Bands That Should Have Been Huge...

by **Ginolard** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:06 pm

Kudos to whoever mentioned Cry Of Love. Fantastic album.

I'd like to propose The Four Horsemen. Fabulous guitarist and one of the most charismatic singers I've ever heard. SUCH a great rock voice. Ultimately undone by the death of two of the band members and management apathy. Their debut album is just a superb slab of no-nonsese rock. They broke up soon after and reformed again a few laters and released a (imho) superior album but the singer was hit by a drunk driver and never came out of a coma.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKv_YYzdI2w - Rockin Is Ma Business

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcveGZv799w&feature=related Nodody Said It Was Easy

Oh, and one other has just occurred to me.

Jellyfish

Easily one of the most musically gifted bands that I've ever heard. They were the right band at the wrong time and, again, record company apathy undid them because Kurt Cobain and his self-loathing mates were all the rage.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrdF2sNO8lg - Baby's Coming Back

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkfdLIx_kTY&feature=related New Mistake (just a HINT of Supertramp in this one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InmCoZPiXqU&feature=related Bye, Bye, Bye (live)

by **SF-Dano** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:23 am

Seconds for - Cry of Love, Y&T, Firehouse,Soul Sirkus, TMG and Candlebox

Also -

Orion
Abraxas Pool
Pat Travers Band
Gamma
Robin Trower
Frehley's Comet
Badlands (if Gillan had not met an eary demise.)

Steeler
Lynch Mob
Kingdom Come (bad wrap as Zep clones)
Dangerous Toys
Alcatrazz

by **NealIsGod** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:40 am

Kix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hKT7ksvVFI

by **Ehwmatt** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:48 am

artist4perry wrote:I don't know if they have been mentioned yet, but Badfinger.............remember Day after Day, Baby Blue, You won't see me, Come and Get it, and No matter what......... Great tunes! Their manager robbed them and left them in debt, it was so bad a member commited suicide..........such a sad story, even McCartney believed in them.

Badfinger rocks. There's a great book out there too... "Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger"

http://www.amazon.com/Without-You-Tragi ... 62&sr=8-11

Great read.

by **Gideon** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:49 am

OOC, how big was Hardline? I always liked 'em.

Has anyone said SOUL SIRKUS?

by **lbeau12** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:02 am

BLVD was from Canada.
History
In 1983, Mark Holden was invited to work in the new Thunderhead recording studios in Calgary, Alberta. Shortly thereafter, he and Randy Gould joined with vocalist David Forbes from Seattle to form the band BLVD. When the studio folded in 1985, the group moved to Vancouver and continued recording demos until finally landing a contract with MCA Records in 1987. The band's lineup was rounded out by Andrew Johns (keyboards), Randy Burgess (bass) and Jerry Adolphe (drums).

Their self-titled debut album was recorded at Ocean Sound in Vancouver by producer Pierre 'Baz' Bazinet and was mixed by notable rock producers Bob Rock and Mike Fraser. The album produced four singles and two videos, and the band had good exposure by touring Canada opening for Glass Tiger.

By 1990, the band expanded their name to Boulevard and revised their lineup with Tom Christiansen on Bass [formerly of Idle Eyes, later to play with Econoline Crush, Josh Kelly] and Randall Stoll on drums. They recorded Into the Street at Venture Studios in Vancouver with John Punter and released two singles in Canada. While the album is regarded today by some as an AOR classic, it did not fare well in the charts and the band broke up by 1991.

Discography
BLVD (1988)
Into the Street (1990)

by **lbeau12** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:14 am

I remember this song on Much Music from Boulevard
of their first album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFn5e_QE7tY

by **Jana** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:22 am

Duncan wrote:
Journey/Survivor wrote:Michael Stanley Band "MSB" were huge in Cleveland, and even somewhat in Pittsburgh. But they should have made it a lot bigger in the whole country. Kerrang Magazine named the Michael Stanley Band's "You Can't Fight Fashion" album as being one of the ten greatest albums that no one knows about. I know that for many, many years that the Michael Stanley Band held the record for the fastest sellout in Blossom Music center history.

Survivor should have been HUGE. They were of course highly successful. But they should have been Journey HUGE! If Survivor had been on a bigger label that would have spent money on promoting the band, and if Herbie Herbert had been their manager, then they would have been as huge as Journey.

It would be very interesting to put an album by album or track by track contest up between Journey & Survivor.I reckon it would be a lot closer than most people would imagine.

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Now playing: Tori Amos - Raspberry Swirl

Am I the only person who hates Survivor? I don't listen to nor own any of their music. It kind of grates on me. I think I'm all alone on that feeling.

by **SF-Dano** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:31 am

Jana wrote:
Duncan wrote:
Journey/Survivor wrote:Michael Stanley Band "MSB" were huge in Cleveland, and even somewhat in Pittsburgh. But they should have made it a lot bigger in the whole country. Kerrang Magazine named the Michael Stanley Band's "You Can't Fight Fashion" album as being one of the ten greatest albums that no one knows about. I know that for many, many years that the Michael Stanley Band held the record for the fastest sellout in Blossom Music center history.

Survivor should have been HUGE. They were of course highly successful. But they should have been Journey HUGE! If Survivor had been on a bigger label that would have spent money on promoting the band, and if Herbie Herbert had been their manager, then they would have been as huge as Journey.

It would be very interesting to put an album by album or track by track contest up between Journey & Survivor.I reckon it would be a lot closer than most people would imagine.

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Now playing: Tori Amos - Raspberry Swirl

Am I the only person who hates Survivor? I don't listen to nor own any of their music. It kind of grates on me. I think I'm all alone on that feeling.

