Bands you thought would be big

[rexclark]

The Avalanches, amazing debut (released in 2001) with the two singles both getting alot of air time on MTV, then nothing. Word is there second album is due to be released at the end of this year. Hopefully it'll be worth the near ten year wait.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

Drive-By Truckers

MC Lars

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[thegremlin_1999]

Yeah they're still going, everytime I've seen them they've been awesome live! Reading 2002 main stage they killed it, and at the other end of the crowd, tiny gig at Birmingham Academy 2, they were brilliant too

[OneLittleFish]

Telekinesis! are pretty ace too but not really had any attention.

[Rachie]

just spent the evening listening to jagged little pill.

wtf happen to Alanis morissette?!?

shes a foundation of my teen years!!

[t8yman]

HIFH were great, and they seemed to be on the cusp of greatness...

Kerbdog - "On the turn" is one of the best albums ever recorded

[brighteyes]

Kerbdog - "On the turn" is one of the best albums ever recorded

[jono_01]

The Candyskins

Shed 7

The Postal Service

[jono_01]

If you mean Little Angels, I agree. If you mean Little Angles I have no idea who you're talking about, but I'm sure they're good as well.

Most of these bands were/are big to me, but didn't get as big as they should have:

- The Wildhearts (although I like 'em the size they are to be honest, keeps it real, no bullshit marketing)

- Pop Will Eat Itself (after NIN's endorsement I thought they'd be huge)

- Carter USM

- Audioweb

- Mansun

- Longpigs

- JJ72 (I thought they were OK tbh, but thought at the time they'd end up headlining a Glasto stage at least)

- Little Angels

- Thunder

- Therapy?

- Terrorvision

- Baby Chaos

- Bentley Rhythm Ace

- Fuzz Townshend

Sure there's more but I've got work to do.

Tbh most of this lot just didn't do the marketing thing or play the industry game really, and in many ways that's far better. At least the music was/is always about the music and not about shifting product. Who knows how good U2 could still be if they hadn't gone belly-up to the money gods after Joshua Tree?

[Purple Monkey]

The Avalanches, amazing debut (released in 2001) with the two singles both getting alot of air time on MTV, then nothing. Word is there second album is due to be released at the end of this year. Hopefully it'll be worth the near ten year wait.

[rexclark]

"Since I Left You" is a criminally under-rated album.