I don't know much about raids, but here's how your classes stack up in terms of grouping and soloing. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on any of this.
Shamen are excellent soloers once they get their pets at 34, and always wanted for groups because of their slows, buffs, heals, and dots. They are relatively complex to play, though I don't know to what extent this is true in raids.
Clerics are bad soloers unless you're fighting undead, in which case you root-nuke like a wizard, which still isn't really that good soloing. They're the best healers for groups and are always wanted, but their play style is pretty straight forward and some find it boring.
Druids are good soloers and have excellent utility spells and abilities, but are not very high in demand for groups since other classes can generally do what they do better.
Necromancers are excellent soloers and good in groups, and have an interesting play style, but they are not vital for grouping.
Monks are OK soloers and do the best melee DPS in groups, and can also offtank. They have some nice utility abilities such as sneak, mend, and feign death that make them more interesting to play, but I don't get the impression that they're as complex to play as a caster.
Enchanters are decent soloers when leveling and the best soloers when they hit 50 due to charm. They're also in high demand for groups for their crowd control abilities and clarity. They are complex to play.
Warriors are the worst soloing class, and are very gear-dependent for grouping, unlike (comparatively) paladins and shadowknights, who can hold aggro with spells. They also only have four buttons to press: melee attack, range attack, bash/slam/kick, taunt. However, they are the best tanks for raids because of their high skill caps. Tanking is a nontrivial job, though I can't really tell you to what extent it's more or less interesting than playing some other class, especially not in the context of a raid.
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