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Great band - but short lived

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  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    seth plum said:

    I think the Travelling Wilburys fall into this category.

    Not sure. Just a bunch of guys coming together to have some fun - Dylan, Harrison, Petty, Orbison and Lynne all continued their own successful careers, and then of course the Big O died. The second album with just the four was not great and that was it.
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,483
    Camel never achieved household name status.
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    N.W.A.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,783
    edited July 2018
    Sex Pistols?

    Oops see they were briefly mentioned a couple of times already.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    SoundAsa£ said:

    Camel never achieved household name status.

    They must have the hump about that
  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,648
    Esparanto and Daryl ways wolf were a couple of short lived 70's bands.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Sigue Sigue Sputnik
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Then Jerico
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    The Archies
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    Procul Harum
    Free.
    And I did think Chicken Shack, but I see they are still going
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    edited July 2018
    Johnnysummers5 said:

    Procul Harum
    Free.
    And I did think Chicken Shack, but I see they are still going

    Procol Harum are still going. Seen them a couple of times in the last 3/4 years.
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    Johnnysummers5 said:

    Procul Harum
    Free.
    And I did think Chicken Shack, but I see they are still going

    My beautiful wife and I walked down the aisle and out of the church at our wedding to the organist playing A Whiter Shade of Pale :)
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    edited July 2018
    Macronate said:

    The Seahorses

    God - forgot about them. Blinded by the Sun is a brilliant track

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv3J4HTThpQ
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Macronate said:

    The Seahorses

    I'm friends with Chris Helme on Facebook
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,690
    JessieAddick said:

    Mansun

    I bought a guitar off one of them years back, not sure they were short-lived, I think they did something like 4 albums
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    DaveMehmet said:

    Johnnysummers5 said:

    Procul Harum
    Free.
    And I did think Chicken Shack, but I see they are still going

    Procol Harum are still going. Seen them a couple of times in the last 3/4 years.
    Yes, sorry about that, I need to get out more
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Dickie Do and the Dont's.
  • Alex Wright
    Alex Wright Posts: 8,214
    Blind Faith had some promise. Great line up. :)
  • Chef_addick
    Chef_addick Posts: 2,196
    Blind Melon
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    Goat strangling virgins from hell
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  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    blackpool72 said:

    Goat strangling virgins from hell

    Saw them supporting Leopardskin Pyrex at Choo Choos in Upper Warlingham back in the day.
  • Mametz
    Mametz Posts: 1,254
    Clontarf65 said:

    Blodwyn Pig.Mick Abraham's band only made two albums.First album had best ever sleeve IMO.How about a thread about best album covers.

    Excellent call.

    Good album notes as well: “ Music to squash budgies by “.

  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    Jeff Buckley
    Lauryn Hill
    and more recently Viola Beach
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,251
    TelMc32 said:

    Jeff Buckley
    Lauryn Hill
    and more recently Viola Beach

    Viola Beach are a genuine tragedy and loss to British music. I got recommended their album by a mate, listened to it on loop for about 3 days to and from work and was frantically googling what shows they were playing and found out they were all killed in a car accident in Sweden, I then realised it was these guys Chris Martin and Coldplay did a tribute to at Glastonbury. Hugely ignorant on my part and parking for a second the tragedy of those young men all losing their life at the same time, a massive loss to music. Their album was a genuine good un and that's something I say rarely
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,964
    The Rakes.
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    edited July 2018
    JamesSeed said:

    L

    Solidgone said:

    Be bob delux

    Bebop Deluxe
    Sunburst Finish.
    One of the best albums my ears have had the privilege to listen to.
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    SoundAsa£ said:

    Camel never achieved household name status.

    Totally agree. Snow Goose and Fox on the hill superb albums...
  • charltonbob
    charltonbob Posts: 8,263
    raytreacy69 said:

    Saw a documentary last night about one of my favourite bands -Badfinger
    Produced a few great singles - namely -Come and get it,No matter what and day after day.
    Unfortunately like a lot of bands were badly managed.
    Tragically two of the group Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide.
    Ironically one song they wrote but not released as a single by them -Without you went on to become a Multi million seller covered by both Nilsson and Mariah Carey.
    As I said -Great band but short lived

    Never knew that, always thought Nilsson wrote it !
  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,019
    The Edsel Auctioneer

    On the basis of this Snub tv performance (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuu0A_LdbE) I bought the Gutted EP, their two LPs and saw them live supporting the Lemonheads on one occasion and the Pale Saints on another. Superb.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    Carter said:

    TelMc32 said:

    Jeff Buckley
    Lauryn Hill
    and more recently Viola Beach

    Viola Beach are a genuine tragedy and loss to British music. I got recommended their album by a mate, listened to it on loop for about 3 days to and from work and was frantically googling what shows they were playing and found out they were all killed in a car accident in Sweden, I then realised it was these guys Chris Martin and Coldplay did a tribute to at Glastonbury. Hugely ignorant on my part and parking for a second the tragedy of those young men all losing their life at the same time, a massive loss to music. Their album was a genuine good un and that's something I say rarely
    Yeah, I know mate. I’d really enjoyed the two singles and they were lined up to do a number of festivals that summer, as well as supporting Blossoms. It was a complete tragedy & I doubt we’ll never know now exactly why their car went through the barriers and went over. Love the album. Such a shame it’s all we’ll ever hear.

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