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Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:33 am

Ok, name the bands who made ONE great album then vanished.

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:34 am

Just one album, no more.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:50 am

4 non blondes.

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:02 pm

How do you define one album? I know many bands with a few to many prior albums that nobody knew of until the made that "break-out" album and promptly self destructing. Case in point The Clay People made many albums as a very mediocre goth band then suddenly came their self titled album that was nothing short of groundbreaking and shortly after broke up

Daisy · Post by **Daisy** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:44 pm

Savage Garden.

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:31 pm

Blind Faith

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:35 pm

Sex Pistols

MajGenl.Meade · Post by **MajGenl.Meade** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:41 pm

Johnny and the Dicks

(and I know it's true because they performed at my house once and my first wife and I became the proud owners of one version of the first album. It contains no music whatsoever and no LP for that matter)

(shame that the Dicks, including Karen K Karen Karen, outnumbered the audience two to one - me, the wife, the music critic from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and two lesbian friends of ours.)

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:54 pm

Daisy wrote:Savage Garden.

Sorry Dais... They had two hit albums.

Rick · Post by **Rick** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:48 pm

http://tsort.info/music/faq_one_hit_albums.htm

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:43 pm

There was a Welsh band called "Neutron Star" had one, self titled album which was brilliant, prog/jazz/spacerock.

Then they collapsed.

edited to add;

Looked them up, it would appear they released two albums!

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1953

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:16 pm

That's my point my record collection is filled with bands that self destructed upon either "making it" or just on the verge of "making it"

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:42 pm

Genuine "one album wonders" may be a rarity then.

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:59 pm

I've just been having a look at Keld's link. It's daft really, they've listed lots of collaborations between acts who've each released shed loads of albums and left out Derek and the Dominos.

RayThom · Post by **RayThom** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:50 pm

... only one album that happened to be great?

I usually go with "Boston" when this kind of musical trivia comes up. But on the boulevard of broken dreams I'm sure there has been hundreds, if not thousands over the years. So, who's your pick?

Jarlaxle · Post by **Jarlaxle** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:18 am

Klaatu...self-titled.

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 4:56 pm

The Clash
Devo

Crackpot · Post by **Crackpot** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:00 pm

Devi has had many albums and they recently reformed and released a new album

Gob · Post by **Gob** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:39 pm

Sorry O-n-W, null points for The Clash; self titled debut aalbum, plus "Give 'Em Enough Rope", "London Calling", "Sandinista!" and "Combat Rock."

oldr_n_wsr · Post by **oldr_n_wsr** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:10 pm

They were a stab in the dark. I am not much of a music officianado(sp?)

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