Originally Posted by unclekevo:
“Brandon Flowers as a solo artist isn't very successful sadly”
“Brandon Flowers as a solo artist isn't very successful sadly”
He had a #1 album! But he's nowhere near as successful as he SHOULD be.
Your Favourite "Not So Successful Acts" Thread
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Originally Posted by unclekevo:
“In the UK arguable but in the US she is very successful.
Anyway:
Gabrielle
VV Brown
John Legend
Jamie Woon
Robyn
Alesha Dixon
Sara Barailles
Mini Viva
Janelle Monae
Jamelia
Beverly Knight
Wonderland
Brandon Flowers as a solo artist isn't very successful sadly”
“In the UK arguable but in the US she is very successful.
Anyway:
Gabrielle
VV Brown
John Legend
Jamie Woon
Robyn
Alesha Dixon
Sara Barailles
Mini Viva
Janelle Monae
Jamelia
Beverly Knight
Wonderland
Brandon Flowers as a solo artist isn't very successful sadly”
I disagree. Her singles flop and her albums don't sell very much. Her new album hasn't even reached 500,000 copies.
I'm showing my age (once again!) but Jeff Lynne's group The Idle Race were brilliant, though had very little success.
Another vote for Nadine Coyle here - massively underrated!!
I love Robyn but she's kind of borderline for me in the "not so successful" act - she has done pretty well (nowhere near as well as she should do!!) but I guess she is kind of more critically acclaimed...
Beverley Knight never seems to have got the success she deserves...
I love Robyn but she's kind of borderline for me in the "not so successful" act - she has done pretty well (nowhere near as well as she should do!!) but I guess she is kind of more critically acclaimed...
Beverley Knight never seems to have got the success she deserves...
Originally Posted by gav016:
“He had a #1 album! But he's nowhere near as successful as he SHOULD be.”
“He had a #1 album! But he's nowhere near as successful as he SHOULD be.”
Yeah but he was a bit of a one hit wonder
Natalia Kills (Although I can see her becoming popular very soon)
t.A.T.u. (Everyone just knows this duo as 'those two lesbians that did that song' .. where as I followed their music till they disbanded earlier this year after releasing another 2 english albums :P )
f(x) - Not sucessful in this country anyway
a south-korean girl group, I think they're amazing
t.A.T.u. (Everyone just knows this duo as 'those two lesbians that did that song' .. where as I followed their music till they disbanded earlier this year after releasing another 2 english albums :P )
f(x) - Not sucessful in this country anyway
a south-korean girl group, I think they're amazing
Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher:
“Little Boots is one of my favourites, I loved her album and I think it had a few potential singles. Shame she only had the one hit with Remedy.”
“Little Boots is one of my favourites, I loved her album and I think it had a few potential singles. Shame she only had the one hit with Remedy.”
I know you like Remedy but thankfully New in Town was also top 20 here.
Success has sadly been rather limited so far for Joshua Radin and Lissie among other recent acts.
I wish Laura White had done better but a consolation is that she is my fave one-hit-wonder of the 21st century so far.
Beverley Knight definitely, have never understood why she hasn't had more success in terms of record sales.
Originally Posted by Califa:
“Sia; love her to pieces and it feels like her last album came out many years ago; not just one!”
“Sia; love her to pieces and it feels like her last album came out many years ago; not just one!”
Was We Are Born her last album?
I've just started listening to it on grooveshark.
I'll give a verdict when I've finished.
I think she was relying on her work with Christina Aguilera to break into the mainstream. Shame, in that respect, that Bionic sold badly.
ETA - Erm...It's okay. maybe I'd like it more after a few listens.
Someone mentioned FeFe Dobson.
I've found some of her music on grooveshark (from her self-titled album) and I really like it. The only problem is that I'm finding it very difficult to find a physical copy of her album. I've looked on lots of sites expecting to find it.
ETA - I've found it on Amazon. It's a brand new copy but it's coming from another customer, if that makes sense. Not coming straight from amazon. Someone is selling on the site.
Picked it up for a tiny price too.
I've found some of her music on grooveshark (from her self-titled album) and I really like it. The only problem is that I'm finding it very difficult to find a physical copy of her album. I've looked on lots of sites expecting to find it.
