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May 10, 2024
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russkiejedi
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When Achtung Baby came out, they’d been working for 20 years, and one of the
most popular bands in the world for over a decade.
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Name a band you thought would stick around for awhile but never did - I submit
Rhubarb
May 9, 11:51pm
That is one of my favorite albums
maxpowers
May 10, 12:01am
Gotcha, will check out
Rhubarb
May 10, 12:38am
Nirvana
Blue2thebone
May 10, 12:01am
RE: Nirvana
Loon to the Moon
May 10, 7:08am
Tupac shakur
Blue2thebone
May 10, 7:51am
Nate Dogg
Natedog916
May 10, 8:12am
Froggy Fresh
Blue2thebone
May 10, 8:14am
Biggie
Natedog916
May 10, 8:17am
Sorry, just noticed you’re a kings fan. I can’t talk to you anymore.
Blue2thebone
May 10, 8:19am
The Beatles run is incredibly short for as productive as it was.
Sandstone Cougar
May 10, 12:03am
It’s crazy how many hits came out of those few years.
Tricky
May 10, 12:04am
Not on the same level, but Buddy Holly had an incredible run packed into a very
yahtzee
May 10, 12:11am
CCR's hits were almost all within about a 3 year period IIRC
fulano
May 10, 7:50am
Milli Vanilli
Sandstone Cougar
May 10, 12:06am
g,g,g,g,girl
Carnac
May 10, 1:02am
I just blame it on the rain
TheHop
May 10, 5:14am
You know its true
BYU Grounds
May 10, 9:13am
Nirvana
BIG XII Coug
May 10, 12:10am
Third Eye Blind, Fuel, Lit, Hoobastank. A few songs and then nothing… weird
ballen
May 10, 12:11am
3EB was way more than just a few songs.
Corn
May 10, 4:57am
And is still making music.
Black Sunshine
May 10, 5:40am
I saw them last year. They put on a great live show.
Natedog916
May 10, 8:13am
Third eye blind was never the same after their frontman screwed the others
maxpowers
May 10, 7:42am
He lost the guitarist who created their sound and was a Satriani disciple
SwanSong
May 10, 7:51am
I've never heard this story. What happened?
kos
May 10, 9:39am
RE: I've never heard this story. What happened?
maxpowers
May 10, 2:25pm
Whoa. That's not very nice.
kos
May 10, 4:51pm
fun.
Cougs4Lfe
May 10, 12:14am
/The Format
Black Sunshine
May 10, 6:18am
Not a band per se, but performer - Daniel Powter.
Duke Silver
May 10, 12:30am
U2. After Achtubg Baby they effectively disappeared
Archaea
May 10, 12:30am
Jefferson Starship
Archaea
May 10, 12:32am
Not sure about that one. They were Jefferson Airplane first.
King of Y
May 10, 7:02am
True. They actually were around a long time
Carnac
May 10, 7:09am
This was a clear sign they needed to hang it up.
KCFan85
May 10, 9:16am
Say what!?! That’s a great song!
King of Y
May 10, 12:32pm
I thought All That You Can’t Leave Behind was a great album, but agree there was
Rhubarb
May 10, 12:43am
Uh, no. There were massive hits from albums in 2001 and 2006. Beautiful Day #1
RUNBYU1
May 10, 12:48am
Only band in history to have a number 1 album in 5 consecutive decades. But yeah…sure. They “disappeared”
RalphWiggam
May 10, 1:01am
Those other albums sucked
Archaea
May 10, 7:14am
Uh huh. Great argument. You said they “disappeared.” Bands that disappear don’t have #1 albums. Which U2 has done
RalphWiggam
May 10, 8:28am
Once I started disliking it
Archaea
May 10, 8:59am
Kinda fun to make up your own definitions of words and then pretend
yahtzee
May 10, 12:01pm
Which? Rattle & Hum, War, Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby would contend for the
oxcoug
May 10, 8:39am
Disappeared?
Cougar Jazz Fan
May 10, 1:59am
"Poster Child" of "one hit wonders"
BYUtka
May 10, 6:24am
Come now, Arch - they had SEVEN consecutive albums that were both critically
oxcoug
May 10, 7:01am
Most of those others sucked
Archaea
May 10, 7:14am
Artistically they disappeared.
Archaea
May 10, 7:45am
From Boy in 1980 to POP in 1997 they released nine critically acclaimed albums
oxcoug
May 10, 8:14am
None of those people have real taste buds. Cretins
Archaea
May 10, 8:58am
You should try again. I listen to the more recent U2 albums as much or more than
RUNBYU1
May 10, 1:41pm
37 Grammy's Nominations after Achtung Baby says otherwise...
RUNBYU1
May 10, 1:28pm
When Achtung Baby came out, they’d been working for 20 years, and one of the
russkiejedi
May 10, 12:41pm
...and 10 years later they dropped Beautiful Day and Stuck in a Moment, etc. on
RUNBYU1
May 10, 1:43pm
That band produced some great songs.
KCFan85
May 10, 12:40am
The Knack.
