What bands 'should' have been bigger?
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hepy said:
The Real People - late 80's early 90's Liverpool band. Allegedly taught Noel Gallagher how to write songs.
Two of them ended up writing songs for other groups, but the band should have been massive - think of the sort of music they play on Abolute Radio, they fit in to that type of mould but more meoldic.
Great call, I was just about to put them in here.Two of them ended up writing songs for other groups, but the band should have been massive - think of the sort of music they play on Abolute Radio, they fit in to that type of mould but more meoldic.
How on earth 'Believer' wasn't number 1 all around the world I'll never know.
bern said:
Milburn.
Sheffield band, around just before the Arctic Monkeys came on the scene. Very similar music. AM went stratospheric and Milburn just sort of petered out. Joe Carnell kept going doing Christmas gigs at local venues, i went to the first one at The Greystones pub, ended up filling the O2 academy a few years later and then they reunited on stage at the end of one of the Christmas gigs, that was incredible!. Did a big gig at the Don Valley Bowl released another album but appear to have gone quiet again.
Great band, who I prefer to the Arctic Monkeys, especially considering they disappeared up their own arse with the last album.
When I was heading out to gigs in Sheffield (late 80's\early 90's) there was a band called Various Vegetables who had some cracking tunes and signed to a record label called Gift but never got anywhere.Sheffield band, around just before the Arctic Monkeys came on the scene. Very similar music. AM went stratospheric and Milburn just sort of petered out. Joe Carnell kept going doing Christmas gigs at local venues, i went to the first one at The Greystones pub, ended up filling the O2 academy a few years later and then they reunited on stage at the end of one of the Christmas gigs, that was incredible!. Did a big gig at the Don Valley Bowl released another album but appear to have gone quiet again.
Great band, who I prefer to the Arctic Monkeys, especially considering they disappeared up their own arse with the last album.
Pulp also signed to the same label at the same time. Funnily enough, all through the 80's most people in Sheffield thought Pulp weren't going to get anywhere.
)bigandclever said:
They were relatively big, apparently a top ten album. Not sure quite how much more success you'd expect from them.If they get on the list, then I'll add Pop Will Eat Itself, who had less chart success but I think are fairly well known (At least they sold a lot of T-shirts to student in the 90s, even if they didn't sell many records).
Fittster said:
They were relatively big, apparently a top ten album. Not sure quite how much more success you'd expect from them.
If they get on the list, then I'll add Pop Will Eat Itself, who had less chart success but I think are fairly well known (At least they sold a lot of T-shirts to student in the 90s, even if they didn't sell many records).
They has a reasonable amount of success with their third album (Cure For Sanity) and it looked like they were really going to take off then but for whatever reason it didn't happen.If they get on the list, then I'll add Pop Will Eat Itself, who had less chart success but I think are fairly well known (At least they sold a lot of T-shirts to student in the 90s, even if they didn't sell many records).
I saw them on a warmup gig for that album at the Leadmill in Sheffield and it was packed to the rafters (600-700 maybe in there).
BigMon said:
Fittster said:
They were relatively big, apparently a top ten album. Not sure quite how much more success you'd expect from them.
If they get on the list, then I'll add Pop Will Eat Itself, who had less chart success but I think are fairly well known (At least they sold a lot of T-shirts to student in the 90s, even if they didn't sell many records).
They has a reasonable amount of success with their third album (Cure For Sanity) and it looked like they were really going to take off then but for whatever reason it didn't happen.If they get on the list, then I'll add Pop Will Eat Itself, who had less chart success but I think are fairly well known (At least they sold a lot of T-shirts to student in the 90s, even if they didn't sell many records).
I saw them on a warmup gig for that album at the Leadmill in Sheffield and it was packed to the rafters (600-700 maybe in there).
andySC said:
Doves. Consistently great but somehow I always thought the were in Elbows shadow.
Agreed. Doves have some epic tunes but never really seemed to hit the heights. Their new single Carousels is another great track.White Lies for me. A band that has a decent following but never really made it. They have some brilliant tracks and some great albums. Big TV is one of my favourite records to put on start to finish. Their sound isn't niche and should be blasting out on rock/indie radio stations but I never hear them.
Walter Sobchak said:
Magazine
That's a good one! I vividly recall being a youth in the late 70's and experiencing the punk/new wave revolution as it unfolded - 'shot by both sides' was something of an anthem in our peer group and such a stand out and distinctive sound. That and 'Stranded' by the Saints, Tom Verlaine's Television, Stranglers, Peaches, and many others, Happy days!Shaky Graves...
Never understood why he's not a superstar.
Great voice, good songs, multi-talented musician, and good looking to boot!
Good live too.
https://youtu.be/sD72LbIk02M
Never understood why he's not a superstar.
Great voice, good songs, multi-talented musician, and good looking to boot!
Good live too.
https://youtu.be/sD72LbIk02M
toon10 said:
andySC said:
Doves. Consistently great but somehow I always thought the were in Elbows shadow.
Agreed. Doves have some epic tunes but never really seemed to hit the heights. Their new single Carousels is another great track.White Lies for me. A band that has a decent following but never really made it. They have some brilliant tracks and some great albums. Big TV is one of my favourite records to put on start to finish. Their sound isn't niche and should be blasting out on rock/indie radio stations but I never hear them.
There was a band I saw supporting Doves called Leaves, from Iceland - similar sound but deserved to be better known. Love this one when it gets going:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qy3tJzD9j0
Agree with White Lies - they were the next big thing about 10 years ago and then largely forgotten by the masses, but still going with a strong fanbase though and apart from one duff album have been consistently decent.
Edited by Hub on Monday 10th August 16:16
Lotobear said:
That's a good one! I vividly recall being a youth in the late 70's and experiencing the punk/new wave revolution as it unfolded - 'shot by both sides' was something of an anthem in our peer group and such a stand out and distinctive sound. That and 'Stranded' by the Saints, Tom Verlaine's Television, Stranglers, Peaches, and many others, Happy days!
Sadly I’m far too young to have seen them live (born in ‘83) they just seemed so much tighter and more complete than some other post punk outfits, everyone always thinks of Joy Division or The Smiths which don’t get me wrong I really like both of them a lot but I’ve always liked Magazine more, Real Life was a brilliant album, John McGeoch is also sadly criminally underrated as a guitarist too.Gassing Station | Music | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff