VlaxDrek

VlaxDrek t1_je6s4lz wrote

Reply to Which one-hit wonders actually have great songs and deserved more credit? by Ok_World_8819

Peter Schilling is a synth-pop guy who had a massive world-wide hit in 1982 with a song called "Major Tom (Coming Home)" which lyrically owed a fair bit to Bowie's "Space Odyssey". It was huge here in Canada, as was the album Error in the System. The song was a hit in the U.S. as well, hitting #14.

I thought the album as a whole was outstanding, and it's follow-up "Things to Come", but on the latter point I appear to be the only person in North America who had that opinion. I'm not sure that anyone other than myself actually bought a copy....+

In the U.S., The Tragically Hip are a band that is probably considered a no-hit wonder. They had a couple of songs chart on the Mainstream Rock charts, but they are a truly legendary band here in Canada. Songs like "Ahead by a Century", "Bobcaygeon", "New Orleans is Sinking", "Little Bones" and many more have been staples of Canadian rock radio for decades. Look them up on Youtube and give them a listen.

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VlaxDrek t1_j1c1fl6 wrote

Reply to Are "Hit Songs" Subjective? by MisterCrayle

A “hit” is objective but also relative. For some artists & genres, just making the Hot 100 is a hit, while for others, peaking at #35 is a flop.

But there’s no subjectivity to it. It’s about numbers, what a group of people like, not just one person’s opinion.

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VlaxDrek t1_izig9gd wrote

Reply to Best 'alternative' Christmas songs? by sloth_of_a_bitch

There's a version of "O Come All Ye Faithful" done by a folk musician named Kevin Connolly in the mid 1990's for an album called "Snow Angels". The music is nothing like what you might have heard in church. It isn't really Alt, it's just super cool.

You can likely find it if you use a file sharing service. It isn't on youtube.

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VlaxDrek t1_iy9q7p8 wrote

Reply to What album is a 10/10 or close to it? by 0CldntThnkOfUsrNme0

Songs for Drella - Lou Reed and John Cale

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

A Day at the Races, A Night at the Opera, News of the World, Jazz - Queen

Live! Alone in America - Graham Parker

Big Daddy - John Mellencamp

So - Peter Gabriel

Upstairs at Eric's - Yaz

After the Gold Rush - Neil Young

Sail Away - Randy Newman

Mule Variations - Tom Waits

Rubber Soul, The White Album, Abbey Road - the Beatles

Let It Bleed, Beggar's Banquet - the Rolling Stones

Rumour and Sigh - Richard Thompson

Blue - Joni Mitchell

Tapestry - Carole King

The Wall, Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Synchronicity - the Police

Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits

Bring the Family - John Hiatt

Kick - INXS

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VlaxDrek t1_iy294ur wrote

Reply to I have zero interest in concerts anymore after my favorite artist went into “retirement”/indefinite hiatus. by [deleted]

Yeah, I did, but it wasn’t music.

I was a pretty big hockey fan, particularly of my hometown team the Vancouver Canucks.

In 2011 (I think) they made the Stanley Cup final against the Boston Bruins. It went to game seven, and we lost, and after that there was a riot. Lots of fires in the downtown core, businesses big and small were burned and looted. It was horrible. You could see the smoke from many miles away.

Other than a couple of games during the Olympics, I haven’t watched a hockey game since.

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VlaxDrek t1_ivhc5a6 wrote

Reply to Which artists protect their copyright most strictly? by [deleted]

Metallica comes immediately to mind because of the Napster debacle. (You might have to look that one up if you're under 30.)

A few years ago, the producer of the Adam Carolla Podcast told a story, on the podcast, about going to a party at the house of one of the main guys in the band. In the course of showing off his home, said band member took the guests to see his movie collection - which were all pirated copies.

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