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Acts that should have been bigger in the U.S.

#121
Someone already mentioned Elbow, but I'll repeat that. Elbow.

Also, Poor Rich Ones and Sondre Lerche, from Norway. Kent from Sweden. Hooverphonic from Belgium. Land of Talk from Montreal.

As for US bands, I was surprised that Blind Melon never broke through past the fervor of "No Rain."
 
#122
ChopperDave said:
Someone already mentioned Elbow, but I'll repeat that. Elbow.

Also, Poor Rich Ones and Sondre Lerche, from Norway. Kent from Sweden. Hooverphonic from Belgium. Land of Talk from Montreal.

As for US bands, I was surprised that Blind Melon never broke through past the fervor of "No Rain."
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Their second album sucked, and then Shannon Hoon died.
 
#127
JimmyM said:
Their second album sucked, and then Shannon Hoon died.
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Soup sucked? I normally agree with you, sir, but no no no no no!

No!

[Insert disclaimer about tastes being subjective, and all that ... ]

That first one starts out strong, sure, and "Dear Ol' Dad" is still their career high point as far as I'm concerned, but "Change" and "Holyman" are craptastic, false-deep-thought-teenage-sentiment junk. At least the one crappy track from Soup ("Skinned") is a bona fide goof.

Soup is the sound of a band that was teetering on the jammy-hippie thing toppling over into a darker, more raw corner of the room. It's mature and still maintains the excellent and inventive musicianship of the first one.

And Soup has that "Toes Across the Floor" bassline ...

Not to mention the overall sound of the album--I personally hate what the Parashar brothers did to the first album (and to Pearl Jam's Ten, but that's another topic). Again, Soup sounds more raw and urgent (things I like). Blind Melon has a sheen on it that needs to be sanded off for that album to be superior.

You and me, JimmyM, Blind Melon-off! Meet you in the schoolyard.
 
#134
The Payolas (and Rock & Hyde)
Glass Tiger
Pet Shop Boys (they had a string of success in the U.S. in the 80s but they have continuously been huge in Europe to this day and fell out of favor here)
Rammstein
Kraftwerk
Helloween
 
#139
mcarp555 said:
I sometimes watch old "Top of the Pops" compilations here in the UK, and are constantly amazed by all the acts I never heard of growing up in the States. Probably the biggest band from that era that never broke in the US was Slade (thank god!).

And luckily, Americans are spared the horror of Eurovision. So no Buck's Fizz, Gemini, etc.
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That's right - having grown up in mainland Europe and now living in the US, I am very happy to say that my fellow American did not have to grow up with huge-selling Eurocrap like

And another vote for Ozric Tentacles.
 

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