Rubbish artists / bands with one great song

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  1. Merde Tete

    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    And I don't mean one hit wonders here, I mean established artists. Maybe you heard the one great song and bought the album off the back of it, only to realise that there was a very good reason why the song you heard was chosen as the lead single. I'll start with with Grey Cell Green by Ned's Atomic Dustbin, and I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At the Disco.



     
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    The Cribs - Men’s Needs
     
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    High Hopes is a quality pop song.
     
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    It's not terrible, but doesn't do much for me personally. The thing is, when I first heard "I Write Sins..." I was genuinely really excited, which quickly turned to huge disappointment when I listened to some of their other stuff at the time. Maybe they've got some other classics hidden away, but I've not bothered checking any of their releases for years.
     
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    picked bands I actively loathe.
     
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    I could well have chosen Ned's Atomic Dustbin but it would have been for Kill Your Television.
     
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    Slits 'So Tough' was a good tune

     
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    While we are on the subject how did David Essex make one of the best singles of all time. David ******* Essex.

     
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    You ruined a perfectly good thread by calling Ned’s rubbish! :)
     
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    see above!!
     
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    U2 Still haven't found what I'm looking for
    Queen Under Pressure (the best thing about the song is Bowie)
     
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    Laughing Gnome …. Bowie
     
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    Gay Bar is a great song, although I was absolutely convinced that it was a novelty record at the time. I was more than a little surprised when I found out that Electric Six were a proper band with multiple albums.
     
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    I cant stand that song... no idea why! Just annoys me instantly
     
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    I was scraping the barrel, I don’t like it either really. I just didn’t want to state the obvious -Bohemian Rhapsody - because to me it’s garbage!
     
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    Not one to listen to when stressed.
     
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    Somebody likes them. 20 million albums sold.
     
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    Before anyone says “they had 2 great songs” Cats in the cradle was a cover so wasn’t their song.
     
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