bands/artists that didn't fulfill their promise...

sidewinder · 05-11-2014, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

Same with Weezer i used to love them but they kinda peaked by their 2nd album imo.

Agreed, though IMO they peaked on their first album.

Black Francis · 05-11-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Agreed, though IMO they peaked on their first album.

What bothers me about Weezer is that I KNOW they still can make the kind of songs they made in the past, it wasn't a fluke, they weren't a one hit wonder ya know? they had talent but they seem to chose the route of making mainstream hits..

which i get, one crappy hit single that gets air play will get them more money than a good song that's unpopular..

like you i do think the blue album is their best work but pinkerton has 'Across the sea' which is probably my fav weezer song.

Paul Smeenus · 05-11-2014, 04:34 PM

Forced Entry could have headlined shows here over almost any of the famous Seattle bands before Nevermind was released. Yet most of you have never heard of them

My Sister's Machine never made it out of here either, another headline act before the stupid music press decided that Seattle was worth some money to them

~~hate paper doll~~ · 05-11-2014, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

What bothers me about Weezer is that I KNOW they still can make the kind of songs they made in the past, it wasn't a fluke, they weren't a one hit wonder ya know? they had talent but they seem to chose the route of making mainstream hits..

which i get, one crappy hit single that gets air play will get them more money than a good song that's unpopular..

like you i do think the blue album is their best work but pinkerton has 'Across the sea' which is probably my fav weezer song.

I like them both but my heart belongs to Pinkerton. I don't hate the green album but I haven't bought anything they've put out past that.

I think the biggest thing stopping Weezer from duplicating that level of success is the fact that Rivers Cuomo just doesn't want to get that personal again. He was dealing with physical pain from surgery, being bipolar, feeling lonely and disillusioned with the rock star life etc etc, and that resulted in some really emotional material.

Black Francis · 05-11-2014, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by hate paper doll

I like them both but my heart belongs to Pinkerton. I don't hate the green album but I haven't bought anything they've put out past that.

I think the biggest thing stopping Weezer from duplicating that level of success is the fact that Rivers Cuomo just doesn't want to get that personal again. He was dealing with physical pain from surgery, being bipolar, feeling lonely and disillusioned with the rock star life etc etc, and that resulted in some really emotional material.

Good point, i never thought of it like that their later work does seem very unpersonal.

Stephen · 03-02-2017, 05:24 AM

Would have liked another Sneaker Pimps album led by Kelli Dayton. Her vocals pretty much defined the band's sound so it didn't make much sense dumping her.

OccultHawk · 03-02-2017, 06:48 AM

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Tristan_Geoff · 03-02-2017, 06:51 AM

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