What bands 'should' have been bigger?
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I was just listening to Y&T and Dokken on YouTube and it did get me to thinking why on earth were they not as big as Bon Jovi (for instance)? Going on to these shores and the standout groups were (I guess) Iron Maiden and Def Leppard but I think it's fair to say that they weren't streets ahead of their competition (if at all). Why did Magnum and Diamond Head never hit the same popularity?
What other "West Ham" (too good for the 1st div not good enough for the premier) groups are there out there? Why didn't they make it?
What other "West Ham" (too good for the 1st div not good enough for the premier) groups are there out there? Why didn't they make it?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Manchester band Puressence. Their first album was really very good (1995ish) They looked like a bunch of Burberry bedecked wide boys but sounded nothing like....
The Blue Aeroplanes. Best live band I’ve ever seen. Toured with REM, released 2 great albums that didn’t really catch light so the band fizzled out.
Doves. Consistently great but somehow I always thought the were in Elbows shadow.
See also Strangelove, Levitation & The Family Cat.
The Blue Aeroplanes. Best live band I’ve ever seen. Toured with REM, released 2 great albums that didn’t really catch light so the band fizzled out.
Doves. Consistently great but somehow I always thought the were in Elbows shadow.
See also Strangelove, Levitation & The Family Cat.
Thunder - their first two albums went gold, but their singles never really troubled the charts. I always thought they had a really commercial sound and could have been massive, but despite still going after 30 years and releasing god knows how many albums, everyone I mention them to just says 'who?'
doesthiswork said:
Thunder - their first two albums went gold, but their singles never really troubled the charts. I always thought they had a really commercial sound and could have been massive, but despite still going after 30 years and releasing god knows how many albums, everyone I mention them to just says 'who?'
Saw them live at the Thunder Christmas Show last year (Manchester Academy). The first half of the set was acoustic, second half all the heavy stuff. A really good night.doesthiswork said:
Thunder - their first two albums went gold, but their singles never really troubled the charts. I always thought they had a really commercial sound and could have been massive, but despite still going after 30 years and releasing god knows how many albums, everyone I mention them to just says 'who?'
I used to listen to them.I think a lot of the British heavy rock/metal scene of the 90s - wildhearts, therapy?, pitchshifter and so on was a gem that was largely ignored for whatever reason, I guess grunge was alt rocks "big thing" that the industry was behind, then it was the nu-metal thing, and I guess the industry and most of the listening public just don't care for more variety!
DocJock said:
When the NWOBHM guys were making it big, I never understood why Trespass didn't get along for the ride.
More recently, Logan. Very good live.
I had an album of up and coming nwobhm bands playing 1 track each and Trespass were the stand out band.More recently, Logan. Very good live.
Edit. Google tells me it was Metal for Muthas 2
White Spirit were another band who should have been bigger
Edited by V8covin on Thursday 6th August 18:34
Edited by V8covin on Thursday 6th August 18:40
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.
I concur.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.
The Real People were great. They used to hang out in Parr Street when I was knocking about there many years ago. Talented bunch.
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