January 29, 201015 yr you'd have to be a VERY casual music fan to think Kate Bush is only remembered for Wuthering Heights, I think - she was, and remains, Britain's most iconic female vocalist ever, surely? Loz - great that you mentioned The Associates' 'Sulk' album - a masterpiece if ever there was one...in fact, I'd say it ranks with 'Dare', Depeche Mode's 'Violator', Yazoo's 'Upstairs at Eric's', Visage's 'The Anvil', Soft Cell's 'Non-stop Erotic Cabaret' and the Heaven 17 album you mentioned as one of THE electropop albums of the whole decade (although electropop does seem a flimsy genre to include such greats as the ones mentioned - especially Violator). I grew up in the 80s, too, but I remember that it was pretty cool to go looking for music from the 60s and 70s - especially early Bowie, Roxy Music, TRex, The Doors, Beatles, Stones etc. I am pleased that The Smiths are now being given the recognition and acclaim they so richly deserved all along, too - a friend of mine was telling me this week, her 2 sons (16 and 11) have played her Smiths, Morrissey and Cure albums to death - so maybe not all youths are wasting their time on shoddy camp pop trash a la 95% of Buzzjack members on the other threads. I remember KB well as a big fan I have 4 of her albums. It's just that they only ever seem to play WH on the radio.
January 29, 201015 yr euro music, you dont think much of people's interest in music. Half those artists have well known catalogues.
January 30, 201015 yr Kaoma - Lambada Glen Medeiros - Nothing gonna change my love for you erm ... they DID only have one hit!!!! :) the threads about artistys who are known for having one hit but actually had loads of others :) .
January 30, 201015 yr Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69 -- this peaked at only #42 Please tell me you're joking - who remembers Bryan Adams for "Summer of 69"? If you'd said "Everything I Do (I Do It For You) I could have possibly understood but he's got a huge back catalogue and don't really think he belongs anywhere near this thread. -- Richard
January 30, 201015 yr Zombie Nation - Kernkraft 440 Safri Duo - Played Alive Darude - Sandstorm MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This The Beloved - Sweet Harmony Dr. Alban - It's My Life 4 Strings - Take Me Away Xpress 2 - Lazy P. Diddy - I'll Be Missing You Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise Natalie Imbrughlia - Torn Booty Luv - Boogie 2nite Bob Sinclar - Love Generation Josh Wink - Higher State Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree I'm not 100% sure about some of them if the had another hit. Correct me if there's something wrong. Edited January 30, 201015 yr by SoManyOstriches
January 30, 201015 yr 2 Unlimited - No Limits Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon James Brown - Sex Machine Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Kraftwerk - The Model Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody These artist are known for much more songs. Or at least for different song
January 30, 201015 yr you'd have to be a VERY casual music fan to think Kate Bush is only remembered for Wuthering Heights, I think - she was, and remains, Britain's most iconic female vocalist ever, surely? I am pleased that The Smiths are now being given the recognition and acclaim they so richly deserved all along, too - a friend of mine was telling me this week, her 2 sons (16 and 11) have played her Smiths, Morrissey and Cure albums to death - so maybe not all youths are wasting their time on shoddy camp pop trash a la 95% of Buzzjack members on the other threads. Unfortunately, too many teenagers are worshipping the "music" gospel according to Simon Cowell. So as Simon Cowell has a very low opinion of Britain's most iconic & creative male & female artists of all time David Bowie & Kate Bush is it any surprise, that teenagers today would rather listen to Cheryl Cole & Joe McElderry..... (PS. Well done to David Bowie for telling his fanbase not to buy the JedWard single (how he must wish that he never allowed Queen to take 51% of the publishing, so making him a sleeping partner) "Under Pressure"; and has asked them to buy the proper debut single by Marina & The Diamonds "Hollywood" (out the same week) instead!). I think it all comes down to what Midge Ure said on Radio 2's Radcliffe & Maconie show: most UK teenagers parents grew up at the time of the DIY Punk/New Wave/New Romantic movement (1977/1985) therefore liked music that was composed, created & performed by the individual artists themselves (just look at the first Band Aid line up as an example) frequently making brilliant, varied, innovative pop music. Therefore, as teenagers always rebel against parents, the best way to rebel against that (rebellion) is to like what your parents don't like; hence why todays teenagers love Simon Cowell's spoon fed manufactured lowest common denominator bland pop because it annoys their parents. In other words it is the "Absolutely Fabulous" syndrome!
January 30, 201015 yr euro music, you dont think much of people's interest in music. Half those artists have well known catalogues. I am just pointing out that some people to young to remember some artists back catalogues will probably only have heard one song - the one that's played to death on the radio. Of course people that have a real interest in back catalogues will remember that these acts have had many hits. Take for example mid-80s band Blancmange. Living On The Ceiling gets played to death but how many time have they played their other big hits such as Blind Vision, Don't Tell Me or Waves.
