Can you name the former bands of these musicians?

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Former Bands Quiz

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Published: December 14th, 2008
Category: Music
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Tags: Bands Quizzes, Lead Singers, musician, former, Solo Artist, member

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	John Lambeth:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:14 GMT	14 points
	got 18/20. never heard of Paul DiAnno. Derek and the Dominos should be another acceptable answer for Clapton.

	sammyhain2364:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:17 GMT	14 points
	Blind Faith should also be acceptable for Eric Clapton

	Alex:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:25 GMT	5 points
	Another idea for a quiz is for bands who lose a member or two and are still composed of mainly the same core and take on another name e.g. Rage Against the Machine - Audioslave

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	StephenM:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:34 GMT	0 points
	Very good quiz. Got only 14/20 though. =[

	bsd987:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:36 GMT	3 points
	The band name is "Eagles," not "The Eagles." "The Eagles" were a 1960s band that did not have Don Henley.

	mokos:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:40 GMT	35 points
	@ Leo: Because Scott Stapp and Creed are friggin' awful.

	PhilSandifer:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 04:44 GMT	4 points
	Dave Navarro has a large number of former bands, if I recall, most notably Red Hot Chile Peppers.

	Jaspers:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 05:15 GMT	28 points
	Can we stop with all the "Why did you not include XXXXX?" comments, please? It is not possible to include everything. Something will always be left out. Deal with it.

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	McNeal:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 05:30 GMT	10 points
	I think Staley, Plant, Waters, and Garcia don't fit. It's not like you think of Plant and Waters as being more famous for their solo careers. And it's not like you think of Layne Staley and say "yeah...he was in Mad Season...who was he with before that?" Still a good idea, though.

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	Chumley:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 06:58 GMT	25 points
	I think that people who died shouldn't be on this list. Jerry Garcia never left the Dead, Michael Hutchence never left INXS. Their deaths were the reasons they were no longer in the bands. These were never "former" bands of these musicians. These were former musicians of these bands.

	marpocky:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 07:45 GMT	6 points
	Considering that Led Zeppelin and the Police have played concerts within the last year, it's hard to call them "former bands" of those musicians. (OK for Zep I think it was just over a year ago, but there's talk of more shows with Jason Bonham.)

	rockyraccoon88:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 10:35 GMT	9 points
	Don Henley is still in the Eagles Don Felder isn't

	LeGrandFromage9:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 11:15 GMT	-1 points
	i had heard of just about all of these bands after i gave up, i couldnt get half of them from the people who were in it

	worldleaderpretend:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 14:00 GMT	7 points
	Good to see Paul Di Anno up there. He was lead vocalist with Iron Maiden on their first two albums "Iron Maiden" & "Killers" . He left the band due to his voice not being able to withstand the constant touring. He was replace by Bruce Dickinson.

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	Chiaprofessor:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 16:25 GMT	9 points
	@Jeremy: I don't recal Clapton ever being in Traffic, Winwood left Traffic and joined Clapton in Blind Faith.

	lznyc212:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 18:06 GMT	4 points
	Wow, Black Flag in a Sporcle quiz...awesome. :)

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	bringer of spice:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 20:47 GMT	5 points
	David Lee Roth is techincally in Van Halen as of right now.

	Derek and Andrea:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 22:19 GMT	2 points
	Henry Rollins was also in DC hardcore band SOA or State of Alert before Black Flag. It's what got him the gig.

	Atala:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 23:17 GMT	3 points
	Interesting that Rollins Band = Black Flag

	Atala:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 23:20 GMT	2 points
	Agree with bringer of spice, it should be Sammy Hagar up there instead of DLR.

	[Deleted]:	Dec 15th, 2008 at 00:03 GMT	4 points
	Yes, but typing 'Sammy Hagar' might make Sporcle explode.

	drhaase:	Dec 15th, 2008 at 05:58 GMT	-2 points
	a couple things...Don Henley is still a memeber of the Eagles...DLR is a member of VH as of now too...Ozzy is also still a member of Sabbath. the project with Dio is Heaven and Hell and not Sabbath, Sabbath is still considered a band...also The Police just finished a massive tour with the Police, how does that constitute him as a former memeber...and when did Robert Plant stop being a member of Zeppelin. Zeppelin stopped, not Robert Plant...John Bonham would have made more sense there.

	Chumley:	Dec 15th, 2008 at 07:06 GMT	5 points
	@andy: I respectfully disagree with you. Many of these quizzes could have additional answers. While I enjoy discussions that come from these quizzes, posting just to add to the list is annoying. I also makes it hard to write sequels to these quizzes when everyone has just read the most prominent possible answers.

	Txagsforever:	Dec 15th, 2008 at 16:16 GMT	-2 points
	Great quiz. But I am just adding that Dennis Deyoung has his stage light allergy which broke up Styx.

	ElDavo:	Dec 15th, 2008 at 19:17 GMT	-3 points
	For the record, Stapp left Creed, they became Alter Bridge, and the rest of the band members proved they can play intruments. Look up the song Metalingus. Or One Day Remains... they've made two good albums so far.

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	Lia:	Apr 18th, 2009 at 10:58 GMT	3 points
	I'd just like to take this opportunity to point out how much better Bruce Dickinson is.

	Journey2688:	Apr 21st, 2009 at 19:13 GMT	0 points
	What about Steve Perry/Journey! How could you leave out the GREATEST band of all time!

	MesaAJ:	Apr 22nd, 2009 at 04:43 GMT	2 points
	Navarro is in Jane's Addiction right now, and they're playing at Lollapalooza this summer...

	Steve_Perry:	Apr 29th, 2009 at 15:17 GMT	2 points
	@Journey2688: Amen to that.

	newenglander:	Jun 11th, 2009 at 21:57 GMT	-3 points
	i think gwen stefani and no doubt should be there, or chris cornell and audioslave/soundgarden, or even wyclef jean and the fugees.

	Victor2K:	Jun 24th, 2009 at 22:03 GMT	3 points
	Piece of cake, despite I think that RHCP might be also fit for Navarro, since he played with them (One Hot Minute)

	joe_in_indy:	Jul 14th, 2009 at 19:21 GMT	2 points
	You could also allow John Mayall's Blues Breakers and the Yardbirds for Clapton.

	mybeaglebelle:	Jan 13th, 2010 at 23:39 GMT	1 point
	You can add; John Frusciante (RHCP)