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Bands that have faded into dusty wikipedia servers...
Basar
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Forgive me if this is placed in the wrong place and feel free to move if there be need.
So which bands in your opinion actually deserved better? I mean, relatively young bands, who could actually got back into the scene.
For example, does anyone remember the Bomfunk MC's from late 90s, early 2000s? Not sure if they ever scored anything in North America but they were a huge hit in Europe, with Freestyler in particular.
I was going through my music archieves and came across Freestyler. What a hit that was. Its not techno, not hiphop, dunno, alternative dance? Not really.
Also, were they ever popular in the U.S.?
So which bands in your opinion actually deserved better? I mean, relatively young bands, who could actually got back into the scene.
For example, does anyone remember the Bomfunk MC's from late 90s, early 2000s? Not sure if they ever scored anything in North America but they were a huge hit in Europe, with Freestyler in particular.
I was going through my music archieves and came across Freestyler. What a hit that was. Its not techno, not hiphop, dunno, alternative dance? Not really.
Also, were they ever popular in the U.S.?
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Was one of the first Emo bands.
Now, when I say Emo, I'm not talking the goth/wrist slashy crowd that seems to have taken over. Still Life was a bit more about just expressing some kind of emotion, any kind, through music. Apparently during some performances they were so shy they played facing away from the crowd.
Then things got all gothy and depressing and whiny.
I know all this cause I know one of the guys in the band. I worked with him at one of my testing jobs and he's an awesome guy, still a great friend.
The harder the rain, honey, the sweeter the sun.
Because if its the second one, this will just become an indy music pissing contest. If the question is about bands that got big, faded away too quickly, and could still come back:
-Semisonic
-A Perfect Circle
-The Postal Service
Ahh yeah the first one.
The Postal Service I really liked. Especially after what they did for Garden State. They may come back though, it hasn't been that long since they faded away.
New album due later this year (from Postal Service).
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They were an awesome Irish Pub band with a mellow angry sound that was pleasing to the ears. Their renditions of Skibereen and Newry Highwayman were absolutely beautiful. Their sudden demise due to a series of unfortunate departures and a freak accident makes me want to murder someone.
Get up champ...please...get up
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A Long Winter
Circle Takes The Square....
I don't know I find that a lot of bands end up becoming shitty with time. Not so much that they've been forgotten.
Edit: My Vitriol was a forgotten gem of Smashing Pumpkins-esque melodic rock.
I don't remember hearing that song offhand but it's definitely electronica which most people would classify as 'techno'. Don't want to get into a genre discussion but that's my view on it (maybe I shouldn't say definitely for everyone but just me). I find a lot of artists that get a song of a similar style popular don't get more than 1 or 2 popular ones. So did they deserve better? Hard to say but I rarely like more than a couple songs from an artist, few rare ones like NiN, Daft Punk I tend to like more of but that's rare.
To add my own onto this list...I can't think of any, most of my favorites weren't popular by most standards.
For confusing goth with emo, you deserve every kind of hate I have to offer.
That said, the Sex Pistols, while being whored for cash ever since, should've gone on longer in a lot of people's eyes.
Which is sad, because their one non-Christmas album (Beethoven's Last Night) was superlative.
Propellerheads - Bang On
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Also, it's a crime that Loud Lucy never had more then one hit.
they call those one hit wonders...
and some bands really can only get lucky once and then the rest is utter crap.
my favorite example: REM
man, what?
They probably have more radio songs then anyone but the Beatles.
edit: and Loud Lucy was awesome.
well music is kind of subjective and i really dont like the majority of the music ive heard.
it goes kinda like this, hey this song i just heard sounds kinda cool let me go see what else they have. oh thats all crap.
switchfoot is the same way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV7hFJNpl9E
yeah, Monster was their last great album. I made the mistake of buying New Adventures in HiFi and Up (I think the next two albums after Monster), and UGH. Terrible.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ysq_SYy1taA
Also Extreme.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILwYfJ8hulI
When the bear starts rocking out in Crystal Lake it's one of the greatest musicvid moments ever.
I always liked Elgin Park, but haven't heard too much Grandaddy.