with gold.
04:42Does anybody know love?
04:45Ronnie James Dio.
04:47Lonnie, you're rockin' roll!
04:50Lonnie, you're rockin' roll!
04:53Filling the shoes of the great Ozzy Osbourne is no easy feat.
04:56Yet, when the legendary frontman was fired from Black Sabbath due to his substance abuse issues,
05:01the metal band somehow found an incredible solution.
05:03Ronnie James Dio had already made his name with Rainbow, and his soaring vocals and fantastical lyricism ended up bringing
05:10new life to the group.
05:18The subsequent album, Heaven and Hell, was a success, although he left shortly after their second LP together, The Mob
05:25Rules.
05:25His stint with Sabbath then gave way to the formation of his own band, Dio, who have a strong following
05:31to this day.
05:31Holy Diver, you've been out too long in the midnight sea, almost be coming of me.
05:40Chris Cornell.
05:42And you stare at me, Jesus Christ, for...
05:48The powerful vocals of the late, great Chris Cornell made him one of the most memorable vocalists of the 1990s
05:54and beyond.
05:55He first gained acclaim as the frontman of Soundgarden, whose blend of heavy metal and grunge helped define Seattle's music
06:00explosion at the end of the 80s.
06:10After Soundgarden initially disbanded, Cornell became the lead singer of Audio Slave, joining former members of Rage Against the Machine
06:16to carve out even more commercial and critical success.
06:19Cornell is the type of singer who was always going to branch out into a range of different genres, and
06:25it's pretty clear that he was a major success in this regard.
06:28I'm so hungry, I'm so hungry, I'm so hungry, Dave Mustaine.
06:35Feels like me, we're constantly, and comes in for our lives.
06:40Although he was only on board with Metallica for their earliest years, the impact that Dave Mustaine had on the
06:45group's direction was significant, or at least that's what he's been telling the world for 40 years.
06:50The early demos that featured Mustaine on lead guitar did indeed showcase all of the energy and grit that would
06:55eventually make it onto the band's debut LP.
06:58However, Mustaine would be dismissed from the band due to substance abuse problems and personal conflicts.
07:03He would go on to form Megadeth shortly after, carving out a truly massive legacy of his own.
07:08The thing that bothered me the most was I had all my music, and I left it behind, and I
07:12said, don't use my music, and of course they did.
07:15Oh, really?
07:15Yeah, they used it on the first record, on the second record, there's parts of my music on a song
07:20on the third.
07:20Though it took years for him to make peace with Metallica and what happened, the fact that he did so
07:25well for himself was a remarkable feat.
07:27These are the last words I'll ever speak to be your second name.
07:36Paul McCartney.
07:48You might have heard of Paul McCartney's first band, The Beatles, the sensational Liverpool Quartet, who redefined pop, rock, and
07:55experimental music in the 1970s.
07:571960s. All four members achieved success to varying degrees when the group broke up in 1970,
08:03but it was McCartney who dove headfirst into another long-term band. Wings were formed
08:08alongside his wife Linda McCartney and guitarist Denny Lane, going on to become one of the biggest
08:12bands of the 1970s. McCartney's solo career would also produce some of the highest-selling
08:26hits of the century, proving that he was more than capable of standing on his own two feet.
08:40Dave Grohl
08:48Given that he was known primarily as the drummer sitting behind Kurt Cobain in Nirvana,
08:53watching Dave Grohl become a major success in his later years has been a real treat.
08:57Following Kurt Cobain's tragic death, Grohl reinvented himself by founding the Foo Fighters,
09:01recording their debut album almost entirely by himself.
09:11Little did he know that upon recruiting a full band to join him, they would go on to become
09:15one of the defining rock bands of the next 20 years. To this day, Grohl has arguably become
09:20something of a spokesman for the genre of rock and roll, and it's clear that he has the resume
09:24to back it up.
09:33Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions. Ronnie Wood, legendary for
09:39his work with the Rolling Stones and the Faces. Jack White started with the White Stripes before
09:52branching out several times.
10:03Corey Taylor
10:04Slipknot and Stone Sour
10:06Both made him an icon.
10:17Steve Winwood
10:18Sustained a solo career alongside the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith.
10:33Matt Cameron
10:35Veteran Drummer for Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Pearl Jam.
10:50Eric Clapton
10:59Beyond his prowess on the guitar, perhaps the most impressive thing about Eric Clapton
11:03is how he managed to carve out a run of success with several bands while having an equally fruitful
11:08solo career. The Yardbirds, John Mayall and the Blues Breakers, Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek
11:14and the Dominoes all had Clapton in their lineup and all achieved some degree of critical or commercial
11:20success.
11:33Over the years, Clapton has showcased his versatility and innate ability to find his way onto the charts.
11:39People talk about his all-timer status as a guitarist, but he also deserves credit for his
11:44immense longevity.
11:51But who do you think is the most versatile musician of them all? Let us know in the comments below.
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