Name your "one-hit wonders" who actually had good careers or good records overall despite the reputation they've been given.
Mine has to be Blind Melon...both their proper records are pretty fantastic.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 5:12 pm
by McParadigm
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 5:16 pm
by Strat
Wait a minute....
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers are The Refreshments??
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 5:18 pm
by Strat
My mind was just blown. I love that song and that is a great album!
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 5:19 pm
by warehouse
i cant tell if mcp is being serious or not
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 5:24 pm
by EJ
One might be able to argue that Radiohead and Beck were one hit wonders.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 5:29 pm
by AndySlash
Gods' Die wrote:Mine has to be Blind Melon...both their proper records are pretty fantastic.
and so is Nico.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 6:00 pm
by Gods' Die
AndySlash wrote:
Gods' Die wrote:Mine has to be Blind Melon...both their proper records are pretty fantastic.
and so is Nico.
Very true...I really think they were gonna get better too. Soup had new ideas and expansions/changes from their first record, and where they were gonna go could have been pretty special by decade's end. Tragic.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 6:04 pm
by Norah
I GET KNOCKED DOWN! BUT I GET UP AGAIN! YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN!
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 6:30 pm
by Wendy Carlos's Twin
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE
WHEN I THINK ABOUT CHUD I TOUCH MYSELF
cutuphalfdead wrote:I GET KNOCKED DOWN! BUT I GET UP AGAIN! YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN!
I had this as my ringtone for several years. Once during a snobby undergrad Beatles course I forgot to silence my phone and lost all credibility amongst my classmates.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 7:12 pm
by BurtReynolds
one hit wonders dont really mean much these days.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 7:13 pm
by Norah
I drink the whiskey drink I drink the vodka drink, and when I have to pee I use the kitchen sink.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 8:04 pm
by stip
white stripes, beck, and radiohead, eh?
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 8:13 pm
by Norah
Yep. all one hit wonders.
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 8:14 pm
by warehouse
stip wrote:white stripes, beck, and radiohead, eh?
yeah these arent even close
Re: One-hit wonders, egregiously so.
Posted: Mon January 14, 2013 8:17 pm
by Angus
I don't know over there, but over here, for the mainstream audience, the White Stripes definitely are.