Fav Unsuccessful artists
Probs been done before but i am sure a revamp wouldn't be a crime
What artists do you like that don't really see success?
Mine are
Kelis (she has had some single success but her albums are rather good. She has released 5 albums and yet only one of them has ever been certified in the US which was tasty)
Gavin degraw - My favourite male artist of all. His first album did well and he is seen as the guy who did the one tree hill soundtrack. But no one has bothered since and his work since has majorly improved but no one bothers to buy his albums or singles in the US.
What artists do you like that don't really see success?
Mine are
Kelis (she has had some single success but her albums are rather good. She has released 5 albums and yet only one of them has ever been certified in the US which was tasty)
Gavin degraw - My favourite male artist of all. His first album did well and he is seen as the guy who did the one tree hill soundtrack. But no one has bothered since and his work since has majorly improved but no one bothers to buy his albums or singles in the US.
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Shame she's only ever managed to sniff around the edge of mainstream success.
At least she's getting her stuff heard through writing for the likes of Kylie and Diana Vickers.
Teairra Mari - Came out the same time as Rihanna and she was tipped to be bigger than her, both on same record label. .. then she is dropped, Ri becomes megastar... then she signs elsewhere and has released about 5 singles non of which have stormed the charts, album push backs, no charting singles of late... but great singer and live performer.
Kelis is massively underrated in the USA... I don't get that!
Eva simons, even Sabrina washington for her last single omg...
No, unsuccessful are the bands who slug away playing small venues to a a small number of dedicated fans, without ever achieving chart success or a huge breakthrough.
And using that PROPER definition of unsuccessful, I'm gonna say Sebastian Bach, the former frontman of Skid Row, deserves more success as a solo artist. Gogol Bordello also are criminally underrated, although they're starting to develop a big cult following.
No one else seemed to apart from me.
Their first two albums are amazing electropop (purely so, unlike the seemingly prerequisitely cynically-edged 'modern' attempts at the genre). Unfortunately, they sold out with their third album and added acoustics, and it was all a bit blandly poo.
This!
Kelis and Joss Stone?
Unsuccesful as in, selling lots of records and getting international mainstream exposure?
I'm particularly fond of the God Machine who released two brilliant albums in the 90s.
Easyworld were great, I was a big fan as well!
Ex lead singer David Ford has done some great solo albums, I saw him live at Latitude this summer and he was brilliant.
I loved the God Machine as well, I think sadly one of them died which is why they quit. I'd agree that the two albums they released were brilliant though.
I think a few of my favourite other unsuccessful bands were:
- Minuteman, released one brilliant album in 2002, I seriously thought they were the new Radiohead
- Bikini Atoll, released 2 albums, split up in 2006.
- Black Car, one album in 2003 or so. Presumably now also split up.
- Kyte. Not been around long so maybe too early to say they're unsuccessful, but they've released 2 albums yet seem unheard of. Apparently really big in Japan though for some reason.
- The Veils, still going and 3 great albums, but again still seem unheard of.
Erykah Badu
Jill Scott
Chrisette Michelle
Ledesi
Amerie
Jazmine Sullivan
And I also think that Corinne Bailey rae's last album should have been much more succesful.
Gabriella Cilmi dosn't exactly light the charts on fire, but I LOVE her! I wouldn't call her unsuccessful though, she just never seems to chart with her songs other than the main singles.
Who was your comment aimed at? If it was Joss stone who i said, you will see i explainined myself on why i chose her. She's isn't successful anymore therefore unsuccessful.
How old are you, 12?
Taken from Wikipedia:
- Joss Stone has sold over 11 million records
- Her debut album made the Mercury Prize shortlist and went multiplatinum
- Youngest British female singer to have her album top the UK albums chart
- Third album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard 200
- Fourth album (on a new label) debuted at No. 10 on Billboard 200
If you are calling that unsuccessful, you've got a screw loose. Either that or you just haven't heard of any music outside of the charts in your life.
Infernal are just TOO European for us, Eva had nigh on no promotion, and Sabrina was the same. *dislike*
Eva Simons - Silly Boy which peaked at 149 in the UK.
Emila - Bi Big Girl charted at 5 but nothing after that.
Alex Garder - one one song, but its better than most of the shit this year and it only peak at 44 then dropped to 98/.
I think most people i like have had chart success even if it it is a weak chart position or one week stayer.
aIN'T SHE SOLD LIKE NEARLY 200 Million Records, her last one sold near enough 4 million worldwide (i believe)
I love that song she sings, 100 miles, its in white chicks.
Good call! I also liked the singer, Sarah Blackwood's previous (equally underrated) group, Dubstar
another criminally unsuccessful artist: Annie, her albums Anniemal, and Don't Stop, are both so classy