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Arienette

04-06-2002, 07:20 PM

i dont know if there's been a thread like this before.. if so, my apologies

some bands that i have never understood why they didn't hit it really big:

smoking popes
the the
vast
sloan
texas is the reason
jawbreaker

and about a million others...

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WintersEmbers

04-06-2002, 07:33 PM

Ahem....

Silent Majority
Mad Circle
E-Town
also have to agree with texas is the reason
Far (shouldve been bigger than they were)

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seagullbeagle

04-06-2002, 07:37 PM

gotta say t.i.t.r.
lifetime
shift
Bad religion?
face to face
Cellophane(howobscure) Quicksand
Orange 9mm
Shades Apart
Catherine Wheel
Samiam
Handsome
Helmet
FAr is damn right
Hell. Post-Hc in general should have been huge. 

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Arienette

04-06-2002, 07:58 PM

shift

i remember listening to that song bumrush over and over when i was in hs...

Orange 9mm

for the lyric "living alone is like dying alive" alone they should have blown up

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cheezeemee

04-06-2002, 09:56 PM

smoking popes

Nice to see someone remembers those guys.
How about King's X?

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erinmoran

04-07-2002, 05:55 AM

Kings X rocked and shouldnt be grouped with these has-beens youve mentioned

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cheezeemee

04-07-2002, 06:09 AM

Kings X rocked and shouldnt be grouped with these has-beens youve mentioned

Erin my favorite song has to be Black Flag.

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erinmoran

04-07-2002, 06:15 AM

some bands that i have never understood why they didn't hit it really big:

cause they are or were heard on college or alternative radio stations.....thats the fans they cater to.

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Arienette

04-07-2002, 09:43 AM

cause they are or were heard on college or alternative radio stations.....thats the fans they cater to.

while that's true, that's not really a reason for them to have not made it bigger. i mean, there are plenty of other bands that started out on college radio and then managed to do fairly well in more commercial arenas - much better, at least, than all of the bands i've seen people mention here

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Tall_James

04-07-2002, 10:14 AM

NRBQ
Marshall Crenshaw
The Long Ryders
Fountains of Wayne

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jamesdiggy

04-07-2002, 12:30 PM

Coyote Shivers

Faith No More

Cake or Death? Uh, I'll have the cake please.

PanterA

04-07-2002, 01:14 PM

dispatch

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fatty

04-07-2002, 02:58 PM

blind melon

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JustJon

04-07-2002, 08:16 PM

school of fish
poster children

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Supervixen

04-08-2002, 12:39 PM

definitly etown concrete,
madball, sick of it all, indecision, minor threat & a
bunch of nyhc bands- hardcore never became a big
thing & thats sad cause most of the lyrics contain
such positive messages but its stereotyped into
punk genre and seen as anarchy- its a shame what
people miss when they dont listen.

sneaker pimps had one or two hits but are way
more talented than people give them respect for,
the dandy worhols too,

my favorite kinda success is when everyne knows
the bands name but few people can name the band
members o more than two songs.
deftones is a good example of that,
and jamiroquai.. oo i love that guy and his lil hat
from 1998.

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scooter

04-08-2002, 03:06 PM

" I'm w/ Jamesdiggy. Faith No More........" Maybe ST. VITUS as well

Zipgun

04-08-2002, 03:51 PM

I'm glad two of my favorite bands (Quicksand and The Poster Children) got a mention. Not many people remember Quicksand, and not many people even know about P-Kids. Fortunately, the Poster Children are still making records and touring. I most recently saw them on the DDD tour at Maxwell's and they were awesome. I also agree Fountains of Wayne should've been bigger, but to be honest, Utopia Parkway wasn't their best effort. Don't get me wrong, it's a good album, but not their best work.

For my entry, even though they still record and tour, I think Superchunk should've been bigger.

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Zipgun

04-08-2002, 04:35 PM

Oh yeah...and Built To Spill really should be bigger than they are. I was really happy to hear them in the background on Six Feet Under a few weeks ago. Claire was in her room and "You Were Right" was playing in the background.

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scooter

04-09-2002, 11:07 AM

WARRIOR SOUL

JustJon

04-09-2002, 12:10 PM

i mean, there are plenty of other bands that started out on college radio and then managed to do fairly well in more commercial arenas
like little bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana?

And to add more bands:
Teenage Fanclub
Sister Soleil

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JerryTaker

04-09-2002, 12:19 PM

when everyne knows
the bands name but few people can name the band
members o more than two songs.
deftones is a good example of that,

Teething, 7 words, engine #9, Around the Fur, My own Summer, Be Quiet and Drive, Back to School, Passenger...

I don't think Deftones really ever got "big" and should be much bigger, I remember thinking how much Limp Bizkit sounded like them when they first came out, and it annoys me how big Bizkit is now, while Deftones are much more talented.... IMO....

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