Bands with hit singles that were not hit singles

[Dannyalcatraz]

A couple more:

Blancmange had moderate success in their native UK, then broke internationally with this MTV staple:


But despite continued production- 4 albums as the original band, a 25 year gap, then reformation for another 9 albums- they never got much love in the USA after the first couple of albums.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

There was a time when the hard rock world was avidly seeking a band to recapture some of the rock pomp Led Zeppelin had so caref cultivated for so many years.* One of the contenders was a band called Fastway, formed by former Motörhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clark, UFO bassist Pete Way , Humble Pie drummer Jeff Shirley, and the then-unknown Dave King. They got off to a great start:


Their fourth album was essentially the soundtrack to the horror movie Trick or Treat:



But the band couldn’t keep it together. Turmoil led to lineup changes and eventually, a loss of momentum and a dissolution.

* a time that- if we’re honest- continues to this day.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

When Aldo Nova released “Fantasy“, most rockers thought he would be HUGE.


However, after repeatedly butting heads with studio execs, he asked to be released from his contract. The label refused.

So he turned to writing jingles…as well as parts of hit songs for Bon Jovi (“Blaze of Glory”), Celine Dione (“A New Day Has Come”), and Clay Aiken (“This Is The Night”). He was also part of the “guitar orchestra” on Blue Öyster Cult’s Imaginos album. Ad while he continues to release albums, most people don’t know much about them.

 

[Ryujin]

On the silly side, I'm betting that no one else can name a single other song by B.E.R.

 

[Mallus]

Have some Bettie Serveert. “Dust Bunnies” is one of the 90s best albums.

 

[Smackpixi]

How about Keith Murray?

 

[Smackpixi]

Not inventive, song is contemporaneous with Wu Tang’s Enter the 36 Chambers, the New York beat of the time, but son is fantastic

 

[Smackpixi]

It’d be nice if more songs in the thread were good. I mean no one ever thought that Alta Nova or Fastway were good. They were manifestly awful bands only weirdos wold ever like. Don’t push garbage.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It’d be nice if more songs in the thread were good. I mean no one ever thought that Alta Nova or Fastway were good. They were manifestly awful bands only weirdos wold ever like. Don’t push garbage.

 

[Smackpixi]

not trying to be dick, but come on, you’ve been posting real mediocre naughty word that isn’t an ignored hit single, it’s just garbage you like but no one else does For good reasons.