Everyone has their own opinion. But IMO it would not even be close, with Journey winning by a mile.

by **Melissa** » Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:41 am

Gideon wrote:OOC, how big was Hardline? I always liked 'em.

Has anyone said SOUL SIRKUS?

Hardline did pretty well from what I remember, not too bad.

Agree on Soul Sirkus.

by **Behshad** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:40 am

by **ProgRocker53** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:50 am

Behshad wrote:

I'm SO surprised Talisman didn't get huge in the USA. I love their sound and they're the easiest MR band for me to get my friends into..

by **Deb** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:18 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:
Behshad wrote:

I'm SO surprised Talisman didn't get huge in the USA. I love their sound and they're the easiest MR band for me to get my friends into..

Definitely! http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=f1cgiqIP1lY

by **majik** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:49 pm

Signal
Alias
Shadow king
Prophet
Unruly child

by **Michael Leigh** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:04 pm

StocktontoMalone wrote:

Audley Freed smokes on guitar, and Kelly Holland on vocals makes me want to listen to this over and over forever....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxT_IvGT4qo

No shit!!
GREAT live band.
Used to see Audley and Robert's old bands (Sidewinder and The Creek/Sugar Creek) LONG before COL!!

The entry from Baltimore is KIX!!!
One of the best live bands I have ever seen in my life!!

by **Michael Leigh** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:06 pm

NealIsGod wrote:Kix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hKT7ksvVFI

Sorry NIG, didn't see your post.

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 1:57 pm

by **Vladan** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:08 pm

The Storm, Survivor, Giant.

by **Carla777** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:36 am

what about Vandenberg, Joe Lynn Turner solo work and his projects like Sunstorm, Uriah Heep, Kingdom Come..and one band mention in another thread Fates Warning, all they great but very underrrated

by **Alex Landenburg** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:46 am

Carla777 wrote:what about Vandenberg, Joe Lynn Turner solo work and his projects like Sunstorm, Uriah Heep, Kingdom Come..and one band mention in another thread Fates Warning, all they great but very underrrated

Fates Warning....absolutely!
nice to see you like em too Carla

by **swataz** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:10 am

Invisible Cajun wrote:Y&T
LEGS DIAMOND
CRACK THE SKY
DAKOTA
ZEBRA
LOUISIANA'S LEROUX

I would go out as often as possible to catch Zebra in the 80's - still caught their shows through the 90's and even a few times in the past couple of years.

Randy Jackson (not not that one) is an extremely underrated guitarist AND vocalist.

by **SF-Dano** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 5:44 am

On the heavy/louder side of things:

Testament - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSbKkvAlsBU&feature

Armored Saint - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEyFqO6R7og&feature

Flotsam & Jetsam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypaTdNdHQeY&feature

Exodus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjTrr7wiVeI&feature

DRI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxR1xluLvAs&feature

Scatterbrain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ1GReZaB7E

by **brywool** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:33 am

Dan Reed Network
JellyFish
Tonic

by **iceberg** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:40 am

Duncan wrote:
AlteredDNA wrote:
Duncan wrote:Jimmy Davis & Junction

LOVED Jimmy Davis & Junction - Kick The Wall - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMigzEakxbM

I urge anyone who clicks on this thread to check out this youtube clip.

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Now playing: UFO - Terri

i may have to play some jimmy tonight for 80s night.

by **epresley** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:59 am

Coney Hatch

Monte Montgomery

Riverdogs/Rob Lamothe

by **artist4perry** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:14 am

Gideon wrote:OOC, how big was Hardline? I always liked 'em.

Has anyone said SOUL SIRKUS?

I saw them live, I used to belong to their fan club as well..............Met all of them...........Neal gave me a guitar pick, and so did Todd Jensen, he also was a bassist for Steve Perry. I think they had a hit or two, but it disolved after a year or so............

by **iceberg** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:22 am

joey c jones and the gloryhounds.

by **Carla777** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:08 pm

SF-Dano wrote:On the heavy/louder side of things:

Testament - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSbKkvAlsBU&feature

Armored Saint - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEyFqO6R7og&feature

Flotsam & Jetsam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypaTdNdHQeY&feature

Exodus - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjTrr7wiVeI&feature

DRI - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxR1xluLvAs&feature

Scatterbrain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ1GReZaB7E

Quite of a selection!!!

(Exodus and Testament have a lot of fans here in Southamerica)
Saludos

by **Alex Landenburg** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:09 pm

ok, something more melodic again...

Saraya, female fronted melodic rock.

Their second record "When the blackbird sings" is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8P4h9t2ga0

by **Vladan** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:18 pm

Carla777 wrote:what about\ Joe Lynn Turner solo work and his projects like Sunstorm, Uriah Heep, Kingdom Come..and one band mention in another thread Fates Warning, all they great but very underrrated

Joe Lynn Turner was big, but with bands like Deep Purple, Rainbow, Yngwie Malsteen. A great singer! unfortunately, the general public didn't take too kindly to rock songs, with mega cheesy lyrics. I rate the guy as one of the best male rock singers of all time, but I feel his song choices really let him down over the years, I believe even with the great bands such as Deep Purple, Rainbow, Malmsteen (Turner era), they have those big question marks hanging over them and very mixed reactions over years, mostly bad reactions from I can see, and as good as a lot of those albums are for us die hard fans, you were not going to see them up for grammy at any point in their careers. - So that's probably the issue is to why he didn't get the recognition he deserved, among his peers such as Gramm, Perry, and so on (those guys rarely! had a badly written song) if at all.

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