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Bands that never quite 'made it'

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Have you ever seen or heard a band that you thought were destined for big things, but they didn't quite hit the big time?

One that stands out for me was a band from Glasgow called Speedway that I saw in the early 2000s but a few years later they split without hitting the heights.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hidden Charms

Check them out on YouTube

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Focus are a bit niche... yodelling flautist and that

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Remember seeing a band from the North east called "The Force" many times in my 20s, always thought they would make it big don't know if they did.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hidden Charms

Check them out on YouTube "

Think the guys must have been on Fab too, with song titles such as:

'Lady Like You'

'Dreaming of another girl'

'I love you cos you're there'

and from a ladies POV, 'I just wanna be left alone'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw a group of really young guys called the Janice Graham band in Manchester years ago and I really thought they'd go somewhere but never did.

Alternatively, I saw Susan Boyle's first audition and knew she'd go far

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

Did anybody ever see the Utter Gutter Band in the late 80s, I can see why they never made it mind you.

They weren’t royal variety performance material.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The similou

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By *inky Biscuit DunkerMan
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

Morris Minor & the Majors.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

70's prog merchants "gong" are my fave band that not a lot of people know about..also magma,they are mad!!!

there was a band around scotland in the early 2000's called funktree...were an awesome band did 2 albums then dissapeared

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Japan

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

WU LYF brought out an excellent album about 10 years ago and then promptly broke up.

Jim Noir, I thought he'd make it but unfortunately not. Still releasing things and last year's album was his best yet.

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By * Plus ECouple
over a year ago

The South


"70's prog merchants "gong" are my fave band that not a lot of people know about..also magma,they are mad!!!

there was a band around scotland in the early 2000's called funktree...were an awesome band did 2 albums then dissapeared"

M had their (Gong) Shamal album for a few years.

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By *ecretpantyTV/TS
over a year ago

lisburn

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By *ecretpantyTV/TS
over a year ago

lisburn


"Focus are a bit niche... yodelling flautist and that "

Great driving song thought.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend


"Focus are a bit niche... yodelling flautist and that

Great driving song thought."
hocus Pocus is on my driving burner cd lol

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

There's an excellent ska band I follow called The Simmertones that really deserve to be bigger - they get occasional national radio airplay and are well thought of in ska circles but have never quite broken through, which is a shame as their music has a wide appeal

Check out their cover of Doris Day's "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps" with Doris' vocal woven into it - really is quite clever:

https://youtu.be/TMpl0hKqojw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw a band years ago that i wish hadn't made it.

Does that count?

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

The career of any artist that I like dies a death as soon as I buy their album. It's a sure-fire way to ruin it for somebody. I shouldbbe used as a litmus test in the music industry. I'm kind of the opposite if Simon Cowell.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The career of any artist that I like dies a death as soon as I buy their album. It's a sure-fire way to ruin it for somebody. I shouldbbe used as a litmus test in the music industry. I'm kind of the opposite if Simon Cowell."

If only I had a time machine....so many terrible careers that could have been avoided

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw Nothing But Theives at a small gig, thought they would have gone a lot further.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ayrshire’s finest, The Trashcan Sinatra’s always deserved to be better recognised.

Well worth a listen

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By *iscreet-is-paramountMan
over a year ago

travel around a lot.

Robbie Williams.. he keeps coming back but can't resist being an annoying little wanker and fuckin things up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Larry Mullen Band, from Dublin showed promise but didn't quite make it. Last I heard they changed their name to U2. Whatever became of them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw Hard-fi about 15 years ago and thought they'd make it. Apparently they are on a hiatus and have been for a few years!

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By *ervent_fervourMan
over a year ago

Halifax

Bit of a weird one as I tend to like bands who never make it big(Black Keys and Muse beingg the exceptions) and seem destined to continually play small tto medium sized venues. - garagey rock type stuff.

Selfishly thinking I kind of prefer it that way as when they 'make it' I get annoyed with people who don't jump up and down anymore at their gigs. Saying that, I'm always happy for the band members making a bit of mulah finally if they get to that size.

But too many to mention!

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

I once saw Keanu Reeves play in his band Dogstar

At that one gig I could tell they were not destined for great things.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Spitfires were good....I guess I never really thought they'd make it as that guitar pop tuney thing isn't as popular anymore. Still good though

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