January 30, 201015 yr I dont agree with what Midge Ure said. Are teenagers really so stupid to like he bland pop of SC just because it annoys their parents? Aren't they doing themselves a disservice? I dont think it has anything got to do with rebelling against their parents At least in liking punk/new wave the music was exciting and you could actually get something out of it if you had half a brain, so it didn't take too much of an effort to rebel back then. If rebelling now means liking the SC $h!te then I really do pity the options available to young people nowadays. I think if you want to rebel nowadays you listen to dub-step or whatever the current urban sound is because parents are less likely to understand that.
January 30, 201015 yr Small Faces - Itchycoo Park - though they had 2 bigger hits. Amen Corner - Half As Nice 2 Unlimited - No Limits Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden Barry Ryan - Eloise Bryan Adams - Summer Of 69 -- this peaked at only #42 Ace Of Base - All That She Wants A-ha - Take On Me Soft Cell - Tainted Love Aqua - Barbie Girl Beach Boys - Good Vibrations Dave Berry - The Crying Game Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon James Brown - Sex Machine Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time Fleetwood Mac - Dreams Wayne Fontana - Game Of Love Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That Herman's Hermits - I'm Into Something Good Billy Idol - White Wedding Frank Ifield - I Remember You Gladys Knight - Midnight Train To Georgia Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Tears Of A Clown Otis Redding - Dock Of The Bay Kraftwerk - The Model Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Haddaway - What Is Love The Cars - Drive Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing -- originally B-side of Blue Night Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline Gene Pitney - 24 Hours From Tulsa Excuse me?
January 30, 201015 yr I dont agree with what Midge Ure said. Are teenagers really so stupid to like he bland pop of SC just because it annoys their parents? Aren't they doing themselves a disservice? I dont think it has anything got to do with rebelling against their parents At least in liking punk/new wave the music was exciting and you could actually get something out of it if you had half a brain, so it didn't take too much of an effort to rebel back then. If rebelling now means liking the SC $h!te then I really do pity the options available to young people nowadays. I think if you want to rebel nowadays you listen to dub-step or whatever the current urban sound is because parents are less likely to understand that. i agree, i dont think they listen to sc just to p*** off their parents....i reckon its down to apathy, its very hard nowdays to produce something original... our generation has already done it! music is controled nowdays like never before by money men.. in the 60's and punk/new wave era there was options all round, it was 'hip' to be experimenting with differing sounds and techniques. but what can todays youth create for themselves? everything now is totally generic.
January 30, 201015 yr Excuse me? In a way I agree with the poster who suggested Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody. How often do you hear another Queen track on the radio? Not very often. Gold stations always seem to play just that. Stop 100 people in the street and ask them to name a Queen song and I bet you 90% would name that one. Edited January 30, 201015 yr by Victor Meldrew
January 30, 201015 yr In a way I agree with the poster who suggested Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody. How often do you hear another Queen track on the radio? Not very often. Gold stations always seem to play just that. Stop 100 people in the street and ask them to name a Queen song and I bet you 90% would name that one. But that's not the point of the thread. Of course most people would say Bohemian Rhapsody first but they would also know that Queen had many other hits and could probably name several of them.
January 30, 201015 yr I think never heard Bohemian Rhapsody. I can name at least 5 Queen songs but I'd never think about this song Edited January 30, 201015 yr by SoManyOstriches
January 30, 201015 yr In a way I agree with the poster who suggested Queen and Bohemian Rhapsody. How often do you hear another Queen track on the radio? Not very often. Gold stations always seem to play just that. Stop 100 people in the street and ask them to name a Queen song and I bet you 90% would name that one. So you never hear We Are The Champions, We Will Rock You or Don't Stop Me Now on TV or radio ever? Piffle.
January 30, 201015 yr I remember KB well as a big fan I have 4 of her albums. It's just that they only ever seem to play WH on the radio. I suppose you have forgotten Hounds of Love but then that song could be on this thread for The Futureheads.
January 30, 201015 yr I suppose you have forgotten Hounds of Love but then that song could be on this thread for The Futureheads. :lol: good point! you mean they have had other releases? :lol:
January 30, 201015 yr Unfortunately, too many teenagers are worshipping the "music" gospel according to Simon Cowell. So as Simon Cowell has a very low opinion of Britain's most iconic & creative male & female artists of all time David Bowie & Kate Bush is it any surprise, that teenagers today would rather listen to Cheryl Cole & Joe McElderry..... I read a book in which a vocal coach stated that the reason why the songs of David Bowie haven't become standards is because they are so much composed for Bowie's unique voice that it would be hard for other vocalists to sing them convincingly. I'd imagine it would be the same for some of Kate Bush's songs, regardless of their quality. Perhaps that's why Cowell choses to ignore them, because very few people could manage them.
January 30, 201015 yr I read a book in which a vocal coach stated that the reason why the songs of David Bowie haven't become standards is because they are so much composed for Bowie's unique voice that it would be hard for other vocalists to sing them convincingly. I'd imagine it would be the same for some of Kate Bush's songs, regardless of their quality. Perhaps that's why Cowell choses to ignore them, because very few people could manage them. good point, and probably true! if cowell cant make money out of copying them then why should this musical ignoramus pay any heed to them?..
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