Songs Not Representative of a Band

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Niegs
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In quick succession, have heard these two songs - one for sure, but maybe both don't reflect the bands' full body of work.

The first was Filter - Take a Picture



... the second was Extreme - More Than Words (but I don't know any other songs by them, just thought they were less of an acoustic ballad band and more 80s rock, verging on hair metal?)

What other songs would be a 'horrible' introduction to a band given their other tunes?
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In the same vein as Extreme, though much less hair rocky, Mr Big. Four talented musicians producing massively accomplished and polished rock, and their biggest hit is the acoustic ballad, "To be With You".
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I know they were a very versatile band but always thought stay or go was not representative of the Clash, Mick Jones singing, trite, lyrically basic.
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Yes it's more tricky when a band evolves over the years and tries out many styles of music. For example anyone only familiar with Roxy Music's early work hearing the reformed band's 'Avalon' would probably think it was a Brian Ferry solo work...

I'd think most entries in this would be soft/acoustic ballads from metal bands, or more rarely vice versa . Starts checking Extreme Noise Terror's and The Nolans discographies...
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Gammorah on the Cold Fact album by Rodriguez is an absolute abomination.

The rest of the album is my happy place
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Hugo wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:10 pm I know they were a very versatile band but always thought stay or go was not representative of the Clash, Mick Jones singing, trite, lyrically basic.
Yes! That and "Casbah" gets lots of play on 'classic rock' radio here. There are even other radio friendly Clash songs they could go with, like Train in Vain, which I like much better than those other two.
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Winds of change. Scorpions.
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Black Hole Sun was on the radio today, why not play Rusty Cage and be done
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tabascoboy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 4:54 pm
I'd argue against that, in that the Banshees were such a chameleonic band with such scope that anything and everything could be considered representative of their sound. For example, Mittageisen and Kiss The For Me are so very different, but still definitely the Banshees.
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Hardcore bands don't even do acoustic versions of their songs for the most part, let alone write one that's supposed to be played that way.
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Extreme were the first band to spring to mind when I read the title.
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.
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A few people saying this about this band in the comments. I can imagine some old folkies at home watching this thinking they might check them out...



... go to the show and get this ...

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This is Blurs most unBlurish song. Catchy as heck - but not Blur.

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Blondie does Disco? Again - great tune - but pop punk Blondie on the dance floor?

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Funny how songs that don't really represent a bands body of work tend to be iconic. The Cure have always been pop/goth - but this is another level of cheery happiness. Lovely though.

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SP's getting all electronic and poppy. Still a stunner of a tune. Goddamn I love this song.

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Thor Sedan wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:45 am Funny how songs that don't really represent a bands body of work tend to be iconic. The Cure have always been pop/goth - but this is another level of cheery happiness. Lovely though.

I was about to post exactly this!
Left hand down a bit
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I mean.....this song and video is almost a parody of both Bowie and Jagger.

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Thor Sedan wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:07 pm I mean.....this song and video is almost a parody of both Bowie and Jagger.

The no music version of that is magical.

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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:39 pm
Thor Sedan wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:07 pm I mean.....this song and video is almost a parody of both Bowie and Jagger.

The no music version of that is magical.

I wonder if it is real? I saw a Prodigy one and it seems a bit 'scripted'.

Ah - on watching it - it is obviously a pisstake.
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Cracking tune and much louder than their usual MOR output.
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Thought of another one. ‘Here’s to Us’ by Halestorm is a great song, but not typical of their usual oeuvre (which I also like).
It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.
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The Police punking out in style…
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Going through some of their old stuff and expected more Cardigans songs to sound like this. Almost none I've heard had this edge, and while many others are pop-ish like Love Fool, they're not as bouncy and more 'lo fi'.

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Yup, More than words by extreme.
Because of this song Nuno said he would have lots of 40+ year old women turning up to his shows thinking that Extreme were a pop band full of lovely ballads.....and they would leave, half way through the first song usually decadence dance..(which I fucking love btw)..
They also would return pornograffiti too, to the CD stores.
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