[Music] Bands who were ridiculed for being unoriginal or shite, but years later sound brilliant
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Wardy's twin
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ABBA....
studio150
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The Unoriginal part of this thread? As very much a blues cover band and heavily influenced by the blues on the early singles
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Megazone
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Long gone are they days when the smart young things bought Sounds and, later, NME, for the latest advice on what was de rigeur. Long gone are Jules and Tone. These days we go our own way, turn up at obscure gigs and find a room full of likeminded happy people. Things are better now. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-MyZTXPujw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-MyZTXPujw
Lincoln Imp
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Afraid so. Saw them at the Hammersmith Odeon, way off the top of the bill, singing their embarrassingly reedy Come On debut release to an unappreciative audience mainly there to see a clutch of big American rock n rollers. It didn't really help that Come On was a Chuck Berry original.
Fortunately they didn't get the career-ending ridicule suffered by the Swinging Blue Jeans in a similar situation, but it was pretty bad.
(The 'later sound brilliant' bit of the thread title is summed up for me by a mate, later my best man, who rolled his Ford Zodiac in a country lane near Lindfield late at night, crawled out of the wreckage, heard Let's Spend the Night Together come on the radio, crawled back in, turned the volume to full and departed on foot in the direction of Haywards Heath. You could still hear it a whole field away apparently.)
Fair enough, but as someone else pointed out they were not, in the main, ridiculed. Also, back then, covers were a part of many bands early days.
Their record company gave me freebie LPs of the Opposition back then. TBH, I can understand why hardly anybody has ever heard of them.
Ernest
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I preferred them as Duran Duran wannabes
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Sunday night must mean a pretentious music thread , old mother Harry listening to Des O’Connor’s greatest hits before he has his Horlicks in reality
It took a long time for the Velvet Underground to be recognised as the seminal band they undoubtedly were.
Pearl Jam. I thought they were just showboating hair-rockers at first. Didn’t take me long to appreciate them once Vs came out and now, 24 years later they have long been an absolutely superb troup of musicians with a startling back catalogue and are in the top three live bands of the last 25 years and probably my favourite band of all time.
Although popular they did have a fair bit of criticism when Ten came out and were unfairly and unfavourably compared to Nirvana, who were given more respect. But PJ have gone on to get better and better, have interesting collaborations and side projects. They continue to be amazing.
Although popular they did have a fair bit of criticism when Ten came out and were unfairly and unfavourably compared to Nirvana, who were given more respect. But PJ have gone on to get better and better, have interesting collaborations and side projects. They continue to be amazing.
Dismissed as Roxy Music soundalikees, David Sylvian now regarded as an auteur of the highest order. Listen, weep and die track pasted first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhm-EqcPta0
Just given Quiet Life a listen, haven't heard that for a while, great track.
Better than anything by Roxy Music, IMO of course.
Weststander
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True. But my group of mates were awkward, hating Duran Duran from day one (boring Brummies cashing in on music for they were very late to that party, commercial tripe). Liking TalkTalk to an extent ... It’s A Shame extended play, etc.
Weststander
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IMO Roxy are/were amazing. Ladytron, Is there something, brilliant albums in 79 and 80.
Sylvian and the rest idolised Roxy Music, Lou Reed and Bowie, their influences.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Absolutely slated for being former Slik **** and rich chums, the singer went on to do rather well. This is a fabulous single.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ_XarV6-aY
Hang on, no....some people don't know when to quit. Pub singer? Oh banny doye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLD_Orjrq4Q
Christ, if anyone invites me to step up and do my Howard Devoto impression anytime party soon, FFS shoot me in the fekkin head.
I was at that gig, it was a double bill with the Professionals.
I have never been a fan, but I had that Japan single in the 80s
That first blur album wasn’t exactly original.......
Weststander
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I was too young in 72 to know about Roxy, but got into them later on after hearing stuff played by an older brother. Some great albums, they brilliantly reinvented themselves several times and I love Ferry’s unique vocals.