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Bands that didnt make it big 17:22 - May 21 with 7977 viewsgtsb1966

but produced a banging record. This.
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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:26 - May 21 with 2383 viewsMelford






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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:27 - May 21 with 2378 viewsghostofescobar

Bands that didnt make it big on 19:52 - May 21 by The_Flashing_Smile



I like that, something of early Bon Iver about it.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:29 - May 21 with 2367 viewsEnigma_Blue

Bands that didnt make it big on 19:27 - May 21 by jbryenton

If we're using 'never had a top 10 single' as a benchmark then I'd have to say The Levellers are up there, too many good songs to post vids though.


The Levellers may never have had a Top 10 but they had 14 top 40 hits of which 8 reached the Top 20. The Mock Turtles managed just one Top 40 hit.

How about this then for a stonking tune! Unfortunately their record label dropped them shortly after recording this so unfortunately it never got released.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:33 - May 21 with 2346 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

Bands that didnt make it big on 20:38 - May 21 by Herbivore

I was thinking more the whole first album as being their record to be fair. Their second album wasn't as good and then they vanished (except Richard Hawley, of course, who had a very successful solo career). I own a Longpigs drumstick that I caught at Glasto '97.



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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:36 - May 21 with 2335 viewsmylittletown

Bands that didnt make it big on 18:54 - May 21 by bluelagos



Saint Etienne never made it big!
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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:41 - May 21 with 2327 viewsMelford

Bands that didnt make it big on 19:27 - May 21 by jbryenton

If we're using 'never had a top 10 single' as a benchmark then I'd have to say The Levellers are up there, too many good songs to post vids though.


I'd stick this lot in on that basis. The Bellshill Beatles, highest charting single was #17.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:41 - May 21 with 2327 viewsghostofescobar

Massively underrated band:

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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:42 - May 21 with 2325 viewsWeWereZombies


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Bands that didnt make it big on 22:42 - May 21 with 2326 viewsMelford

This band should have been massive.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 01:20 - May 22 with 2252 viewsBugs

Bands that didnt make it big on 22:42 - May 21 by Melford

This band should have been massive.


Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Many weren't even aware of SRV before his death in 1990 and if you're not into blues/rock, or perhaps a Bowie fan, you may not even heard of Stevie Ray Vaughan. But he's been an incredibly influential player for many late 20th and early 21st century blues/rock guitarists.

This is a more mellow SRV tune.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 02:04 - May 22 with 2232 viewsPerublue



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Bands that didnt make it big on 09:02 - May 22 with 2179 viewspistolpete

Bands that didnt make it big on 19:30 - May 21 by MattinLondon

They were fairly big back in the day. And they had more than one gear tune.



A great band and Richard Hawley's solo output is even better. Saw him at the Corn Exchange - moved from The Regent because he didn't sell enough tickets. Whereas the non-talent that is Peter Andre sold out two nights at The Regent!

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Bands that didnt make it big on 09:06 - May 22 with 2174 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

Bands that didnt make it big on 22:27 - May 21 by ghostofescobar

I like that, something of early Bon Iver about it.


That was Lady Dollers' suggestion. They were an Aussie band apparently.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 09:08 - May 22 with 2171 viewsThe_Flashing_Smile

Bands that didnt make it big on 22:41 - May 21 by ghostofescobar

Massively underrated band:


Agreed. Saw their farewell gig at Brixton Academy.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 09:22 - May 22 with 2156 viewshoppy


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Bands that didnt make it big on 09:26 - May 22 with 2153 viewswkj

It depends how you classify big really. The work of Royksopp was very well known at the time, but they seemed to have very short staying power.



Love the sampling of Blue on Blue by Bobby Vinton in this track.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 09:55 - May 22 with 2132 viewsRadlett_blue


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Bands that didnt make it big on 10:24 - May 22 with 2108 viewsfactual_blue

Bands that didnt make it big on 22:36 - May 21 by mylittletown

Saint Etienne never made it big!


That line-up we beat in 1981 was a pretty impressive one though.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 10:26 - May 22 with 2104 viewsMookamoo

Bands that didnt make it big on 09:55 - May 22 by Radlett_blue





Plus The Doves could have been where Elbow are now

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Bands that didnt make it big on 10:33 - May 22 with 2085 viewsGeoffSentence

This lot made 4 singles in total, this was the only one that did anything


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Bands that didnt make it big on 10:41 - May 22 with 2075 viewsGodzilla

Bands that didnt make it big on 09:26 - May 22 by wkj

It depends how you classify big really. The work of Royksopp was very well known at the time, but they seemed to have very short staying power.



Love the sampling of Blue on Blue by Bobby Vinton in this track.


Should have been much bigger in the UK, all five albums are worth owning.

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Bands that didnt make it big on 10:46 - May 22 with 2069 viewsGodzilla


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Bands that didnt make it big on 10:49 - May 22 with 2060 viewshoppy

Bands that didnt make it big on 10:26 - May 22 by Mookamoo



Plus The Doves could have been where Elbow are now



*doves

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Bands that didnt make it big on 11:32 - May 22 with 2044 viewsElephantintheRoom

Medicine Head came out with an album called 'Dark Side of the Moon' long before local boys made good Pink Floyd did with slightly more success

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Bands that didnt make it big on 11:35 - May 22 with 2043 viewsMookamoo

Bands that didnt make it big on 10:49 - May 22 by hoppy

*doves

(Not The...)


Is that why they didn't get big? Someone constantly had to follow them around with an asterisk.
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