Never Heard Of...?

[fallenangel]

What the hell crawled up your ass today? I suggest you pull it out right now.

THEY ARE ONE HIT WONDERS! Did you not read the posts we made? It's not an insult. It's a FACT. [b]They had one hit on the charts[/b]. Period. Some one hit wonders are great artists with many popular songs and were very influential. Some sucked. It has nothing to do with the term ONE HIT WONDER. All one hit wonder means is they had one hit and never had another. The end.

If you notice, the ones that referred to them as such are some of the most open minded and accepting when it comes to music on this entire board, including appreciating Grateful Dead and Hendrix for the amazing artist they were. I suggest YOU show some respect to users instead of becoming a raging cunt. Or pay two seconds of attention instead of skimming a topic and throwing a tantrum.

We've said at least three times that one hit wonder means an artist had one hit on the charts. It means nothing else. Yes it has some negative ideas attached to it by some people, but that has nothing to do with the term. [b]It means they had one hit on the charts[/b]. And unless you can show me where they had another, let's take the bitch level down a little.

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[VR_Jay]

Hendrix only had one hit!? your kidding me...

shows how much i know about music ^_^
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[fallenangel]

All Along the Watchtower.

A very talented and influential artist, yes. One hit, yes. Not automatically good nor bad, it's just a fact. One hit. It's people who throw fits that make the fact negative.
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[ragingflea002]

Ah...."All Along the Watchtower"..... Classic by Dylan, covered by Hendrix and Dave Matthews.

Damn, Michelle..... what was THAT?

I take the Homer Simpson look at the Blue Man Group.
"You see that Blue Man Group? Total rip-off of the Smurfs, and the Smurfs? THEY SUCK!"
Just for laughs.

Being a "one hit wonder", as Fallen has said numerous times, [b]IS NOT AN INSULT.[/b] It can be very good, or it can really make people who hate the music suffer. No, I WASN'T alive in the 60's. DaBear was though. Why don't you ask him about your definition of "one hit wonder"?

On the contrary, Fallen and I show loads of respect towards these artists. They're the people who influenced some of our favorite artists. We know that. That is pretty damn respectful.

Were you alive in the sixties?
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[HIM4life88]

Found this on a site about Vh-1---
(its like "The top 10 _________ of all time"

COVER SONGS

1.All Along the Watchtower / The Jimi Hendrix Experience (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
2.I'll be there / Mariah Carey (originally recorded byJackson Five)
3.Last Kiss / Pearl Jam (originally recorded by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers)
4I Will Always Love You / Whitney Houston (originally recorded by Dolly Parton)
5.Knockin' on Heaven's Door / Guns N' Roses (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
6.You Really Got Me / Van Halen (originally recorded by The Kinks)
7.Killing Me Softly / The Fugees (originally recorded by Roberta Flack)
8.Proud Mary / Ike and Tina Turner (originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival)
9. American Woman / Lenny Kravitz (originally recorded by The Guess Who)
10. Take Me to the River / Talking Heads (originally recorded by Al Green)
AND THIS OMISSION:
Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee / Jerry Lee Lewis (originally recorded by "Stick" McGhee & His Buddies)


GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME

1. Stairway To Heaven / Led Zeppelin
2. American Pie / Don McLean
3. Freebird / Lynyrd Skynyrd
4. Billie Jean / Michael Jackson
5. Smells Like Teen Spirit / Nirvana
6. Hotel California / The Eagles
7. Born To Be Wild / Steppenwolf
8. Bohemian Rhapsody / Queen
9. Hey Jude / The Beatles
10. Purple Haze / The Jimi Hendrix Experience
AND THIS OMISSION:
Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On / Jerry Lee Lewis


ONE HIT WONDER

1.Come On Eileen / Dexy's Midnight Runners
2. Tainted Love / Soft Cell
3. Ice Ice Baby / Vanilla Ice
4.Mickey / Toni Basil
5. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida / Iron Butterfly
6. 867-5309/Jenny / Tommy Tutone
7.Tubthumping / Chumbawumba
8. Groove Is In The Heart / Deee-Lite
9.Cars / Gary Numan
10.Me And Mrs. Jones / Billy Paul
AND THIS OMISSION:
My Sharona / The Knack


(Find it at: http://tcotrel.tripod.com/100rock2.html )

