[Music] Artist with far better songs/films/art than their huge hits?

[BadFish]

I find it mildly yet consistently irritating that Young MC is known for Bust A Move when among his back catalogue lurks this stone-cold classic.



Lets have a thread of em.

 

[lawros left foot]

The Waterboys, famous really for Whole of the Moon, and not much else.

A good song, but, I could name 20 of theirs that are better.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I think the idea is to name one track that outshines all the famous hits of an artist.
Otherwise it becomes a list of big hits people don't like.

I'll bite.
"In a broken dream" by Rod Stewart (with Python Lee Jackson) versus all his crap croony bollocks hits.
And this classic by Aphrodites Child . . . . can you guess who the singer was and what he became?
(clue, not Nottingham Forest owner, despite appearances).

 

[Pevenseagull]

I reckon that most people who are vaguely aware of Warren Zevon think of him only as the 'Werewolves Of London' bloke.

Similarly I reckon a lot of people are only really familiar with 'Wake Up Boo' by The Boo' Radleys; 'Alright' by Supergrass and 'Fairytale Of New York' by The Pogues.

 

[Peteinblack]

Back in the '80s, Depeche Mode were renowned for their commercial radio-friendly synth-pop singles, pretty-boy image, and regular appearances on TOTP and the cover of Smash Hits.

Yet some of their album tracks were quite dark and heavy, with some slightly pervy lyrics:


Also, most people only know Killing Joke - if they know of them at all - for their mid-80s' hit Love Like Blood, but they have recorded dozens of much better, but decidedly uncommercial, tracks in subsequent years, two of my favourites being:

 

[Super Steve Earle]

I think the idea is to name one track that outshines all the famous hits of an artist.
Otherwise it becomes a list of big hits people don't like.

I'll bite.
"In a broken dream" by Rod Stewart (with Python Lee Jackson) versus all his crap croony bollocks hits.
And this classic by Aphrodites Child . . . . can you guess who the singer was and what he became?
(clue, not Nottingham Forest owner, despite appearances).

I presume you mean Demis Roussos who became very fat - oh hang on, you must mean Greek sex God who sang the world buggering hit Forever and Ever.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Not sure that William Orbit has had big hits, but he has produced some good stuff. However, his incarnation as Bass-O-Matic included this gem

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Any song by Babybird better than 'You're Gorgeous'

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Also, most people only know Killing Joke - if they know of them at all - for their mid-80s' hit Love Like Blood, but they have recorded dozens of much better, but decidedly uncommercial, tracks in subsequent years, two of my favourites being:

Oh really? I'd suggest that much of Killing Joke's best and darkest work came earlydoors, tracks such as Requiem, Follow The Leaders and of course the glorious Wardance

 

[BBassic]

Dunno if this counts but the entire The Masterplan Oasis album, made up of B-Sides and a live performance of I Am the Walrus, should have been their third album as it's s leagues ahead of their actual third album Be Here Now.

 

[chickens]

Stretching things a bit to call it a huge hit, but the Mountain Goats song that everyone’s heard is “This Year”, which has become a bit of an anthem for those having a shit year.

It’s one of his/their weaker songs. For those drowning in their mental health, the essential listens are “Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1” and “Cry for Judas”

For those moments of joy it’s “Golden Boy”, “The Best Ever Death Metal Band out of Denton”, and “Great Pirates”

 

[Flounce]

I presume you mean Demis Roussos who became very fat - oh hang on, you must mean Greek sex God who sang the world buggering hit Forever and Ever.

Not so fat here

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Mention Sparks down the pub and someone will instantly break in a badly sung high pitched version of This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us.

Someone mentioned 20 better songs by The Waterboys, I could without exaggeration give you 100 Sparks tracks I prefer to the aforementioned song.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I reckon that most people who are vaguely aware of Warren Zevon think of him only as the 'Werewolves Of London' bloke.

Similarly I reckon a lot of people are only really familiar with 'Wake Up Boo' by The Boo' Radleys; 'Alright' by Supergrass and 'Fairytale Of New York' by The Pogues.

And probably for the best.

 

[Flounce]

I think the idea is to name one track that outshines all the famous hits of an artist.
Otherwise it becomes a list of big hits people don't like.

I'll bite.
"In a broken dream" by Rod Stewart (with Python Lee Jackson) versus all his crap croony bollocks hits.
And this classic by Aphrodites Child . . . . can you guess who the singer was and what he became?
(clue, not Nottingham Forest owner, despite appearances).

I give you Rod Stewart pre Faces when he was one of my favourite singers

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Oh really? I'd suggest that much of Killing Joke's best and darkest work came earlydoors, tracks such as Requiem, Follow The Leaders and of course the glorious Wardance

I love the early stuff, mid stuff and late stuff.

This is late mid. Absolutely brutal track.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Patsy Kensit. Hits with Eighth Wonder were very average but she was very decent in Lethal Weapon 2

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Back in the '80s, Depeche Mode were renowned for their commercial radio-friendly synth-pop singles, pretty-boy image, and regular appearances on TOTP and the cover of Smash Hits.

Yet some of their album tracks were quite dark and heavy, with some slightly pervy lyrics:


Also, most people only know Killing Joke - if they know of them at all - for their mid-80s' hit Love Like Blood, but they have recorded dozens of much better, but decidedly uncommercial, tracks in subsequent years, two of my favourites being:

A couple of amazing late KJ tracks there

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I love the early stuff, mid stuff and late stuff.

This is late mid. Absolutely brutal track.

All hail to the dark lord Jaz Coleman

BTW Do you remember @The Laughing Bluebird, late of this parish, by any chance? Cardiff fan in peace and Killing Joke roadie. We became sort of pen-pals. He used to send me packages of Killing Joke CDs, demos, live gigs, outtakes etc. Think he even came as guest of honour to one of our Meat-Ups once. Top lad!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

All hail to the dark lord Jaz Coleman

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BTW Do you remember @The Laughing Bluebird, late of this parish, by any chance? Cardiff fan in peace and Killing Joke roadie. We became sort of pen-pals. He used to send me packages of Killing Joke CDs, demos, live gigs, outtakes etc. Think he even came as guest of honour to one of our Meat-Ups once. Top lad!

Excellent. No, that passed me by. Despite my embarrassing tumescent post count, I barely used NSC for 10 years after the reboot. I was....busy....apparently. Hope you're enjoying the sunshine and keeping the gout under control. Mine flared up last week; not what I wanted after the knee replacement