Probably the most famous example would be Nick Drake
If you heard a lot of his stuff for the first time now, you'd think he was a new artist rather than someone who recorded in the late 60s, early 70s |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Know I'm biased but Madness - biggest selling singles band of the 80s, yet never won a Brit, barely ever critically recognised and yet just about everyone knows their hits - but many don't look beyond those singles and funny videos to see what great albums they released with some very clever lyrics covering a range of very relevant topics |
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"Strange, Prefab Sprout and Scritti Polliti had lots of critical acclaim at the time, never understood why.
My vote goes for Talk Talk. Written off as synth pop and then went madly experimental."
I wholeheartedly endorse both of these sentences. Would have gone for Talk Talk myself.  |
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"Know I'm biased but Madness - biggest selling singles band of the 80s, yet never won a Brit, barely ever critically recognised and yet just about everyone knows their hits - but many don't look beyond those singles and funny videos to see what great albums they released with some very clever lyrics covering a range of very relevant topics "
Good shout. I will throw Steve Marriott into the mix. Had a voice like no other. |
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By *emini ManMan
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There and to the left a bit |
"Strange, Prefab Sprout and Scritti Polliti had lots of critical acclaim at the time, never understood why.
My vote goes for Talk Talk. Written off as synth pop and then went madly experimental.
I wholeheartedly endorse both of these sentences. Would have gone for Talk Talk myself. "
Strangely I'd personally have said Talk Talk were more commercially successful and recognisable than either Prefab or Scritti - all three were good bands though |
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