Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:literally every other Breeders song that wasn't Cannonball

Silverchair had some great stuff

Spacehog

Hum

the Fun Lovin' Criminals album wasn't too bad at the time

I never got into Mike Doughty's voice, but Soul Coughing were a great band

I think for spacehog the answer is Lucy

Excellent call on space age love song, way better than and I ran

Butthole Surfers?

Silverchair's Neon Ballroom was indeed a wee bit special. When a grunge band employs a string section you know shit's about to get real. I would don the plugchain necklace for those guys.

Whole bunch of bands in here with one particularly well-known single from an otherwise successful career, i.e. not in any respect "one hit wonders" by my understanding of the term.

Agree but I'm here to party. I'm not here to fight.

Party on.

There are probably a couple of different definitions of what a one-hit-wonder is. It is often otherwise successful artists, that have one huge hit. Their second most famous song might be played here and there, and might be loved by their fans, but it was nowhere near the top of the charts. This kind of artist could have a highly successful career. Like I posted earlier, it's funny to me that a-ha is often considered a one hit wonder in the US, as they have had a fantastic career.

Another definition, is of a mostly failed artist. One that hit lightning in a bottle with one song, but otherwise did nothing of note.

I think most posters on this Pearl Jam board, have probably known about and listened to Blind Melon since the early 90s. But in nearly every one-hit-wonder list online they are included. Doesn't mean they were a poor band, just that they fit the first definition, with only one song charting very high (in the US).

Strat wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

God i loved their first album. Played the hell out of it that summer. They put on a great show then as well.

I think they're great. Not really a one-hit wonder, but they dropped off pretty quick.

The early aughts really were a golden age for obnoxious frontmen.

tragabigzanda wrote:

tree_ wrote:Butthole Surfers?

heck yeah

The Hives don't really qualify. 'Hate To Say I Told You So' charted similarly to 'Main Offender'. Then there was 'Walk, Idiot, Walk'.

I've decided one-hit wonder is too restrictive so I will be ignoring it. There is literally nothing anyone can do about it.

Jorge wrote:

I always kind of liked this song. It's sweet

I bought their (one?) album; I liked it

ghost wrote:these guys had a bunch of great stuff pre-kiss me

yeah I liked this band

Ms Harmless wrote:

Jorge wrote:

I always kind of liked this song. It's sweet

I bought their (one?) album; I liked it

He's like a Cali Corgan, and I'm here for it.

There She Goes (The La's song), was actually a pretty big hit for Sixpence None The Richer.