Your list does not fit the category. All those acts are very popular.Sheryl Crow, REM, Coldplay, Nickelback
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Your list does not fit the category. All those acts are very popular.Sheryl Crow, REM, Coldplay, Nickelback
They were pretty big when their second album came out (Throwing Copper).
Then it kind of fizzled.
They also tended to limit the popularity of their songs with weird lyrics that nobody wanted to hear. And Ed Kowalczyk kind of seemed like a weirdo who was trying to hard to be a rock star.
They were pretty big when their second album came out (Throwing Copper).
Then it kind of fizzled.
They also tended to limit the popularity of their songs with weird lyrics that nobody wanted to hear. And Ed Kowalczyk kind of seemed like a weirdo who was trying to hard to be a rock star.
Sheryl Crow, REM, Coldplay, Nickelback
Live wasn't really a grunge band. They could have had some staying powerThe issue wasn't the band or it's lyrics - it was just that era of music was only going to last so long. Their follow ups to Throwing Copper were really good records (and Ed was always a spiritual guy). But, Britney Spears and N'SYNC killed them off, much like Nirvana did to hair bands. With the possible exception of Pearl Jam, there aren't many grunge era bands still going strong.
The issue wasn't the band or it's lyrics - it was just that era of music was only going to last so long. Their follow ups to Throwing Copper were really good records (and Ed was always a spiritual guy). But, Britney Spears and N'SYNC killed them off, much like Nirvana did to hair bands. With the possible exception of Pearl Jam, there aren't many grunge era bands still going strong.
Live wasn't really a grunge band. They could have had some staying power
Here are the lyrics for two of their bigger hits. Decide for yourself if the lyrics may have been off-putting. Not exactly sing-along
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/live/sellingthedrama.html
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/live/lightningcrashes.html
Actually I think that was their best song by a mile, and they kept making singles like that they could have been huge. The other stuff was freaking weirdNailed it.
As soon as I heard “All Over You” where he blurts “our love is... like whuttd-UHHHH“ i laughed out loud and threw the disc right out the car window... #effinposeur
Off putting? I don't know - I get the gist/symbolism of their stuff. Doesn't bother me. I guess I can see how others might find them not their cup of tea. .
Yeah I get it but the topic is why weren't these bands hugely popular. When your single starts off with a bald guy singing about placentas, that's why you aren't hugely popular
Saw them in San Antonio in 1973 and was a fan for years. Also really liked Quicksilver Messenger Service.Agree on Wishbone Ash....saw them live on two occasions .....excellent in concert
That's the one.Was it a band other than Dirty Looks?
yep, remember them well- as well as Kings and Queens, who played a lot of the same placesHybrid Ice. Danville/Bloomsburg guys. 80’s Rock band
Agree -- I have 2 of their albums I bought at Arboria.The Michael Stanley band from the early 80s.
The opposite of the other thread, obviously
My list:
Fleetwood Mac (the original Peter Green lineup) straightforward blues and great musicians
Rory Gallagher- if you don't know him, you should, Check out his Irish Tour 74 album
Savoy Brown- another solid band who flew under the radar- Looking In album is a good place to start
Ten Years After- Alvin Lee was a absolute guitar monster and a great singer, too
Wishbone Ash- yeah, you never heard of them, neither did most people
They were pretty big when their second album came out (Throwing Copper).
Then it kind of fizzled.
They also tended to limit the popularity of their songs with weird lyrics that nobody wanted to hear. And Ed Kowalczyk kind of seemed like a weirdo who was trying to hard to be a rock star.
Yeah I get it but the topic is why weren't these bands hugely popular. When your single starts off with a bald guy singing about placentas, that's why you aren't hugely popular
Pop Tart Monkeys
Middle Class Rut
Mother Love Bone
Silverchair
Silverchair had album of the year several times and the highest selling song of the year at least twice.