Tonight’s DUAN has a bit of a challenge built in. Post a band within a band, a musical alter ego, or a band or singer’s alias or secret identity. Don’t forget to tell us their more famous identities as well as the pseudonyms.
Lots of musicians break free from their more famous identities to put out new or experimental music. Sometimes it’s just a running gag, sometimes it’s for secret smaller gig shows, and sometimes it’s a chance for them to stray from the formula of their own success. At any rate, it’s fun for the artist and the fans alike.
Keep on keeping it real, Deadsplinter.
This dipshit once went by the name Derek and recorded a hit song about fucking his best friend’s wife.
said friend forgave him too….apparently
/me now wonders what exactly that nickname slow hands was all about
Hell, Clapton went one better and married Patty. George forgiving him is some Olympic class shit.
Remember the Mystery Singer and Soldier of Love. I don’t think it’s a particularly good song but it was a great marketing plan.
Donnie Osmond
I’m not really a fan of this David Johansen alter ego, but the song title is seasonally appropriate.
welp….as i barely know any artists well enough to have remembered their names
im really lost on this one…. no can do
or maybe im overthinking the whole thing….coz i know lots of peoples less famous side bands…
but that dont really sound like alter ego to me…
i mean…heres phil anselmo from pantera
or dave lombardo from slayer
might as well throw one in for joey
What could be more meta than a band made up of cartoon characters?
Back in the oughts, Gorillaz got me excited about pop music again.
The guys from Supergrass
Not quite a secret, but Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day was also in a Berkley band called Pinhead Gunpowder.
The Raconteurs had to change their name in Australia because there was already a band going by that name. So they became The Saboteurs in Australia only.
TW Jack White is the singer… I believe someone here has a problem with him?
Luke the Drifter – which is Hank Williams – don’t know if it was much of a secret
“Diamond Rugs is an American band project, composed of John McCauley and keyboardist Robbie Crowell of Deer Tick, Ian Saint Pé of The Black Lips, Hardy Morris of Dead Confederate, Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, and Bryan Dufresne of Six Finger Satellite.” Or is this a super group? Maybe?
Gimme a Beer:
Ooh supergroups could be a DUAN theme all of their own
EL VY, Matt Berninger, Are these My Jets:
One of the more famous groups?
One of the weirder ones
One of the shittier ones (at least one of the members who avoided the Vietnam Draft by shitting his pants and also one of the biggest Chicken Hawks for Iraq)
Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines
Supposedly this band is all famous studio guys under contract w/ other labels than the one they produce these albums under but I can’t give specific names…
The Byrds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHuAmsEGdGUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHuAmsEGdGU
Member David Crosby went on to Crosby, Stills & Nash:
Then Neil Young joined so they became Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young