bands or solo artist who mystery disappeared?

lacunacoilfan · 08-31-2012, 12:40 PM

Is there any bands or solo artist that you like that made only one album and seemed to never to seen or heard from again?

Duraddict · 08-31-2012, 01:51 PM

Cree Summer. Her album is very underrated.

Trollheart · 08-31-2012, 01:57 PM

Whoa man, you read my mind! I'm about to open a new section in my journal entitled "Falling at the first fence", which concentrates on, yes, artistes who had one album and then either disbanded or were never heard from again.

First up is Wavelength, who had a quite big hit with "Hurry home" and then just quietly went their separate ways. Not that surprising really, as that single was about the only good thing on the album....

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-31-2012, 02:50 PM

And if you're wondering just how much this band was hyped have a laugh at this..

**Janszoon** · 08-31-2012, 03:17 PM

Kill Me Tomorrow
Eight years ago these people released what would become my favorite album of the 00s. Then the vocalist/drummer wrote a book. Then he and his wife, who was the bassist, got divorced. Then the band entered an apparently permanent "working on new material phase". I'm still waiting for a new album.

Screen13 · 09-02-2012, 12:54 PM

Considering that Gay Dad was mentioned, maybe we can just set the album limit to two, as there was a 2001 album that went seriously nowhere except to a small cult.

Back in the Late 80's, there was a one-album band called Raymonde featuring singer James Maker who was mentioned as a favorite singer of Morrissey - in fact Maker did record for the legendary singer's label, Attack almost a decade ago. I bought their one album used for about a dollar and was not much into it despite a couple of highlights.

After one 1988 single, Destintion Breakdown, the band re-named themselves Red Patent Leather Angels (RPLA for short) and wound up on EMI and Collision Arts for yet another round of singles and one album, Metal Queen Hijack (The S/T release was a Demo release). After '94, they went away.

Another band that crosses my mind is 5:30, kind of a Britpop before Britpop, filled with a lot of Mod 60's images and the must-record Madchester Wanna-be single, "13'th Disciple," which actually was one of the better ones. Thier one album, Bed, was a car tape favorite a long time back. They were one of those bands that were around a while before they crossed into their 10 Minutes of Alternative Fame - they were mentioned a lot in hip music circles although obviously other interests stopped their growth. Some remember their Early 90's music for having a bit of an attitude that kept it moving, although it's best sampled on the a-sides to most of their singles like "Abstain!" and "You" (From what I remember an NME Single of the Week...maybe, but don't quote me). After splitting up in '92, leader Paul Bassett formed Orange Deluxe who went through the Mid 90's with some success, being on Dead Dead Good being a plus. Five Thirty were a good trio, although it's possible that the pressures of the industry and seeing their well-recieved debut album drop into the cut-outs led to the quick split up. From what I remember, there was a rave from soneone at KROQ (possibly Rodney, but I have to see it somewhere again) that was used on the US ad for the album, but that did not help matters.

One other band of the era, Birdland - once again the UK band (there was a New York-based band a while back) - had a very brief return some time ago, but they were yet another British band that was favored but found success hard to come by beyond a devoted cult following who loved their sharp music. A major plus, however, was being on Radioactive in The US, then home to The Ramones. In The UK, they were on Lazy, home to The Primitives. A 120 Minutes favorite was "Shoot You Down." "Hollow Heart" was another good side, and their image of dying their hair blonde and cutting it Mid 60's style with a touch of Punk was pretty cool too, and a good alternative to the Rave stuff as well as the Grunge look - each one looking like a mix of Brian Jones and The Ramones. Their shows were reportedly exciting (smashed guitars from what I remember), but the album obviously neutered that sound...although as someonewho did not catch the shows, it sounded pretty good to me.

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Whoa man, you read my mind! I'm about to open a new section in my journal entitled "Falling at the first fence", which concentrates on, yes, artistes who had one album and then either disbanded or were never heard from again. First up is Wavelength, who had a quite big hit with "Hurry home" and then just quietly went their separate ways. Not that surprising really, as that single was about the only good thing on the album.... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	And if you're wondering just how much this band was hyped have a laugh at this.. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Kill Me Tomorrow Eight years ago these people released what would become my favorite album of the 00s. Then the vocalist/drummer wrote a book. Then he and his wife, who was the bassist, got divorced. Then the band entered an apparently permanent "working on new material phase". I'm still waiting for a new album. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

09-02-2012, 12:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Considering that Gay Dad was mentioned, maybe we can just set the album limit to two, as there was a 2001 album that went seriously nowhere except to a small cult. Back in the Late 80's, there was a one-album band called Raymonde featuring singer James Maker who was mentioned as a favorite singer of Morrissey - in fact Maker did record for the legendary singer's label, Attack almost a decade ago. I bought their one album used for about a dollar and was not much into it despite a couple of highlights. After one 1988 single, Destintion Breakdown, the band re-named themselves Red Patent Leather Angels (RPLA for short) and wound up on EMI and Collision Arts for yet another round of singles and one album, Metal Queen Hijack (The S/T release was a Demo release). After '94, they went away. Another band that crosses my mind is 5:30, kind of a Britpop before Britpop, filled with a lot of Mod 60's images and the must-record Madchester Wanna-be single, "13'th Disciple," which actually was one of the better ones. Thier one album, Bed, was a car tape favorite a long time back. They were one of those bands that were around a while before they crossed into their 10 Minutes of Alternative Fame - they were mentioned a lot in hip music circles although obviously other interests stopped their growth. Some remember their Early 90's music for having a bit of an attitude that kept it moving, although it's best sampled on the a-sides to most of their singles like "Abstain!" and "You" (From what I remember an NME Single of the Week...maybe, but don't quote me). After splitting up in '92, leader Paul Bassett formed Orange Deluxe who went through the Mid 90's with some success, being on Dead Dead Good being a plus. Five Thirty were a good trio, although it's possible that the pressures of the industry and seeing their well-recieved debut album drop into the cut-outs led to the quick split up. From what I remember, there was a rave from soneone at KROQ (possibly Rodney, but I have to see it somewhere again) that was used on the US ad for the album, but that did not help matters. One other band of the era, Birdland - once again the UK band (there was a New York-based band a while back) - had a very brief return some time ago, but they were yet another British band that was favored but found success hard to come by beyond a devoted cult following who loved their sharp music. A major plus, however, was being on Radioactive in The US, then home to The Ramones. In The UK, they were on Lazy, home to The Primitives. A 120 Minutes favorite was "Shoot You Down." "Hollow Heart" was another good side, and their image of dying their hair blonde and cutting it Mid 60's style with a touch of Punk was pretty cool too, and a good alternative to the Rave stuff as well as the Grunge look - each one looking like a mix of Brian Jones and The Ramones. Their shows were reportedly exciting (smashed guitars from what I remember), but the album obviously neutered that sound...although as someonewho did not catch the shows, it sounded pretty good to me. Last edited by Screen13; 09-02-2012 at 01:05 PM.