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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Someone mentioned Asia....I think that the GTR "supergroup" also sputtered out quickly, after much initial fanfare.  I guess there was quite a bit of tension between Howe and Hackett.

The GTR album wasn't that good, anyway. Definitely a miss.
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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Someone mentioned Asia....I think that the GTR "supergroup" also sputtered out quickly, after much initial fanfare.  I guess there was quite a bit of tension between Howe and Hackett.
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You know it's weird. Many times radio is the key to success with bands but not always. Rush, Iron Maiden and Metallica all became pretty big even before they were played much on the radio. I think in the case of King's X though it would have helped them out a lot. As it is they still have a decent sized cult following but I agree they probably should have been much bigger. I saw them in concert sometime in the last decade and they were very good.

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RUSH was on the playlist for several folks at the station ... it was not as well known then, but some folks, including my room mates in the band, we already were listening to it ... (lived in a house with a band) ... but this was like '81 and '82 already ... when FM still had strength, but it made RUSH much bigger ... Iron Maid and Metallica, from what I remember (and I fell out of it in 1983 for work) came in much later as a part of the MTV thing ... specially Metallica ... by that time FM radio was already on the way down as a maker of "hit" materials, and was changing to a "classic" format and the better known bands they helped make.
Rush has never been very popular in the UK, which is interesting. I think this is partly because the record company they ended up with was quite America based - for instance, for Moving Pictures, it only chose one single for the UK, Vital Signs. If they had released Tom Sawyer and Limelight there I think they could have done better - a live version of Tom Sawyer hit number 25 in Britain, which is pretty good for a song already released on an album only a few months earlier.
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Someone mentioned Asia....I think that the GTR "supergroup" also sputtered out quickly, after much initial fanfare.  I guess there was quite a bit of tension between Howe and Hackett.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

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You know it's weird. Many times radio is the key to success with bands but not always. Rush, Iron Maiden and Metallica all became pretty big even before they were played much on the radio. I think in the case of King's X though it would have helped them out a lot. As it is they still have a decent sized cult following but I agree they probably should have been much bigger. I saw them in concert sometime in the last decade and they were very good.

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RUSH was on the playlist for several folks at the station ... it was not as well known then, but some folks, including my room mates in the band, we already were listening to it ... (lived in a house with a band) ... but this was like '81 and '82 already ... when FM still had strength, but it made RUSH much bigger ... Iron Maid and Metallica, from what I remember (and I fell out of it in 1983 for work) came in much later as a part of the MTV thing ... specially Metallica ... by that time FM radio was already on the way down as a maker of "hit" materials, and was changing to a "classic" format and the better known bands they helped make.
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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 

Indeed. King's X had a row of killer albums up through Ear Candy (at a minimum). 

The year Dogman arrived and KX got the spot opening for Scorpions on their American tour was supposed to be their best shot.

You know it's weird. Many times radio is the key to success with bands but not always. Rush, Iron Maiden and Metallica all became pretty big even before they were played much on the radio. I think in the case of King's X though it would have helped them out a lot. As it is they still have a decent sized cult following but I agree they probably should have been much bigger. I saw them in concert sometime in the last decade and they were very good.


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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I've always thought that The Rolling Stones could have become more popular if they had released a few more albums. I just don't think the music-buying public got an idea of who the band really was after only releasing 30 studio albums, 28 live albums and 26 compilation albums.



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Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 

Indeed. King's X had a row of killer albums up through Ear Candy (at a minimum). 

The year Dogman arrived and KX got the spot opening for Scorpions on their American tour was supposed to be their best shot.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I've always thought that The Rolling Stones could have become more popular if they had released a few more albums. I just don't think the music-buying public got an idea of who the band really was after only releasing 30 studio albums, 28 live albums and 26 compilation albums.



I've always thought that the Beatles could have been more popular than Jesus had they lived about 2000 years ago, been crucified, sealed in a cave, and then an angelic Brian Epstein appeared before a groupie outside the tomb and told her that she should tell everyone to pre-order tickets for a Beatles Revival concert cause, praise God, they are getting better, better all the time -- so they had better be ready for this, the ultimate come-back concert. The faithful are still waiting, but think the concert is imminent.

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Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

I've always been surprised Asia never really were successful (after their debut, of course).

The second album "alpha" went platinum but after that just the compilation, "then and now", was certified gold and nothing else. Only the first two were that big especially the first which sold more than any Yes album. 


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Originally posted by FatherChristmas FatherChristmas wrote:

I've always been surprised Asia never really were successful (after their debut, of course).

I guess it was just the heat of the moment.
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I've always been surprised Asia never really were successful (after their debut, of course).
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King's X and Living Colour.  Love those bands.  I just listened to my King's X discography last week.  I've always loved their first 4 albums.  They should definitely have been bigger.  I realized last week that their albums after the first 4 are all pretty darn good too.  Living Colour hit it out of the park with Cult of Personality, but never really reached those heights again, but certainly released some really good albums afterwards.  
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 

totally agree, also Living Colour should have been much bigger as well. 

Living Colour's first album went double platinum. How big do you want them? Lol.

In that case I think Yes, King Crimson and Rush should have been as big as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

Living Colour released several albums, some great music if you ask me, not just one album...

I know. I was referring to their first album which was their biggest. The second one(times up)went gold. I actually don't know the later albums. The last one I heard was stain which was a bit of a let down from the first two.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 

totally agree, also Living Colour should have been much bigger as well. 

Living Colour's first album went double platinum. How big do you want them? Lol.

In that case I think Yes, King Crimson and Rush should have been as big as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

Living Colour released several albums, some great music if you ask me, not just one album...
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 

totally agree, also Living Colour should have been much bigger as well. 

Living Colour's first album went double platinum. How big do you want them? Lol.

In that case I think Yes, King Crimson and Rush should have been as big as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.


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Originally posted by Jeffro Jeffro wrote:

If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 

totally agree, also Living Colour should have been much bigger as well. 
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Not Prog nor a band, although Prog Folk related to my mind, but I think that Nick Drake could have found much success in his lifetime had his life not been so short and tragic. It was only after his death that he gained quite a large following (the sad circumstances would play a part in the following to some extent). He was very withdrawn and didn't want to make public appearances, interviews or do live concerts, to promote his music and himself, and withdrew from recording and performing music during the last two years of his life. He died at age 26.

I agree about Nick Drake. How eminently tragic that it took a Volkswagen commercial over 25 years after his death to bring him to prominence. Prior to that, his music was strictly underground, passed from person to person. I think you mentioned the sadly prophetic song "Fruit Tree" in another thread. I can't think of a more apt epitaph for Drake.
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If we want to venture into prog-related, the fact that Kings X never broke big is a damn shame. 
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