Bands that were good before they became popular (then sucked)

do i dare say rage against the machine? i do
incubus, god their first 4 or so albums were awesome
slipknot after their self titled , i thought iowa was horrible, it wasnt the same band atleast.

metalica as soon as load and reload hit
system of a down slipped up a good amount, i still love them though
eminem, wtf happend there
i didnt care for new finger 11 either, big fan of older shit
offspring definatly
Deftones, damnit the new album pissed me off soooo bad

ladyinthesky said:
All of these bands that you guys say went bad after they became famous is because you are upset that everyone other than you knows about that band...you are put in that mindset that they suck after they get famous. They had to have been good in order to get famous so how did they turn bad? please explain.....
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plenty of bands have not became shitty (as in changed their sound;either due to evolution of their music, trying to appeal to wider audience, or just plain lost their inspiration..ie mindless self indulgence)

they have tried to play out tool, but cant, and they dont change for anyone else, they have changed but i like the changes

they also tried to play out radiohead, but they weren't affected by it musically speaking.

it could have just been a change in my perception on waht music i "like" as well
 
Def Leppard, before they were famous, were an awesome underground british metal band with a few songs that rivaled Iron Maiden's early work. "Wasted", from their first album back in '79, is basically the best Iron Maiden song that never was. Then they were neutered into making crap like "Pour Some Sugar On Me". Man, the drivel that comes out of the singer's mouth during that song makes me dry heave. "I'm hot, sticky sweet, from my head to my feet!" God almighty, what the fuck do I need to hear that for in a rock song?
 
cakehead said:
i thnik that with alot of bands the fact they became popular is not the point, many bands only have one ot two good albums in them- its just more noticable when they run out of ideas if they become famous
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Good comment. My theory: most bands are together for years, struggling, trying to build a fanbase and write the first album. So their first album kicks ass. Case in point, the Stone Roses - took 'em ten years to write that album, near enough. Then the record company wants a new album in 18 months. All of a sudden, they aren't putting together an album from the 40 or 50 songs they've written over several years, but from the 10-12 they've written in the last 12 months. No wonder it's not so good.

Plus many people only have 2-3 good ideas.

Plus, they start doing coke, and have people telling them they're amazing, and start believing it.

I'm trying to think of some good examples that fit the original topic of this thread, no doubt I will eventually ;)
 
Indelibleface said:
Def Leppard, before they were famous, were an awesome underground british metal band with a few songs that rivaled Iron Maiden's early work. "Wasted", from their first album back in '79, is basically the best Iron Maiden song that never was.
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def leppard where never that good.

i wouldn't even call them metal.

more like rock/hardish rock that sold out and became glam rock.

the best iron maiden song that never was?

....put down the crack pipe.

the 1st iron maiden album was 100x better than the 1st def leppard album.

actually i'd say better than any def leppard album.

sure pyromania had the slick production but was really kinda soft/girl/glam metal.

which is cool if you're into that kinda thing but if you like "metal", and not glam metal, then iron maiden "el kabong's" def leppard with a guitar.


note: "el kabong" is refering to an old cartoon where a masked horse, who thinks he's zorro, clubs ppl in the head with a guitar.
 
Bad Religion may have put out a sub-par album or two, but they have never sucked.
 
Finder said:
Bad Religion may have put out a sub-par album or two, but they have never sucked.
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I agree with that one. Very prolific, consistent band.
 
So one bad record equals suck? 8(

The Process of Belief, released two years following New America was awesome.
 
Finder said:
Bad Religion may have put out a sub-par album or two, but they have never sucked.
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I'm not trying to make enemies here, because ever since I was a young atlas, I've had good friends who liked bad religion... But I don't get it.

I'm not very impressed by the lyrics
I'm certainly not impressed by the instrumentation
I'm ambivalent about the dude's voice

Am I missing something? If I thought atomic garden was trite, is there anything i should listen to to change my mind?
 
cornollio said:
do i dare say rage against the machine? i do
incubus, god their first 4 or so albums were awesome
slipknot after their self titled , i thought iowa was horrible, it wasnt the same band atleast.

metalica as soon as load and reload hit
system of a down slipped up a good amount, i still love them though
eminem, wtf happend there
i didnt care for new finger 11 either, big fan of older shit
offspring definatly
Deftones, damnit the new album pissed me off soooo bad



plenty of bands have not became shitty (as in changed their sound;either due to evolution of their music, trying to appeal to wider audience, or just plain lost their inspiration..ie mindless self indulgence)

they have tried to play out tool, but cant, and they dont change for anyone else, they have changed but i like the changes

they also tried to play out radiohead, but they weren't affected by it musically speaking.

it could have just been a change in my perception on waht music i "like" as well
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Incubis lost me with everything after science. I still listen to that album on occasion.
 
Finder said:
So one bad record equals suck? 8(

The Process of Belief, released two years following New America was awesome.
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I wasnt all that impressed with the empire strikes first, but it still has a few good songs on it i.e. gods love and atheist peace. I am waiting for epitaph.com to put up a download from the cd they are recording right now(new maps of hell)
 
egor said:
My favirite band of all time. I drive my trip buddies fucking nutz with no control and stranger than fiction:\
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They are up there. My favorite band of all time is NOFX. Second is definately Against Me! Third is The Aquabats
 
ooooooooh the aquabats never sucked fuck that
Bad religion has have you heard the latest
Pennywise is another to follow suit
NOFX, yea they were until they sold out to ESPN games, yes Jeff Wears Bierkinstocks was on a ESPN college footbll game
Limp Bizkit I used to rock to until they did The MTV think everyone thought I was a fag listening to Limp Bizkit tehe tehe
im sure there is more I just cant think cuz I am drunk
 
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