Best Spin-off band

[NJHalo]

I would go with the Foo Fighters (spun from Nirvana)

 

Others to consider?

 

Wings

Traveling Wilburys

Power Station

BAD

[Chimi]

A Perfect Circle

[HaloMagic]

In before Spirit suggests Starship.

[JAHV76]

Night Ranger was a good compilation

[arch stanton]

I actually like Audioslave more than I liked Soundgarden or RATM.

[Spencer]

Transplants

[Jay]

Bad Company spun off from Free

[DB24]

Foo Fighters for sure.

 

Queens of the Stone Age 

Journey

[1nutkruk]

Coldplay used to be U2.  Oh wait...

[mtangelsfan]

Asia

New Order

Big Audio Dynamite

The Pogues

[Jay]

General Public from English Beat

[Spencer]

The Thamesmen became Spinal Tap

[Stradling]

Wings

[nate]

Ozzy

[St1ck]

Chase, which was a spun off from the greatest band of all time, Chase.

[nate]

Also definitely Foo Fighters, Dio, Velvet Revolver, CSNY, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Transplants.  I am sure there are more I am not thinking of.

[Glen]

Asia

New Order

Big Audio Dynamite

The Pogues

I love the first B.A.D. album but they lost me after that.

[mulwin444]

The Firm - the combination of Paul Rogers and Jimmy Page = "Satisfaction Guaranteed"

 

Audioslave - Liked all their albums, especially the second "Out of Exile"

 

Damn Yankees - Some sweet 90's power ballad cliches

 

Led Zeppelin spun off from the Yardbirds, they were actually the "New Yardbirds" until Keith Moon gave them the inspiration for the name

 

The Band spun off from Bob Dylan

 

Soundgarden and Pearl Jam each had members from Mother Love Bone

 

Blind Faith from Traffic and Cream

 

 

All I can think of off the top of my head...

[Jay]

Led Zeppelin spun off from the Yardbirds, they were actually the "New Yardbirds" until Keith Moon gave them the inspiration for the name

 

that's a good one

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Rod Stewart from Faces.

Crowded House from Split Enz.

Phil Collins from Genesis.

Mike and the Mechanics from Genesis.

Peter Gabriel from Genesis.

Wilco and Son Volt from Uncle Tupelo.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

You could say the original Yardbirds spawned Cream too, as Clapton was a part of the original Yardbirds (and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers).

 

Gorillaz from Blur.

[HaloMilliVanilli]

Was watching this years Rock and Roll HOF inductions on HBO not long ago and discovered that Glenn Frey and Don Henley were initially in Linda Ronstadt's band.  So The Eagles from Linda Ronstadt.

[Jay]

Rod Stewart from Faces.

Phil Collins from Genesis.

Peter Gabriel from Genesis.

 

So John Lennon from the Beatles?

[NJHalo]

JT from N'Sync

[Lhalo]

Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters