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Re: Artists with terrible popularity-to-legacy ratios

17 by Wood Goblin
Nate Dort wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 9:45 am
Krev wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 9:29 am
Nate Dort wrote: Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:44 amSlade
Slade were awesome for a period.
Oh, definitely agreed. They just have almost no airplay or legacy anymore, despite how popular they were at the time. Maybe it's just a US vs UK thing.
Probably a US/UK thing, as I’d imagine their (great!) Christmas song keeps them visible.

Re: Artists with terrible popularity-to-legacy ratios

18 by eephus
Wood Goblin wrote: Sun Aug 11, 2024 1:28 pm Recently, I saw a thread on the Steve Hoffman forum about artists who had been lost to history. Being that it was the Hoffman forum, it immediately degenerated into stupid pedantic side conversations and fighting.

But the theme was kinda interesting—meaning, who are some artists who were “important” in one sense or another (popular or culturally noteworthy) who have left virtually no trace. Few (if any) songs on the radio, few (if any) bands that cite them as influences, etc.?

The best example from that thread was Grand Funk Railroad. Three Dog Night was another.

Who else?
Grand Funk was essentially the biggest band in the world in 1971-72 or so (and is absolutely a great example). Three Dog Night, yes. Dr Hook, same ballpark.

John Denver, yes. Harry Chapin, Don McLean, Jim Croce. Seals and Crofts.

Black Oak Arkansas. Tons of the hair metal bands that came in their wake--Poison, Great White, Cinderella, Dokken, Skid Row.

Blood Sweat and Tears, yes. Chicago. Basically all horn-based 70s bands.

Tony Orlando and Dawn. Helen Reddy. Vickie Lawrence. Anne Murray.
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