Bands who made the most from the least

[Terry]

Gary Numan and the track "Cars"

That tune has been remade, rereleased (and recharted) by Numan at least half a dozen times since the early 1980s.

[DLR Bridge]

Gary Numan and the track "Cars"

That tune has been remade, rereleased (and recharted) by Numan at least half a dozen times since the early 1980s.

Now that suits this threads topic ions more than Frampton. I get it, Frampton Comes Alive was as big as he got, but atleast he's always been a great guitarist with some great music (along with some bad) and an interesting voice. I've enjoyed studying the span of his career just as much as I have Cheap Trick's. Could never say the same for Gary Numan. Cars and the song the Foo's covered are all I know about that guy, and I ain't particularly interested to hear anything else.

My contribution to this thread? Magic by the band Pilot. Everybody knows it. Everybody loves it (ah yes you do). Many (including my old band) have redone it and it just won't ever go away. Those guys, where ever the fuck they are are still in shock that they won the Win for Life with that lil' nugget. Hats off to Pilot. Fucking Pilot.

[sadaist]

A Flock Of Seagulls - still touring off that one damn record.

HAHA! I loved that cassette way back when I was a youngster. But yeah.

Been thinking of a lot of 1-hit wonders, but really for the thread I'm staying away from those. Looking for more the ones that did 1 big thing & then stuck with that for the career.

Tommy Tutone still tours now & then. I kinda wish he'd just fuck Jenny & get it over with already.

[BITEYOASS]

Twisted Sister sure made a career from the album "Stay Hungry". Which kicks ass, but I prefer their earlier albums. The song "Shoot em' Down" would have sounded great if it was on the soundtrack for "First Blood".

[Tiki-Tom]

Meat fuckin'loaf! His whole career has pretty much been "Bat out of Hell" What part is he workin' on now,4"? Jeezus?

[sadaist]

Meat fuckin'loaf! His whole career has pretty much been "Bat out of Hell" What part is he workin' on now,4"? Jeezus?

HAHA!

There we go. That's a great one for the list.

[FORD]

Yeah, by now I doubt there are any bats left in Hell. Guess somebody should ask Satan about that?

[Coyote]

Mike Oldfield.

Has that guy done anything beyond "Tubular Bells"?

[Dave's Bitch]

Europe,"The Final Countdown".They have done 8 other albums but you cannot escape "da da da daaaa da da da da daaaa"

[Yount]

Europe,"The Final Countdown".They have done 8 other albums but you cannot escape "da da da daaaa da da da da daaaa"

I really REALLY like the first 2 albums "Self titled" and "Wings Of Tomorrow" and I've only met one other person in my whole entire life who has heard them and agrees. One!! So I guess people don't like. Some good tracks like Scream Of Anger, In The Future To Come, So Long Fare Well, Seven Doors Hotel, Paradize Bay, Memories (my fave), and Treated Bad Again.
1983-1984 with Tony Reno on drums.
This was before The Final Pay Cheque

BTW they cashed in again on that song in 1999-2000 New Year's Eve for obvious reasons

[fryingdutchman]

I think we're starting to confuse the notion of "making a lot with a little" with the phenomena of "one hit wonders"....

[fryingdutchman]

Yeah, by now I doubt there are any bats left in Hell. Guess somebody should ask Satan about that?

Yes, but if you recall Meatloaf's follow-up was "Back Into Hell" (or something like that) so perhaps they returned?

[Dave's Bitch]

I really REALLY like the first 2 albums "Self titled" and "Wings Of Tomorrow" and I've only met one other person in my whole entire life who has heard them and agrees. One!! So I guess people don't like. Some good tracks like Scream Of Anger, In The Future To Come, So Long Fare Well, Seven Doors Hotel, Paradize Bay, Memories (my fave), and Treated Bad Again.
1983-1984 with Tony Reno on drums.
This was before The Final Pay Cheque

BTW they cashed in again on that song in 1999-2000 New Year's Eve for obvious reasons

Great new's then,You have just met a second .First two albums were great.I love Seven Doors Hotel and Scream Of Anger

[Panamark]

Its hard not to start thinking one hit wonders here..

FORD, I reckon you could almost mark down "Rock and Roll Swindle" as
an unofficial/official pistols album.. Purists would disagree but most of them
were on that soundtrack in some form. Strangely I think their biggest selling
singles under the "Sex Pistols" moniker came from that album.
Bollocks still sounds great today (like CVH)

I know, what about Steppenwolf?

Born to be wild, milkage much ?

Career right there....

[sadaist]

I think we're starting to confuse the notion of "making a lot with a little" with the phenomena of "one hit wonders"....

Yeah. there IS a difference. Hmmm. What about Supertramp & Breakfast In America? I hate to toss them in here because that is some of the most classic rock ever. But.....if it fits, it fits.