RebelScum
May 10, 12:44am
Silverchair
acougfan
May 10, 12:50am
The first album was fun but so derivative. They were like 16.
Superkid
May 10, 7:45am
The water out of the tap is very hard to drink
Blue2thebone
May 10, 8:10am
The Darkness
BringYourUltimate
May 10, 12:53am
Origin
LaVell's_Scowl
May 10, 1:07am
Set Sails Free; I agree. Liked their stuff
Trent
May 10, 7:00am
Great first album. I never got into the second one though. The lead, Michael
Loon to the Moon
May 10, 7:14am
Stone Temple Pilots, Match Box 20, Third Eye Blind
Traveshamockery
May 10, 1:39am
2 out of 3 of these bands toured in 2023-24
Corn
May 10, 4:58am
And the third has a dead lead singer, which isn't ideal for touring. And reality
oxcoug
May 10, 9:12am
How dare you?! I LOVE Matchbox 20 and Rob Thomas. They have a lot of great stuff
Sparkling Delirium
May 10, 6:38am
I love all those bands. But it seems like they all had one good album.
Traveshamockery
May 10, 8:37am
Sounds like you have some listening homework to do.
Sparkling Delirium
May 10, 8:58am
Also not necessarily a band but I’d say Jeff Buckley
CouginCottonwood
May 10, 1:56am
Maybe because he drowned at age 30?
BYU Folsom Fan
May 10, 1:59am
Yeah he’s someone I didn’t really think would die young
CouginCottonwood
May 10, 2:05am
Saga
aaronmania
May 10, 2:23am
Oasis
Ironhide
May 10, 3:28am
Men at Work
Billie Ruben
May 10, 3:30am
Fine Young Cannibals
Zooropa
May 10, 4:52am
New Radicals, Postal Service, Lauryn Hill
Corn
May 10, 5:19am
Postal Service + Death Cab for Cutie are headlining Kilby Block Party this
Loon to the Moon
May 10, 7:18am
Lauren Hill a good one. Since OP said band I will add Fugees.
Natedog916
May 10, 7:19am
Death Cab for Cutie.
Islandercoug
May 10, 6:04am
They're still around
311polo
May 10, 8:12am
10 albums, 5 EPs - lots of good stuff!
LaVell's_Scowl
May 10, 8:27am
I guess I need to do my homework on this band.
Islandercoug
May 10, 9:24am
Pretty Good Overview Here
LaVell's_Scowl
May 10, 9:54am
They also had that Heroes song from the Godzilla soundtrack. Actually, that
kos
May 10, 6:17am
Exile with Kiss You All Over
coolblue
May 10, 6:19am
MGMT
Superkid
May 10, 6:34am
Jimi Hendrix
Texas Hammer
May 10, 6:35am
Voodoo Child ...
KCFan85
May 10, 9:18am
Guns & Roses they could have been the great American rock band
RC Vikings
May 10, 6:39am
Rage Against the Machine. 3 studio albums and done.
Natedog916
May 10, 7:01am
This is my answer. I was on my mission when they stopped making new music
kirkko
May 10, 9:17am
Ugh. That sucks. I was hoping to catch them on tour last year but they
Natedog916
May 10, 10:04am
I got to see them at Madison Square Garden twice right before they canceled.
kirkko
May 10, 10:23am
RE: I got to see them at Madison Square Garden twice right before they canceled.
Natedog916
May 10, 10:33am
Boston — really only had 3 albums in their prime and never came close to
BoiseBlueCoug
May 10, 7:05am
Locally they are legends. I was in MA for a week for work and the radio stations
King of Y
May 10, 7:46am
They did enough with those albums, one of the best bands of all time
Blue2thebone
May 10, 8:11am
That lends to their aura and that their music wasn't diluted. It's also Tom Scholz fault as he was a perfectionist
BYU Grounds
May 10, 8:12am
Len
J-Rod
May 10, 7:20am
RE: Len
Natedog916
May 10, 7:21am
Roxy Blue but Grunge happened
BYU Grounds
May 10, 8:11am
Hannah Montana. Hasn't been seen since her show on Disney ended.
Cougs4Lfe
May 10, 8:22am
Lenny Kravitz. His music career is one original and one remake.
Benfica1
May 10, 9:35am
A good one ...
KCFan85
May 10, 10:19am
Are You Going My Way is an epic all-time great rock song, not much else
Rhubarb
May 10, 10:35am
I got the CD for that song. It is the first CD I sold back. So boring outside of
Benfica1
May 10, 10:39am
Need to distinguish between those who died vs. those who did not.
King of Y
May 10, 10:38am
RICK ASTLEY.
King of Y
May 10, 10:39am
Idk, I hear his music by accident all the time😂
Cougs4Lfe
May 10, 2:39pm
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Islandercoug
May 10, 1:08pm
Modern English,I’m not sure if these guys followed up with anything else
Islandercoug
May 10, 1:09pm
Eve 6
J-Rod
May 10, 2:25pm
Not mad about it, but One Direction.
Cougs4Lfe
May 10, 2:44pm
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