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re: Bands that shouldn't have been, "One Hit Wonders".

Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:17 pm to
Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:17 pm to
quote:

Tonic
fountains of wayne


two great bands with many albums of awesome songs
Posted by ShamelessPel
Metairie
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:25 pm to
Paper Tongues came out with “Ride to California”, and I saw them in front of like 50 people at the Varsity. fricking awesome show, and I’ve often wondered why they didn’t get bigger.
Posted by dallastiger55
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:46 pm to
Nationally they are known as a one hit band, but the Toadies kick arse

Posted by monsterballads
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:04 pm to
old 97's never really had a hit but they are one of my favorite bands. maybe "murder or a heart attack"? that was in a movie.
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:14 pm to
Joe King Carrasco had a MTV hit called “Party Weekend in the mid 80s. His whole catalogue is fantastic.

LINK
This post was edited on 3/18/19 at 7:23 pm
Posted by BCLA
Bossier City
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 7:49 pm to
Semisonic


But jokes on everyone because that dude wrote a shite ton of smash hits for other artists.
Posted by hobotiger
Asbury Park, NJ
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:04 pm to
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old 97's never really had a hit but they are one of my favorite bands. maybe "murder or a heart attack"? that was in a movie.


They had a few songs in the Break Up with Vince Vaughn and were in the movie
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:15 pm to
Saga
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:18 pm to
Toadies are great and should have been bigger than they were, same with Hum.
Posted by Choupique19
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 9:11 pm to
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Nationally they are known as a one hit band, but the Toadies kick arse


I loved most of that entire Rubberneck album
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 9:49 pm to
Five for fighting
Posted by Muthsera
Member since Jun 2017
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 9:54 pm to
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Fastball
Fountains of Wayne


For sure. That Fastball album that blew up, All the Pain Money Can Buy is still a great listen start to finish, doesn't sound nearly as dated as most of their late 90s contemporaries.

Smash Mouth had some really interesting songs that were completely overlooked for their lowest common denominator material. Not a great band, just an interesting one.
This post was edited on 3/18/19 at 9:58 pm
Posted by PureMetairie
Metairie
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 10:35 pm to
I always enjoyed their radio singles. Hell, I love walking on the sun. Should I check out the fush you mang album?
Posted by Muthsera
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 10:48 pm to
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Should I check out the fush you mang album?


I'd recommend it. My wife was a big ska fan as a teenager and it had its own little place in her rotation. "Padrino" is a silly little earworm that you can hear once and never forget.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 11:17 pm to
Mary Jane Girls
Posted by ShamelessPel
Metairie
Member since Apr 2013
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 11:22 pm to
Street Sweeper Social Club (Promenade): all the elements were there, including Galactic’s Stanton Moore on drums for the debut album. Just pretty much mediocre or worse outside of Promenade.

Box Car Racer (I Feel So): they fizzled out when it caused problems in Blink allegedly

Angels and Airwaves (The Adventure): Tom DeLonge went further and further into the deep end.
Posted by Duane Dibbley
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 3:08 am to
Wild Cherry
Sea level
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 3:29 am
Posted by FightingTigers138
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Member since Dec 2016
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:44 am to
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Box Car Racer (I Feel So): they fizzled out when it caused problems in Blink allegedly


I don't blame them. Tom DeLonge, has such a unique voice, it sounds just like Blink 182. You wind up competing against yourself. If you are a member for Blink 182, you are pissed.

ETA: I guess +44 was a response to Angels and Airwaves?
This post was edited on 3/19/19 at 7:50 am
Posted by MorbidTheClown
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 7:52 am to
Sheriff
Posted by Drank
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Posted on 3/19/19 at 9:26 am to
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Tonic

If you Could Only See
Open Up Your Eyes
Mean to Me
Sugar
You wanted More (American Pie made this one huge)

All were popular and did well.
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