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Watching thin Lizzy on BBC. BBC reckons that thin Lizzy were one of the best bands out there with little recognition. They were about to conquer usa but Gary Moore pulled out at the last minute. Midge ure replaced him. Ughh
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 21:44 - Dec 14 with 2532 views
Rory Gallagher was very under appreciated when he was alive and recording. He received very little 'airplay', especially in America. He sold as many records as he did, reportedly 30 million in his lifetime, by the shear hard work of touring and recording as many radio and TV session appearances as he could fit in. He was the most frequent guest at the German Rockpalast program, was many times a Reading festival bill topper and Bob Harris described Rory and his musicians as the OGWT house band.
Rory was the opposite of Lynott in that he was understated in his appearance and his 'image' was to be seen in the same clothes, ie denim and a shirt, often check, both on and off stage. He also was a man of principle, not wanting to sell out to commercialism, he refused to release a single as he wouldn't lip sync on TV and didn't want to become stereotyped by one song.
His music lives on though, he gets more radio play now in the UK than he ever did in his lifetime and his recordings continue to sell well to both old and new fans. He was recently voted top blues musician on Planet Rock beating Clapton, Hendrix, Bonamassa and Gary Moore amongst others.
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 16:47 - Dec 15 with 2288 views
Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 12:29 - Dec 13 by danehoop
Agree with lots of suggestions here, Fratellis never seemed to make the big jump after the debt album. I guess something similar with Feeder, came out the same time as Brit Pop and seemingly still going, but not sure they ever quite got the commercial recognition that they probably deserved.
I'd probably drop Franz Ferdinand in similar pile. Great debit album and singles, but never quite followed up on the early success.
Fratellis were a band that seemed built for love music but when I saw them they were flat as anything. Disappointing, maybe it was an off night for them.
And this was in Chicago, in the middle of the Blackhawks title run where Chelsea Dagger was the unofficial Blackhawks anthem - should have been a slam dunk.
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 00:12 - Dec 16 with 2155 views
Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 10:03 - Dec 13 by CroydonCaptJack
The Sound were the most underrated band for me. They seem to have been recognised in recent years but at the time I often saw them playing to very small audiences.
Completely forgot about them! Always loved this song:
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 09:10 - Dec 16 with 2078 views
Always remember seeing these guys supporting Marillion at Hammy Odeon and thinking they were great. Very different and a quality first album but didn’t get anywhere.
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 21:23 - Dec 16 with 1941 views
Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 22:42 - Dec 14 by onlyrinmoray
The Silencers great Scottish band all their albums were great Saw them 3 times brilliant live
I worked with Cha Burns for a year or so in the Civil Service at a time when he was forming his first band, Fingerprintz. Saw them play in a room above a pub on Putney High Street.
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 22:12 - Dec 16 with 1916 views
Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 22:12 - Dec 16 by OregonQPR
A Certain Ratio.
Fark me, what a drummer Donald Johnson was. Turned a middling indie band into a force of nature - like Barry Adamson in Magazine. It was the done thing at the time to disregard musicianship in favour of the DIY ethic, but a little goes a long way!
Exhibit A
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 02:43 - Dec 17 with 1800 views
Fruit Bats are an Illinois band that sound like they come from 70's California. They've been writing and recording perfect pop for over twenty years while the World cops a deaf 'un. I'll convert you all yet.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Reef. Started listening to their whole back catalog yesterday and I have discovered they were clearly a very good band that passed me by.
Always had them down as a one hit wonder with "Place Your Hands" which became quite irritating as it was over played a bit by lazy DJ's in pubs and bars trying to get a rise out the punters. Then there was the "It's Your Letters" segment of TFI Friday which served only to trigger memories of watching Chris Evans on a Friday evening rather than the band that sang it.
Their Debut album from 1995 is actually a fantastic record. Very grungy which was fairly typical of that era and the albums that followed got even better. Clearly very talented musicians and the vocals almost like a cross between a gruff Paul Rodgers and Eddie Vedder. I think if the music press at the time weren't so obsessed with Blur v Oasis and Jarvis Cocker, they'd have fared a whole lot better. They're still going, look a bit ZZ Top these days but I might just make the effort to go see them. A rather nice find.
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 21:01 - Feb 12 with 1199 views
Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 20:47 - Feb 12 by Toast_R
Reef. Started listening to their whole back catalog yesterday and I have discovered they were clearly a very good band that passed me by.
Always had them down as a one hit wonder with "Place Your Hands" which became quite irritating as it was over played a bit by lazy DJ's in pubs and bars trying to get a rise out the punters. Then there was the "It's Your Letters" segment of TFI Friday which served only to trigger memories of watching Chris Evans on a Friday evening rather than the band that sang it.
Their Debut album from 1995 is actually a fantastic record. Very grungy which was fairly typical of that era and the albums that followed got even better. Clearly very talented musicians and the vocals almost like a cross between a gruff Paul Rodgers and Eddie Vedder. I think if the music press at the time weren't so obsessed with Blur v Oasis and Jarvis Cocker, they'd have fared a whole lot better. They're still going, look a bit ZZ Top these days but I might just make the effort to go see them. A rather nice find.
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definitely remember that song yer old as well, but that's it.
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Greatest bands that fell short/never made it on 21:13 - Feb 12 with 1183 views
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