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05-26-2006, 03:11 PM
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Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
The only one i can think of off the top of my head is good charlotte. I was into them about a year and a half before trl picked them up with 'lifestyles of the rich and famous"
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05-26-2006, 05:46 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
I have a few. . . - Dream Theater
- Spock's Beard
- Metallica (got into 'em when Ride The Lightning came out)
- Yngwie Malmsteen
There are others. . .
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05-26-2006, 06:18 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
John Mayer. I go to a small club in Hollywood, and an act that I regular see there (Glen Phillips) had John open for him before he was anybody. Just John and his acoustic guitar in a club of about 120 people. Sounded amazing.
About 6 months later I saw John again...on MTV in the No Such Thing video  |
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05-26-2006, 06:49 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
Several British performers:
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST. I heard their second album (1970) at a friend's and began collecting their entire catalog up until their breakup a few years ago.
CLIFFORD T. WARD. Bought his "Home Thoughts" LP in 1974 knowing nothing about him, loved his voice and lyrics and proceeded to collected all of his work as well. He died of MS a couple of years ago.
KAYAK. Dutch band. Superb until the lineup changed.
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05-26-2006, 07:24 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
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John Mayer. I go to a small club in Hollywood, and an act that I regular see there (Glen Phillips) had John open for him before he was anybody. Just John and his acoustic guitar in a club of about 120 people. Sounded amazing.
About 6 months later I saw John again...on MTV in the No Such Thing video
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I don't really have much to contribute other than that it makes me happy to see other Glen Phillips fans.
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05-26-2006, 07:26 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
I can't think of many. Most of my favorite artists either already made it big when I discovered them or have yet to make it big.
I guess Shakira counts. When I got into her music, she was already a big star in Latin America, but she wasn't known at all in the US. She still makes good records despite the image she presents of herself, though I much prefer her earlier singer-songwriter phase.
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05-26-2006, 08:09 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
I saw Nirvana open for Sonic Youth long time ago before they got big.
Also saw Van Halen open for Black Sabbath before they got big.
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05-26-2006, 08:15 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
I too can't think of all that many that I discovered before the "big breaks".
The Bangles: Although I missed out on the first EP (because it's original release never made it to South Louisiana), I did catch the first LP, All Over The Place and bought the record having not heard the first thing about them or anything from them. I loved the album the moment the needle hit the vinyl. While "Hero Takes A Fall" soon made the MTV rounds later, it was the next album that made them big with songs like "Walk Like An Egyptian".
The Cocteau Twins: Never all that big in the U.S., but beginning in '83 with the second UK album Head Over Heels I began collecting all the import LPs, EPs and later the CDs before they started distributing domestically with Capitol starting with Blue Bell Knoll ('88).
Most others I discovered just as they became popular like Heart (in '76, not during the '85 comeback) or well after.
I do have several LPs and CDs that I bought of unknows on a whim, and most stayed unknowns.
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05-26-2006, 08:30 PM
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Re: Bands you discovered/liked before they made it big?
Nine Inch Nails
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