Great Bands that never really made it in the UK

[TVRMARKUB]

looking though my old record collection, forgot how good these bands were..

FISHBONE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrCPhtLM2gI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zICxh9kKZg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4EQPrhwg0A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOCxwLCVDGU&fea...

UDS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw5Gl28Xe5o

Living Colour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq8hZqtlEjU


FFF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KE_Jqxhfg&fea...

[t84]

311
Finger Eleven

[NiceCupOfTea]

Tyketto / Danny Vaughn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJMF2lx_CSg

Although to be honest it doesn't bother me. Who cares if people have heard of them if they're good. Loads of cases of bands making it big and selling out.

[chevy-stu]

new Zealand Funk/Rock band 'Supergroove'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clSYkn37iRQ

[Mr Gearchange]

They probably never made it because they all had st names. Supergroove FFS.

Now Creme Brulee - there was a good band

[Lost_BMW]

"I Am Kloot"

http://www.iamkloot.com/

or, for a taster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ugQkNnjn3g&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUMvjs0e6Ic


well, never as 'big' as they deserve to be.

There's a great range of songs on their few albums; typically (northern) British band with alternately quiet or rousing and melancholy or biting songs. Brilliant lyrically.

A fantastic band well worth trying out for anyone who hasn't come across them (if you like "Elbow" or "Cherry Ghost" I reckon you'd soon be fan.

[obscene]

Kings X

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qv4p4mLKR4

[chevy-stu]

obscene said:

Kings X

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qv4p4mLKR4

Never had 'mainstream' success, but were well known in the UK muso, festival and rock circles for a while...

[Baby Huey]

I always thought Grandaddy should have been huge. Another band with a ste name.

[ammw]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Tyketto / Danny Vaughn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJMF2lx_CSg

Although to be honest it doesn't bother me. Who cares if people have heard of them if they're good. Loads of cases of bands making it big and selling out.

Agreed - Tyketto were a great band and Danny Vaughn is a very talented singer/songwriter who has never had the success he deserves ... looking forward to seeing him in Glasgow in December.

Having said that, they never really made it anywhere, not just in the UK.

On the other hand a band like Creed are huge in the USA, but virtually ignored here.

[robm3]

Okay, one from the past but Cold Chisel was a good ol' Aussie Rock Band
Go into any Aussie Bar, fire up this song and watch the place erupt into song

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmyEv4n8ERI

[Fetchez la vache]

Baby Huey said:

I always thought Grandaddy should have been huge. Another band with a ste name.

Yep, really liked Sumday... not got any of their others though, so I guess I'm guilty

Another - The Tragically Hip. Huge in Canada (well, they are Canadian), but never really took off here...

[HereBeMonsters]

Lit.

[ShadownINja]

I quite like her... I mean this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wCcmd0Vj30 *quivers*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx58hXh4pVA

Edited by ShadownINja on Thursday 20th May 22:07

[NiceCupOfTea]

Mr Gearchange said:

They probably never made it because they all had st names. Supergroove FFS.

Now Creme Brulee - there was a good band

It's a st business.

[Lost_BMW]

M4FFU said:

Lost_BMW said:

"I Am Kloot"

http://www.iamkloot.com/

or, for a taster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ugQkNnjn3g&fea...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUMvjs0e6Ic

Discovered them as one of their songs was used in the C4 TV show The Teachers. Cool band.

ETA: this is my favourite track of theirs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXmCN6Udj1o

Edited by M4FFU on Thursday 20th May 15:07

Funny that as I heard a bit of "Storm Warning" on some TV drama and wrote the lyrics down and searched the web to see who it was by (amazing the number of great artists I've come across like this!)

That track shows their quirky and pointed lyrical style well!

[Mobile Chicane]

Under Two Flags.

I have it on good authority that the band were offered a session on Radio 1 if 'Soapy' would sleep with Janis Long.

He refused, hence no-one's ever heard of them.

[Kinky]

Aslan

Although I'm going to see them in June

[sneijder]

JJ72 should have got bigger than they did.

[dxg]

Carina Round.

From Wolverhampton, but nobody here has ever heard of her. Outstanding song writing and incredible voice. Luckily she's still plugging away in the States, with a new album due soon.