Check this out too: http://tcotrel.tripod.com/100rockartists.html

It says Hendrix was #3 (on the above link); so why does everyone have to label people as "one hit wonders"?; thats my stance on it. And no, I wasnt alive in the 60's,
a lot of people I know were. And even my own father (who hates Hendrix)
said he'd never call him a one hit wonder.The term "one hit wonder"
is outrageous- so stupid Billboard magazine can decide whoever they fancy
to be #1? And I think its stupid that people actually go by what they decide.
What made all of them so high and mighty? And Fallen, dont start a reply off
by saying somethings up my ass and to get it out- you're not some all-powering
hierarchy, so dont act like you're better than anyone. I'm not throwing fists
or being a total bitch, I'm asking- why do you let other people determine
those things in the first place? And why do you listen to it and make it sooooo
important? I like A LOT of the people you do, and where I live everyone
is a jerk off about music ("Your music sucks! The stuff I listen to is the
best!" "You actually like them?" etc) No I'm not going to sit here and be all
OH MY GOD PLEASE FORGIVE ME, MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!! Because
I honestly dont give a damn if you were to "forgive" me. I've never met you
people and it doesnt really bother me if you werent to [forgive me]. Sure
you're 'open minded', but in what sense? Think about it, if you're open
minded, does that mean you have to listen to Billboard-type publications?
I'm not going to bash anyone because no one should be. Do I have respect
for music? Of course I do, and do I understand WHERE YOU'RE COMING
FROM with the "its not an insult" comment? Sure I do. But it doesnt mean I
agree with it. And I think the whole concept is stupid. This is "Never heard
of?" and not "Hey lets all bitch about stupid media induced opinions we all
have". I respect your opinions of course, but again, doesnt mean I have to
agree. And I dont. And really, if someone has something to say to me, then just
send it to me, you dont all have to try to be bad-ass and start some "fight" on
an internet forum.

But in the beauty of it all, if you still consider many amazing musicians to be
in the nice heaping of categorization such as "one hit wonders" then I guess
its better to be a "one hit wonder" and not a none hit wonder.

[HIM4life88]

I found this in some forum I stumbled across:

"hey, if anyone one is stilling reading this here's my two cents worth- im going to agree with what many people here said, the VH1 thing was about music, seeing as it is a music channel, so yea, i think john lennon dieing is a huge deal, because it relates to music. get it?? music tv, so they have things about music on the channel. who'd have thought? but i must say that VH1 sucks, i mean the moment they called Jimi Hendrix a one-hit-wonder i lost any respect i ever had for them (which wasnt much).
but yea, lennon dieing is a huge deal to the music industry, so it should be on tv 20 years later. for example if your mother died you might still talk about it 20 years later when family history is mentioned, see what im saying...
Posted by: hannah on March 26, 2004 07:11 PM "

It was at: http://www.wehatepeople.com/archives/000010.html

I just found it to be interesting.

[ragingflea002]

And you're taking that from a site that is called "We Hate people"?

JIMI HENDRIX WAS A ONE HIT WONDER. It's not bad. It was good for Jimi. He became known as the best damn guitarist in the world. An inspiration.

Jimi's dead too because he took too many German sleeping pills thinking they were American standard.

Kurt Cobain committed suicide.

John Lennon was killed by a guy who should have shot Yoko Ono.

This person had a weak argument, I think. There's my two cent worth(that's all I have). Lennon dying? Big deal? Yeah, she's right.

Jimi Hendrix insulted by being called a one hit wonder?

Wrong.

It's not an insult, it's a fact. Do you know how many people have only had one hit and yet have become the most respected musicians on the planet? There are hundreds. It's not an insult, and that person is mistaking it for one.

Jimi was great. "Purple Haze", "Machine Gun", "Fire"....... who give a damn about being a one hit wonder with awesome songs like those? It's great to recieve the attention of BEING a one hit wonder. You sell your music.

This person lost respect for VH1 over the truth. They want sugarcoated results. Not gonna happen. Jimi was a one hit wonder. Period. No argument.

He was an awesome one hit wonder, though. That is ALL that counts. It's the fans who believe in him rather than listen to statistics that keep his memory alive today.

VH1 is a Helluva lot better than MTV. You gotta give them that.

By the way, Fallen is a moderator and can suspend or ban you. You started out great. Awesome listings of bands, but now, you're losing it. Accept the fact.

You haven't grasped the definition yet. READ it a few more times to understand it.
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[fallenangel]

First of all, I can start my posts however I please. That post came off as a raging bitch, quite similar to your most recent ones, and I'm calling you on it. If you're going to hang here, throwing a tantrum whenever something you don't agree with is said will NOT be tolerated.

"dont go calling Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead f**king one hit wonders. You werent alive in the late 60's so you sure as hell dont know EVERYTHING you might think you do. No one ripped on your favorite music, so gain some respect for other peoples favorites. "

Rude, uncalled for, and completely explained in previous posts.

Do I think VH1 is the end all, be all of music? Hell no! Do I think the Billboard charts control what is and is not good? Of course not! Look how many number ones lousy pop acts get. HOWEVER, whether or not an artist sells DOES determine in a lot of cases whether they're well known or are successful enough to be kept by their respective label. If a band never makes it onto the charts and only moves 5000 copies, their ass is probably gone. Does that mean they're a horrible band and that no one will ever hear of them? No, just means they didn't get on the charts. Boo hoo, moving on. As stupid as it is, Billboard does matter in the industry, but not in the cosmic "these guys are great and legendary".

Having hits doesn't qualify anyone as a good artist. Lacking them doesn't make someone a bad artist. Hits are completely unrelated to being good or bad, so saying someone only had one hit is negative is ridiculous.

