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Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
I nominate Toronto's Klaatu, whose 1977 concept album "Hope" I consider to be in the same league with "Dark Side of the Moon". The band had great songwriting, great musicianship, but only bumped the charts a couple times and never had a big hit.
Honorable mention to Coliseum, a British blues/rock band with extraordinary musicianship that enjoyed brief popularity in England and Germany in the early 70's but is hardly known at all in North America. Saw them live in Munich, 1971. Best live concert I ever saw in Europe, and that includes some killer live acts such as Deep Purple, ELP and the Moody Blues.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 12:59:36
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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Honorable mention to Coliseum +1
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 14:14:49
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Klaatu I remember them performing on a late night TV show here and being impressed but never heard of them since.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 15:40:06
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Thanks for that mention Bit! I've never heard of the before, but they sound great (and have been added to my "Need to get" list). 
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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And same to James about Thunder.
More and more I'm realizing that what makes it big has nothing to do with talent and good music, but rather how well their act gets marketed and how lucky they get (like being in the right place at the right time).
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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The CANDYMEN (most of them went on to form ARS)
White Witch (also Noah's Ark part of which evolved into Captain Beyond who also should have been bigger)
I think most of these kinds of bands were made up of awesome players without the right song at the right time.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 20:30:24
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Two bands I though should have been bigger than they were at the time.....
Wishbone Ash and Humble Pie.
Both were bands with some excellent guitar playing and twin lead playing.
I have some of their music on my MP3 player and the tone and playing still blows me away.
just my 2 cents.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 22:45:01
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The original "Bush".
"Sons of Champlin"...although Bill did go on to have a great career with Chicago.
And my personal favorite...Geoff Muldaur.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 23:05:39
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Should THIS ONE make the list? I think the list should be restricted to bands which have either folded or from which someone has died. Anybody else still has a chance to make it big. I said a chance. I did not specify how long a shot it might be.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 23:15:13
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Guitarhacker
Two bands I though should have been bigger than they were at the time.....
Wishbone Ash and Humble Pie.
Both were bands with some excellent guitar playing and twin lead playing.
I have some of their music on my MP3 player and the tone and playing still blows me away.
just my 2 cents.
I agree. I'd like to add Gentle Giant and Caravan.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/25 23:18:29
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I was hoping this thread would result in some good tips, and it has. Thunder - hadn't heard of them, good stuff indeed. More, please.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
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Anvil - One of the hardest working bands out there, still plugging away today, and never quite made it big.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/26 09:39:32
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My vote goes for the band Trillion back around 78-80 time frame. Their album 'Clear Approach' has some great stuff. Had the pleasure of seeing them live in a club. My band friends and I all got hooked on them at the time. Still enjoy a listen today.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/26 10:08:20
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Mini Pops - they were never big, but I guess that was the point. I think they're bigger now... (or older, or both)
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/26 11:04:16
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I loved this band when I was a teen. I met them a couple times after there gigs at Hearse Memorial Coliseum. Bloodrock
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/26 11:51:56
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And same to James about Thunder.
More and more I'm realizing that what makes it big has nothing to do with talent and good music, but rather how well their act gets marketed and how lucky they get (like being in the right place at the right time).
Speaking of which........Regarding the CHB, I know Bapu's in charge of "Advertising", but who's in charge of Marketing?
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/26 12:04:23
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Most of my favorite bands shouldn't have been huge, but were. It's the band they were before they got huge that deserves recognition. Red Hot Chili Peppers, for example. A pity to see a band that was so funky ending up being so sloppy after they unlocked Pandora's box w/ Under the Bridge.
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Re:Favorite bands that SHOULD have been huge, but weren't
2012/03/26 12:09:18
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Re: Fireballet. I guess there should really be two sub-lists: favorite bands that had the prerequisite factors to make it big, and favorite bands that were never going to make it big and never intended to. Fireballet falls into the latter subcategory, I think.
OTOH, who would have ever thought that Chip Davis would eventually buy his own airplane from pop symphonic Christmas music?
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