I think it's kind of funny to criticize a band for being a one-hit wonder, anyway. One hit is one more hit than I've got! I'd be happy to be a one-hit wonder.
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One hit wonder? Bullshit!
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"One-hit wonder" refers exclusively to singles success, which isn't a very good indicator for hard rock acts that are album-driven.
QR was indeed a 'one-hit' wonder. I don't believe that "Metal Health" was a huge hit as a single, and neither was "Mama We're All Crazy Now." As far as albums, they were sort of a 1.5 hit wonder, since Condition Critical was considered a commercial flop.
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Originally posted by pro-fusion View Post"One-hit wonder" refers exclusively to singles success, which isn't a very good indicator for hard rock acts that are album-driven.
QR was indeed a 'one-hit' wonder. I don't believe that "Metal Health" was a huge hit as a single, and neither was "Mama We're All Crazy Now." As far as albums, they were sort of a 1.5 hit wonder, since Condition Critical was considered a commercial flop.
I think the enjoyment for people with this kind of list or programme is partly in being reminded of those groups that had their 15 minutes of fame before blipping off the radar forever into obscurity, and partly in seeing those hugely famous bands that everyone assumes were big hitmakers but in fact had very little chart success.
Plenty of successful & popular bands haven't been huge in the singles charts. I wouldn't get worked up about it.Hail yesterday
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singles aren't THAT important IMHO, the album sales are.
James Jamerson has has played on about 100 No1 hits, how many people know him? Pink Floyd didn't had many chart topping singles, yet they have sold bazillion albums and a lot of people know who they are."There is nothing more fearful than imagination without taste" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Led Zeppelin never released a single - albums only.
"Hit Charts" are not a good indicator of a band's popularity. They're there for the small-minded pop-culturalists to have something to talk with their small-minded pop-culturalist friends about. Kinda like Rolling Stone.I want to depart this world the same way I arrived; screaming and covered in someone else's blood
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it's cool to be on the charts with a single, those singles are usually pretty popular and get a lot of airplay and it's a good way to spread your music to more people but single alone is pretty worthless.
Stairway To Heaven was never released as a single yet it's the most played tune ever in mainstream radios."There is nothing more fearful than imagination without taste" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Originally posted by rjohnstone View PostRoll the Bones.... I hated that song.
Edit - and yeah, I don't think they're too worried about only having one "hit" single as they stare at their 20+ consecutive gold or better albums. Tied with KISS and only behind The Beatles and Stones.Last edited by jwoods986; 02-08-2007, 09:14 AM.Unleash the fury.....Texas style!
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Originally posted by Newc View PostLed Zeppelin never released a single - albums only.
What??
Whole Lotta Love/ Released as a single 11/7/69 (#4 US pop)
Communication Breakdown/ Released 3/10/69
Black Dog W/ Misty Mountain Hop/ Released 12/2/71
Over The Hills And Far Away W/ Dancing Days/ released 5/24/73 (#51 US pop)
Immigrant Song W/ Hey Hey What Can I Do/ released 11/5/70 (#16 US pop)
D'Yer Maker/ Released 9/17/73 (#20 US pop)
Rock And Roll/ Released 2/21/72 (#47 US pop)
Trampled Under Foot/ Released 4/2/75 (#38 US pop)
Candy Store Rock/ Relaesed 6/18/76
Fool In The Rain/ Released 12/7/79 (#21 US pop)
I hope your not a Zep fan...............Last edited by 777; 02-08-2007, 06:23 PM."When a naked man is chasing a woman through an ally with a butcher's knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross"............ Dirty Harry
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Originally posted by blindmuddy View PostI just always kinda thought it was funny that the 2 Quiet Riot songs that seemed to me to be the biggest success were both Slade covers.
interesting, isn't it, that a band of Zeps stature seems to have broken the Top 20 on only 2 occasions?
So whatever happened to them after that #4 with Whole Lotta Love? Just disappeared.....Did they keep playing or did they break up?Hail yesterday
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Originally posted by VitaminG View PostI never really liked any QR songs that Slade didn't write
It's on the tip of my tongue. Something about "running away..."Member - National Sarcasm Society
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Originally posted by PowerTube View PostYeah, and Slade had a minor hit in the late 80's. I can't remember the song title, but I remember the video getting a lot of play on MTV.
It's on the tip of my tongue. Something about "running away..."Last edited by blindmuddy; 02-08-2007, 08:21 PM.
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