Crimson G 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 I want to see what bands you guys thought could have made it huge, but never seemed to break out for whatever reason. The one band that brought this to my mind was Survivor. What a great band, but (other than Eye of the Tiger) they were never really recognized for anything. They had a great lead singer and their sound wasn't as annoying as typical 80's hair metal bands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted July 11, 2004 KING'S X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Seven Mary 3 I remember liking them when they first came out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Strangefolk, when Reed was their lead singer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DMann2003 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Living Colour That band was a keg of Dynamite, but other than Cult of Personality they never got huge reconition, despite a great singer (Corey Glover) and great guitarist (Vernon Reid) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Life Of Agony. The River Runs Red Album is still considered a Hardcore Classic. Hopefully, The New Upcoming album can get them there. "Love to Let U down" has a sound very similar to the RRR style and has that radio hit feel as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 I agree on Living Colour. And as big as they were, Guns N Roses could have been and would have been much bigger than they were, had drugs, alcohol and egotism not torn it apart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Choken, LoA will never make it huge. Faith No More should have been bigger than they should be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mindless_Aggression Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Faith No More coulda been huge, Mike Patton had all of Axl Roses' positives. Except he could actually sing. And he wasn't completely out of his mind. But his group actually took the high road and seemed to focus on putting out unique different well done music that I'm sure they knew would handicap any success they could have possibly had beyond Epic and some minor success with some material off of Angel Dust. Far shoulda had a lot more popularity too, but that band seemed to be snake bitten. Just could not get a break. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hogan Made Wrestling 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Led Zeppelin Just how much bigger could they have been? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BX 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 They could have taken over the reigns of a country.. perhaps the Faulklands? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Mike Patton had all of Axl Roses' positives. Except he could actually sing. C'mon, Axl had his own unique niche. If he didn't, he wouldn't be as remembered as he is. Much more then Patton or Faith No More is. I'll go with Candlebox. "Far Behind" and "You" were both great singles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Mike Patton... And he wasn't completely out of his mind You've got to be kidding. Clutch should be friggin' huge. Sabbath-driven straightforward beer rock. Nothing too complicated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Alice in Chains and Soundgarden Both got big, but they're miles better than Nirvana, who got most of the publicity out of the grunge era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Oasis could of become their era's answer to The Beatles had they not lost the plot and let fame go to their heads. Noel also let himself slip in his song writing whereas Liam just became a bigger and bigger tool as the years went by. Oh, what could of been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anticrombie Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Alice in Chains...miles better than Nirvana I second that motion, everything from Facelift to their acoustic turn on Sap and Jar Of Flies, to Dirt, to the weird and trippy but engaging Alice In Chains is amazing. This is a band that I listen to over and over again, I'm even going to get the Unplugged and Live albums. I actually like Nirvana, but I've always felt AIC trumps them musically and lyrically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stahl 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Guns and Roses. They could of rivaled the beatles and the rolling stones for all time popularity. It's a shame really how they fucked everything up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Why does no one see that that was a normal career arc for an egotistical hard rock band from the 80's? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Alice in Chains and Soundgarden Both got big, but they're miles better than Nirvana, who got most of the publicity out of the grunge era. Nirvana got more press because they were the first ones signed and Kurt Cobain's death to this day can still be disputed. I love Nirvana, but if you ask me the one band from that era that was the best is Alice in Chains. I'm not the only one to think that way as many bands were influence by them, especially Godsmack who chose their name from a song off of Dirt. Fuck Soundgarden though. Black Hole Sun is one of the most annoying songs to get stuck in your head with its repetitive dragging tone. The music video was cool though. To be honest I find Chris Cornell's stuff with Temple of the Dog or his solo shit much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Better Then Ezra...for as great as their first cd was I thought they were going to be huge. But they just never caught on after that. Ash...they're big elsewhere, just not here though. Very good band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crimson G 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 They could have taken over the reigns of a country.. perhaps the Faulklands? Aren't the Falklands a principality? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stahl 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Why does no one see that that was a normal career arc for an egotistical hard rock band from the 80's? I don't know of any other rock band from the 80's that debuted with selling 18 million records or something like that. They were an instant hit and could of continued on until their ego fest screwed them up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Fuck Soundgarden though. Black Hole Sun is one of the most annoying songs to get stuck in your head with its repetitive dragging tone. I hate that song with a passion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Why does no one see that that was a normal career arc for an egotistical hard rock band from the 80's? I don't know of any other rock band from the 80's that debuted with selling 18 million records or something like that. They were an instant hit and could of continued on until their ego fest screwed them up. Hair band with attitude. What else is Guns N Roses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Fuck Soundgarden though. Black Hole Sun is one of the most annoying songs to get stuck in your head with its repetitive dragging tone. I hate that song with a passion. You know, they have other songs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 No they don't. That's their only song, and it sucks. Therefore, they suck. End of discussion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 No they don't. That's their only song, and it sucks. Therefore, they suck. End of discussion. *throws fireballs at UYI* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2004 Necrobucket. They fucking invented grindcore back in the 70s, yet no one talks about them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBigSwigg 0 Report post Posted July 12, 2004 No they don't. That's their only song, and it sucks. Therefore, they suck. End of discussion. Fell on Black Days. That should make up for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
