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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Aug 11, 2019 14:26:15 GMT -5
I still don't know how "Under Pressure" wound up being a big hit on the classic rock stations during that time since it barely made a blip on the charts when it came out. Under Pressure came about about 5 months before the album did, so it wouldn't have had the "stigma" that Hot Space had about the album's influences. Plus it's a collaboration with Bowie and a damn good song as well, which wouldn't have hurt.
"No Talking, Just Head" by The Heads would be a good option. About 6 years after the breakup of Talking Heads, Tine Weymouth, Chris Franz and Jerry Harrison reunite without lead David Byrne, producing an album thatwas pretty negatively reviewed, which combined with the marketing behind the album/band name, just paints a sad picture overall.
That Heads album sounds like it would be perfect for an episode and right up Todd’s alley. I’ve never heard it before but I want that episode now. - What about the band Boston? They had a legendary debut album, a capable follow up album, then took EIGHT years for their third album. That release, Third Stage sold really well though and had two of their biggest hits so I’m not sure if it would qualify. Although after it they certainly never reached their earlier success which is what Todd likes to talk about. If not Third Stage then the next one could work. It took Boston another EIGHT years to release Walk On. Walk On sold even worse (despite going platinum). Since it was now 1994 a band that peaked in the 1970s had an uphill battle to release successful singles. Two songs briefly made the mainstream rock charts but that was it. Despite still being around after Walk On they firmly became a nostalgia act. None of their subsequent albums have gained certifications and none of their singles have charted.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2019 14:34:03 GMT -5
I'm not even sure you could call Chinese Democracy the Trainwreckord album for GNR... since well... the members of the band people associate with Guns and Roses were long gone by the time of it's release... but at the same time, Dizzy and Axl were still there from the Illusions records, and Chinese has several songs cowritten by Paul Tobias who cowrote a small amount of songs on Illusions and AFD. Plus you could also mention that despite him leaving 5 years prior, Buckethead was still the main lead on the entire album. and can also mention that right after that album was released long time guitarist Robin Finck left the band for good. I also would really enjoy a look at the 2 Beach Boys records that didnt have Brian Wilson involved that arent even in print anymore, I know that kokomo was a big hit for them, but honestly a few of these Trainwreckords have involved albums that actually did have some big hits on them. Keepin the Summer Alive was the trend towards nostalgia but had some good songs. Beach Boys 85 has good songs but bad production and Still Cruisin' actually has three 60's tracks to end the album...But Summer in Paradise is the shits.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Aug 11, 2019 14:44:16 GMT -5
Under Pressure came about about 5 months before the album did, so it wouldn't have had the "stigma" that Hot Space had about the album's influences. Plus it's a collaboration with Bowie and a damn good song as well, which wouldn't have hurt.
"No Talking, Just Head" by The Heads would be a good option. About 6 years after the breakup of Talking Heads, Tine Weymouth, Chris Franz and Jerry Harrison reunite without lead David Byrne, producing an album thatwas pretty negatively reviewed, which combined with the marketing behind the album/band name, just paints a sad picture overall.
That Heads album sounds like it would be perfect for an episode and right up Todd’s alley. I’ve never heard it before but I want that episode now. - What about the band Boston? They had a legendary debut album, a capable follow up album, then took EIGHT years for their third album. That release, Third Stage sold really well though and had two of their biggest hits so I’m not sure if it would qualify. Although after it they certainly never reached their earlier success which is what Todd likes to talk about. If not Third Stage then the next one could work. It took Boston another EIGHT years to release Walk On. Walk On sold even worse (despite going platinum). Since it was now 1994 a band that peaked in the 1970s had an uphill battle to release successful singles. Two songs briefly made the mainstream rock charts but that was it. Despite still being around after Walk On they firmly became a nostalgia act. None of their subsequent albums have gained certifications and none of their singles have charted. I remember actually seeing ads for their album “Corporate America” on TV and thinking holy shit, that band is still around and they deserve this type of hype? Surely they had long since sunk into irrelevance. I guess long waits between albums is a way to make them seem like events, even if you don’t really deserve it anymore.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Aug 11, 2019 16:20:55 GMT -5
Also out of his wheelhouse but Cryptopsy's "The Unspoken King" was some serious bollocks. Man, everyone said this but I still like that album. Listen to “Worship Your Demons” and tell me that doesn’t slap! It doesn't.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Aug 11, 2019 16:25:52 GMT -5
Man, everyone said this but I still like that album. Listen to “Worship Your Demons” and tell me that doesn’t slap! It doesn't.
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Post by LexExpress on Aug 11, 2019 16:26:36 GMT -5
Shocked noone has mentioned this yet (I think): Slammin' Wrestling Hits, a album of knock-off/cover versions of wrestling entrance themes, that album put Simitar Entertainment OUT OF BUSINESS Brian Zane covered this album and a couple of others on Wrestling With Wregret ages ago. Well worth a watch if you haven't seen it. youtu.be/xB4gFW6vo_M
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Post by wildojinx on Aug 12, 2019 8:17:50 GMT -5
Any Rolling Stones albums that qualify?
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Post by ANuclearError on Aug 12, 2019 11:31:01 GMT -5
Any Rolling Stones albums that qualify? In terms of creativity, On Her Satanic Majestie's Request was considered a daft idea by some, but that still reached top 3 in both UK and US. Looking into further, every Stones album reached the top 5 in the UK and US, so I dunno if they have something that really qualifies.
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