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Bands That Had 2 (or more) Golden Ages

#83
kkaarrll said:
Rush, fly by night, caress are first
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One of the most fascinating things about Rush's career is how they maintained a healthy fan bass throughout, and how fans first got hooked, and when they lost interest. I know so many people who only like the first three or four, and others who only like the last five or so, and some are hooked on the middle period only. It's very interesting how they kept appealing to new generations/demographics of listeners.
 
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#84
electracoyote said:
One of the most fascinating things about Rush's career is how they maintained a healthy fan bass throughout, and how fans first got hooked, and when they lost interest. I know so many people who only like the first three or four, and others who only like the last five or so, and some are hooked on the middle period only. It's very interesting how they kept appealing to new generations/demographics of listeners.
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I lost interest in Rush after Signals. Although I do like some of the songs on Presto. If I only like a few songs on an album it's not worth it to me. I find myself now only purchasing mp3's except for certain artist that do it for me. I like stuff by Jack White, Foo Fighters, and Weezer for example. Jack White comes back consistently with new material. I consider Dave Grohl as a "recovery" or come back from Nirvana. Weezer has put out consistently good music as a group, so no come back needed for them as they are just solid.
 
#86
keto said:
Yup, because you sell a couple copies of your latest and do a tour doesn't make it a golden age. That would imply MASSIVE popularity and sales. Fogerty is definitely a good example, as are Yes, Black Sabbath, Santana, and many others mentioned.

Also, old catalogue getting a bump in sales (Doors being mentioned) does not equal a golden age. GA would imply new productivity as well as popularity.

Not so much? Phish, Doobies, Beatles. All for different reasons, eg. the Beatles never had a lull in sales or popularity, they just didn't do a record for a year or two.
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Fogerty really is a good example - no one expected "CenterField" to be a "thing" - and now it's played at every ballpark, ever game.

The rest... debatable but I suspect that many folks here toss out a name of their fav band just because they like them.
 
#88
keto said:
Yup, because you sell a couple copies of your latest and do a tour doesn't make it a golden age. That would imply MASSIVE popularity and sales. Fogerty is definitely a good example, as are Yes, Black Sabbath, Santana, and many others mentioned.

Also, old catalogue getting a bump in sales (Doors being mentioned) does not equal a golden age. GA would imply new productivity as well as popularity.

Not so much? Phish, Doobies, Beatles. All for different reasons, eg. the Beatles never had a lull in sales or popularity, they just didn't do a record for a year or two.
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Nailed it.
 
#91
Steely Dan
...departed the scene with Gaucho (1979?). Came back with new material, albums, etc. Good enough?

FWIW, I associated "golden age" with an uptick in popularity. This included a newfound interest + sales (if applicable). I did not factor in new material/tours.
:)
 
#92
Hounddog409 said:
a span of 4 years does not meet the OP criteria....and not just because I am not a fan.

Deep Purple meets this I believe with the original 68-70 -then in 1984 with the release of Perfect Strangers....
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The timing is off a bit for Purple--their peak was in the 70's--especially with Mk II--from In Rock through to Who Do We Think We Are, and you could include Mk II's Burn.
In there was the best live album ever--Made in Japan.
(& I know technically MkII's first recording was the Concerto--but while it had some cool stuff in it--it wasn't the album that caught on for them).
You could say a mini peak with Mk I as well--I suppose.

This list has some overlap in years.
MkI was 68-69
MkII was 70-73
Mk III was 74-75ish
Mk IV (Tommy Bolin)-75ish
No Deep Purple 76-84
Mk II part 2 came in 84.

Then later Gillan was out again, for one album (Replaced by Joe Lynn Turner (Mk V))
He came back & later Blackmore left -to be briefly replaced live by Joe Satriani--who never recorded in he studio with hem.
Then MkVI with Steve Morse
& MkVII with Jon Lord's retirement and he was replaced by Don Airey.

Drummer Ian Paice has been there for all of it.

So Purple does count--with the first two times for Mk II--and some good stuff from other versions as well.
 
#93
Gyver said:
Alice Cooper - 71-75 / 86-90
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Definitely the period of the original Alice Cooper band & early solo era (Welcome to my Nightmare & Goes to Hell--at least)
Then his later resurgence.
He did some good stuff at other times as well.
I'd say Last Temptation was his best work since Welcome to My Nightmare.
 
#94
MisterFabulous said:
But they didn't fade in all that time; they were at the top of the charts and constantly on the front page for nearly seven years in Britain, about six years in US.

(Which is probably why they called it quits)
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I agree completely... but I wanted to point out that the Beatles have two distinct "Golden Eras". The pop era and the psychedelic era. So to speak. I'm sure that there is a more articulate argument to be made.
 

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