dca

ok, this is highly subjective....not looking for arguments, but would be interested to see some opinions about bands/singers/musicians etc. who for whatever reason didn't live up to their initial potential. could be because they split before really making an impact, or could be because they never lived up to their early material, or some other reason

what got me thinking about this was Garbage. I was already interested before I heard them just knowing Butch Vig was involved, who was already some kind of hero in my mind just for his production work on Nevermind and Siamese Dream. and then I remember being impressed with their debut single 'Vow'.



Good tune with some nods to Hole and maybe even a bit of MBV on the intro. But that seemed to be it, I never really liked another tune they did. It all became a bit electro-rock-pop by numbers and I got tired of Shirley Manson's twisted-girl-next-door type image. also I got a bit sick of Only Happy When It Rains after the 210588924th time of hearing it, that song got so much airplay I hope I never hear it again


my 2nd choice is Primal Scream which might seem a bit odd because they're massive and musically respected by loads of people. The reason is their initial 'promise' was their debut album Sonic Flower Groove, which is to this day one of the best jangly-indie-guitar pop albums I've ever heard.



The problem is they never sounded like this ever again. Their 2nd (self titled) album was more like standard blues rock, then they went all dancey on Screamadelica, then Blues Rocky again on Give Out But Don't Give Up, and seem to change styles with every album since then, which I respect, but they never persued their original direction which pisses me off(!)

so feel free to add on any artists you think qualify for this thread