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re: "Two career" bands/artists
Posted on 10/31/17 at 9:57 am to Telecaster
Posted on 10/31/17 at 9:57 am to Telecaster
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AC/DC. After Bon's death no one expected a thing from them anymore. Then 'Back in Black' was released...
I'd thought of AC/DC, and what they pulled off was nearly unprecedented...but I stopped from mentioning them because commercially speaking, they were on an upward trend with Highway To Hell. But yeah, I'd be lying if I said I saw the success of Back In Black coming, lol...
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Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:01 am to Ace Midnight
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The ABB survived those tragedies, particularly Skydog, but it's hard to say they ever thrived again.
I actually thought they sounded as good with Haynes and Trucks as with Betts & Duane.
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Fair enough - they still had commercial value as a touring act, but I don't think that's what the OP is talking about.
If commercial success is the yardstick then you're probably right. They didn't sell that many records in the 00's.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:05 am to vandelay industries
Alice in Chains
Their new music with William DuVall is fantastic. They may not be as mainstream as they were in the 90s with Staley but it's still a "second career" and there was a 14 year gap between the AiC self titled album and their first with DuVall.
Their new music with William DuVall is fantastic. They may not be as mainstream as they were in the 90s with Staley but it's still a "second career" and there was a 14 year gap between the AiC self titled album and their first with DuVall.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:15 am to vandelay industries
How about Pink Floyd? While The Final Cut wasn't necessarily a bomb, it was a commercial disappointment on the heels of The Wall, and the tension (putting it mildly) between bandmembers resulted in Waters dissolving the group. Flash-forward several years, they release 2 albums without Waters (much to his chagrin, lol), and finish their career playing stadiums.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:23 am to vandelay industries
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How about Pink Floyd?
I can see that. For me PF died when Waters left the band but I know a lot of people consider that era to be the "true" Pink Floyd.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:24 am to Brosef Stalin
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Skynyrd is the obvious answer
Missed this one. I dunno...I guess maybe the remaining members earned a respectable living when they got back together, but when the final draft of Skynyrd's legacy is written, how much of it is gonna include that era?
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:26 am to vandelay industries
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How about Pink Floyd?
There is almost the argument for 3 Pink Floyds:
Syd-led (although not too much commercial success)
Waters-led (massive sales and prickishness)
Gilmour-led (yeah, kindler and gentler, but they moved some units AND sold some concert tickets)
Totally get it and maybe the only arguable "triple" career.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:30 am to MountainTiger
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I can see that. For me PF died when Waters left the band but I know a lot of people consider that era to be the "true" Pink Floyd.
I prefer Waters in the band too, but no doubt it chapped his arse to see the other members filling up arenas & stadiums without him, lol
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:31 am to Ace Midnight
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Totally get it and maybe the only arguable "triple" career.
Fleetwood Mac?
1. Peter Green
2. Bob Welch
3. Buckingham/Nicks
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:38 am to MountainTiger
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Fleetwood Mac? 1. Peter Green 2. Bob Welch 3. Buckingham/Nicks
Maybe - but Buckingham Nicks is the 600lb gorilla in the room - the Green and Welch eras may not be sufficiently distinctive enough. Hardcore fans may differ, I suppose.
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Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:41 am to vandelay industries
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I prefer Waters in the band too, but no doubt it chapped his arse to see the other members filling up arenas & stadiums without him, lol
That's a feel good story, though, as Waters is one of the greatest villainous pricks in all of music history - at least among the performers (he couldn't hold a candle to some of the producers, of course).
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:45 am to Ace Midnight
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Maybe - but Buckingham Nicks is the 600lb gorilla in the room - the Green and Welch eras may not be sufficiently distinctive enough. Hardcore fans may differ, I suppose.
I'm anything but hardcore when it comes to Fleetwood Mac. I liked Green & Welch. Didn't care for the Buckingham era at all but that's just my personal taste.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:50 am to MountainTiger
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I liked Green & Welch. Didn't care for the Buckingham era at all but that's just my personal taste.
No - I get that. I'm probably the other way - I don't listen to much Fleetwood Mac prior to the eponymous album, so maybe it's tougher for me to see Green and Welch as separate eras. But, I get that Green did 3 or so albums and Welch did 4, I think - obviously that's way more than Syd did with "original" PF and more than the Waterless Floyd did after The Final Cut.
This post was edited on 10/31/17 at 10:51 am
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:55 am to Ace Midnight
Division Bell > Final Cut
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:56 am to Ace Midnight
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so maybe it's tougher for me to see Green and Welch as separate eras.
Those eras are separated in my mind by the "Fake Fleetwood Mac Era" of 1974. Bizarre.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:57 am to Marciano1
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Division Bell > Final Cut
I guess I just don't consider Final Cut a "Pink Floyd" album. "Not Now John" is a Pink Floyd single, but the rest of the album is just Waters, with special guests, Pink Floyd.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 10:59 am to Ace Midnight
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I guess I just don't consider Final Cut a "Pink Floyd" album. "Not Now John" is a Pink Floyd single, but the rest of the album is just Waters, with special guests, Pink Floyd.
I agree, and Division Bell is just a Gilmour solo album (to me). It seems like you needed the tension between Waters and Gilmour for it to be authentic Floyd.
Posted on 10/31/17 at 11:01 am to vandelay industries
Thought of Jefferson Airplane/Starship. I think they went through several incarnations: 60s Haight-ashbury, 70s with Marty Balin and 80s with "Built this City" and "Find Your Way Back".
Posted on 10/31/17 at 11:03 am to MountainTiger
quote:Yikes
Didn't care for the Buckingham era at all
Posted on 10/31/17 at 11:07 am to Perfect Circle
This might be a weak effort but Steely Dan. Never toured much in their prime but then reformed primarily as a touring band in the 90's. Released a couple of albums but never achieved any kind of commercial success (and honestly they weren't close to the level of their records in the 70's). However their live shows from mid-90's to the present (prior to Becker's death) were outstanding.
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