ETA - I've found it on Amazon. It's a brand new copy but it's coming from another customer, if that makes sense. Not coming straight from amazon. Someone is selling on the site.
Picked it up for a tiny price too.
Originally Posted by Multimedia81:
“I know you like Remedy but thankfully New in Town was also top 20 here.”
“I know you like Remedy but thankfully New in Town was also top 20 here.”
Oh I forgot about that song
I think Earthquake was the single that didn't do so well.
Originally Posted by mimicole:
“I love this thread.”
“I love this thread.”
Same here, it's quite interesting and a good way to find new music.
Originally Posted by kryskrys:
“I know most of these have had moderate success, but they deserved to be a lot bigger:
Annie
Rachel Stevens
Roisin Murphy
Mini Viva
Kelis
Robyn
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Alesha Dixon
Gabriella Cilmi
Frank
Girlicious
Girls Can't Catch
Nadine Coyle
Little Boots
Siobhan Donaghy
And its too soon to tell on Nicola Roberts, SoundGirl and Florrie, but I think they'll end up in this category too”
“I know most of these have had moderate success, but they deserved to be a lot bigger:
Annie
Rachel Stevens
Roisin Murphy
Mini Viva
Kelis
Robyn
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Alesha Dixon
Gabriella Cilmi
Frank
Girlicious
Girls Can't Catch
Nadine Coyle
Little Boots
Siobhan Donaghy
And its too soon to tell on Nicola Roberts, SoundGirl and Florrie, but I think they'll end up in this category too
”
This, except for Frank, Girlicious and GCC.
Also Simon Curtis.
Originally Posted by Snowyface:
“Twenty Twenty
(They still have time though!)”
“Twenty Twenty
(They still have time though!)”
These are quite good, but I prefer
Jett Black
Reckless Love
Originally Posted by cctps:
“Sia (also known as Sia Furler). How this girl has not been way more successful is beyond me.”
“Sia (also known as Sia Furler). How this girl has not been way more successful is beyond me.”
^^ i second this..very talented lady
also
zero7
fiona apple
Rox
solange knowles - (Beyonce's little sister)
Eels
Cake
Drugstore (back with a new album after 10 years away)
Fountains Of Wayne (new album out soon)
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Cake
Drugstore (back with a new album after 10 years away)
Fountains Of Wayne (new album out soon)
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
Just a suggestion, maybe people should start putting links in their replies so we can hear what some of these bands sound like
Eels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfqbuTBqX8
Cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aDstrDMf0
Drugstore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Qyz3VnrZI
Fountains Of Wayne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8yXgpbN-5M
Eels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfqbuTBqX8
Cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7aDstrDMf0
Drugstore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Qyz3VnrZI
Fountains Of Wayne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZLfasMPOU4
Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8yXgpbN-5M
^ Some good bands there
At the moment The National are the best "unknown" band in the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhGUE_KjIo
Last year I would have said Arcade Fire but they are massive now
At the moment The National are the best "unknown" band in the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KhGUE_KjIoLast year I would have said Arcade Fire but they are massive now
For me my all time fav band are Runrig who have had 13 studio albums out since 1978, 5 live albums, 4 comp (which band agree to) and 28 singles but have never had the success cause only 2 of there singles have made the top 20. Others i like is
Seth Lakeman
Brad Paisley (Massive in USA)
Hunters and Collectors (was big in Australia) and
Johnny Hallyday (biggest selling artist in French music history) has had 49 studio albums out in France since 1960 and over 200 singles released in France alone. Loads of live albums and comp albums released too. But hasn't released anything here really since the 60's
Seth Lakeman
Brad Paisley (Massive in USA)
Hunters and Collectors (was big in Australia) and
Johnny Hallyday (biggest selling artist in French music history) has had 49 studio albums out in France since 1960 and over 200 singles released in France alone. Loads of live albums and comp albums released too. But hasn't released anything here really since the 60's
I was thinking I wonder would Marina and the Diamonds be classed as a "not so successful" act? I don't think Shampain and Oh No! did that well, or am I wrong? What about her other singles and her album?
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