Favorite Bands that Never Made It?

[MCFC BOB]

Geneva. What a voice that guy had.

I remember Geneva. I had their first (only?) album and was expecting so much more. Sometimes it just never happens.

The Music were being touted as the next big thing in Indie but they couldn't carry it off. 3 albums in 10 years and some touring. Nothing else.

STRENF EEN NUMBBURS.

 

[K.Reeves right foot]

The Chameleons - Middleton's finest.

You stole my thunder Nijinsky! The Chameleons never get a mention when Manchester bands are talked about but they were the best by far, 'Script of the bridge' and 'What does anything mean basically?' sounds as fresh today as it did in '83, In Shreds is the song all the others wish they'd written.
I demand all bluemooners download these albums and listen!!

 

[sweynforkbeard]

'Stomping' Cedric Winterbottom And His Hattersley Jazz Fiends.

 

[1.618034]

The Commitments.

 

[peoffrey]

The Music were being touted as the next big thing in Indie but they couldn't carry it off. 3 albums in 10 years and some touring. Nothing else.

STRENF EEN NUMBBURS.

We could do with a bit of that at City. All for one.

 

[Joycee Banercheck]

I'd say Chameleons (Nijinsky got there first - how the fuck are you???)
New FADS
Salford's finest King of the Slums<br /><br />-- Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:55 am --<br /><br />[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VyHEX9HNGM[/youtube]

 

[PoolHustler]

3 Colours Red.
Million Dead.
Blood Red Shoes.
Drugstore.
Cocteau Twins.
Kidneythieves.

 

[MCFC BOB]

STRENF EEN NUMBBURS.

We could do with a bit of that at City. All for one.

NO WON WIW CUM BITWEEN UZ.<br /><br />-- November 13th, 2010, 1:23 am --<br /><br />

3 Colours Red.
Million Dead.
Blood Red Shoes.
Drugstore.
Cocteau Twins.
Kidneythieves.

FTW.

 

[johnny on the spot]

Cocteaus are a superb shout.

As for Big Star, fucking hell this cover by This Mortal Coil was beautiful:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr60Rc-BXRk&feature=related[/youtube]

And while he was at times a precocious, whining little twat with a huge paternal chip on his shoulder, Jeff Buckley nailed this tune as well:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-7YvAC3j9g&feature=related[/youtube]

 

[Tricky Dickys Right Foot Shot]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrnA8LgA3co[/youtube]