VH1 had a show years ago called Bands Reunited. They tried to get all the original members of The (English) Beat back together. They got everyone except Andy Cox and Dave Steele. Even Saxa showed up.
Enjoy the benefits of a premium membership!
Upgrade Account
-
TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
Join free Log in
Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.
Acts that should have been bigger in the U.S.
- Thread starter Richland123
- Start date
VH1 had a show years ago called Bands Reunited. They tried to get all the original members of The (English) Beat back together. They got everyone except Andy Cox and Dave Steele. Even Saxa showed up.
Alkali Ike
Gold Supporting Member
- Jan 1, 2011
- 2,857
- 15,669
- Disclosures
- I never actually learned to play very well
Alkali Ike
Gold Supporting Member
- Jan 1, 2011
- 2,857
- 15,669
- Disclosures
- I never actually learned to play very well
Plus, he saved the planet...
Slim Pickens saved the planet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim_Pickens
Alkali Ike
Gold Supporting Member
- Jan 1, 2011
- 2,857
- 15,669
- Disclosures
- I never actually learned to play very well
I think Silverchair was mentioned already but I'm gonna throw it out there again. Colossal talent and a vast transformation of style over the years. The living end is another band that had one hit in the us and disappeared. Someone else said Nightwish. My wife loves them but I don't get it.
Good to see a lot of Aussie suggestions! Another one - John Butler Trio. Huge here, do OK in the US as far as I know. They're currently on tour there at the moment.
Not too sure about this one, but are Madness largely unknown in the US?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3AovUZgvo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc3AovUZgvo
+1 for Jamiroquai. Also, I wish Karnivool (Australia) was more popular in the US. Those guys rock, even tho I'm not very fond of their new album. But that's just me.
No, I'd say they are as well known as most other 80s, new wave bands. MTV used to air " The Young Ones" which exposed American kids to all kinds of English bands, including Madness, Hawkwind, Marillion, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Motorhead, etc..
There is one episode where the boys walk into a pub and Madness is playing "House of Fun". Rik Mayall walks up to the band after the song and asks if they know any Cliff Richard songs. Suggs threatens to smash his face in. Funny stuff.
Brilliant! I remember watching The Young Ones in the 90s when I was a young 'un myself. Cutting edge stuff for us Irish kids as we were generally 10 years behind what was 'cool' in the UK and elsewhere!
Badfinger was great and only one of their tunes was penned by a Beatle (McCartney's Come and Get It, which the band grew to hate). In fact, Pete Ham was one of the best pop songwriters of the first half of the 70s although the others were all capable songsmiths! George Harrison did produce a few of their tunes (Day After Day, for instance).
XTC
The Pursuit of Happiness
Cheap Trick (most think of them as a one hit wonder but pull out the Greatest Hits and you'll rock to every song)
The Pursuit of Happiness
Cheap Trick (most think of them as a one hit wonder but pull out the Greatest Hits and you'll rock to every song)
This is a throwback for me.
Same era, late '90's, was when I was with original bands doing what we could to become rockstars. Got the lifestyle part down pretty well but didn't get very far with the music part.
Pushmonkey either lived here/had moved here, or at least spent a whole lot of time here. Had good support from KLBJ radio at the time, who claimed them as an "Austin band", but really, they did that for any band that had some label support and lived here long enough to pay a months rent.
They were a pretty big deal here and did well in Houston I think, but I don't know how big they ever got outside of here.
Yeah, good band, and thanks for the flashback.