And you know what? I could care less what you would call Jimi Hendrix. He had one hit, he was a one hit wonder. Period. If someone considers it a negative term, too bad, it's not. And if you must bring in this ridiculous "well I don't have any first hand experience in the matter, but I know someone who knows someone who met Jerry Garcia's cousin's gardner once!", my father went to The Dead concert last night. Been a fan since he was little. He saw the one hit wonder thing and said "Yep, one hit. Good song. They deserved more, but who cares." IT DOESN'T MATTER.

It's a name, one we're not using in a disrespectful manner. Now if someone was trying to say "dude, Jimi sucks. He was a one hit wonder, dude!" then I could see your point. But we're not, so get over it. You're still coming off as dick. And unless you lighten up.... well Flea should know this will be fun.

Now I'm politely asking the subject be DROPPED and back to the original topic, or I'm closing the thread. Not the place for stupid arguments.
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[ragingflea002]

Indeed I do Fallen. I remember Francis.....

Back on topic:

I'm going to try this. If you've heard the Puff Daddy song on the Godzilla soundtrack(you're lucky), you may have experienced this. While I was listening to 98X, our faithful local metal/rock station, a song came on that an idiot nearby wearing a Led Zepplin T-shirt walked by and said, and I quote:

"Turn that Puff Daddy s**t down!"

I told him it wasn't Puff Daddy. He said:

"Hell yeah it is. No one else wrote that s**t. It sucks ass anyway."

I tell him that, yes, Puff Daddy needs to go away. I told him again that it wasn't Puff Daddy, however. His response was:

"You don't know JackShit about what you're talking about, if you can't recognize that tune, you got no business listening to a so-called "rock" station"

He then walked off.

If a man wearing a Led Zepplin T-shirt can't recognize Led Zepplin's "Kashmir", he has to have been hiding. For anyone who thinks that Puff Daddy came up with that song, read this thread.

Because of him, "Kashmir" by Led Zepplin has nearly been forgotten.

I'll also add:

Pearl Jam(noone I've talked to remembers them. I know you guy do.)
Incubus
Uncle Kracker(note: country-esqe, but from the South. Has a few good guitarists with him as well)
They Might Be Giants

I may have more soon. My friend Grant listens to these bands no one has really heard of.


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"The separation between spirit and logic is reasonable because spirit is defined by faith and logic forces others to think about what they have faith in."

[fallenangel]

Ah, reminds me last night I was wanting to put Tuff/Stevie Rachelle's "American Hairband" in my profile... It's a parody of Kid Rock's "American Badass" and funny as hell if you're smart enough to get all the references. Though you'd probably hate it because it mentions Kurt, Pearl Jam, and a couple others in a not-so-nice fashion.
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[ragingflea002]

I don't get bothered over people making fun of Kurt or anyone. Hell, it's fun to make fun of him, Courtney, Courtney's pregnancy....
I want to be entertained. I want to laugh.

Godsmack is good enough. Their acoustic stuff is good.


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Not all who wander are lost.
"The separation between spirit and logic is reasonable because spirit is defined by faith and logic forces others to think about what they have faith in."

[fallenangel]

I think Stevie still has Tuff shirts on his site that say "Kurt Cobain is gone, but I'm back!" on 'em. Opening line of American Hairband. "Yeah, I saw your grunge band. Starin' at your shoes on stage. Wearin' that dirty flannel shirt, heh, when're ya gonna learn, dirt ball? You just can't f**k with...[i]Twisted Sister?![/i]" And there's a verse about Pearl Jam, but I'm lazy. You get the idea.

Good stuff. A lot of people just look confused during it 'cause half is just listing hairbands. "Like old Van Halen and Hanoi Rocks. Black N Blue and Britny Fox. Guns n' Roses, Motley Crue, when Def Leppard rocked and Skid Row ruled..."

(http://www.tuffcds.com )
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[ragingflea002]

Awesome. If they ever do something like that and they use Ben Harper, let me know.

Ben Harper is said to be good. S'posed to be reggae, though.
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Not all who wander are lost.
"The separation between spirit and logic is reasonable because spirit is defined by faith and logic forces others to think about what they have faith in."

[BAMFManiac]

o dear this thread got a little nasty for a second there.

lol i remember you mentioning that song awhile ago, fallen. sounds funny

baaaands: mates of state, built to spill, beat happening, the eels, funeral for a friend, my chemical romance, bouncing souls, veruca salt, staring back, the descendents, the buzzcocks, the nerds, suicidal tendencies
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[fallenangel]

Yeah.

Hm, must find somewhere to host American Hairband...
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[Zeke_hieis_girl]

you should listen to buhdist monk chants LOL my brother listened to it for about 3 minutes and took of the head phones and ran away from the computer LOL he said it was really freaky

[Chi_02]

if you like jazz and blues...
[b]Susan Tedeschi
Jane Monheit
Karen Allison[/b]
and
[b]Stacey Kent [/b]

are all really good ^_^