I’m not talking about one-hit wonders here; I’m talking about established artists/bands who seem to ONLY have two or three songs played on the radio.
For starters, I’ll submit George Thorogood. Years and years of listening to classic rock radio have me convinced that the man recorded only three songs during his entire career: Bad To The Bone, I Drink Alone & Move It On Over (or whatever the song about "a big dog moving in is called)!
Anyone else?
Good thread idea!
Counting Crows have only recorded Mr. Jones, 'Round Here and that cover of Big, Yellow Taxi.
Alanis Morrisette has only recorded You Oughta Know.
Hootie and the Blowfish recorded one song 24 times, gave it different names, and called it two albums.
What jeevmon said.
My parents own a Righteous Brothers Greatest Hits CD. What, you got your Unchained Melody, you got your You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling… er… I can’t imagine that it can possibly have more than two songs on it. Possibly over and over again.
As much as I like his stuff, most people know Mellencamp for three songs:
Jack and Diane
Pink Houses
Small Town
None of which are his best work or even in my top ten.
Sir Rhosis
Your classic rock station must have lost its copy of “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” (which GT and the Delaware Destroyers also didn’t write).
Actually, I remember him for That song that goes
Come on baby make hurt so good…
As far as I’m concerned, Kansas only did Carry on Wayward son.
And It kicks ass.
Avril lavigne only did Complicated and Sk8r BOI.
Yes has exactly two songs I’ve ever heard played on the radio: “I’ve seen all good people” & “Owner of a lonely heart”.
Lumpy - they play a hell of a lot of “Roundabout” here, but that’s okay because that only brings their total to three 
Apparently, Metallica’s only recorded Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters.
Grrrr… don’t know what they’re missing… grumble…
AC/DC has 4 songs by many titles (but I like them that way).
I do hear Yes’ “Into the heart of the sunrise” occasionally.
Rush only has “Red Barchetta” “YYZ” “Trees” and “Subdivisions”
Brittney Aquilera only has “Crap”
And the 98 N-BackBoyz recorded only “More Crap” which was covered by Blink Charlotte.
Around here, that’d be Rush = “Tom Sawyer”
OOOOOPS-missed that’un.
Bush
Smashing Pumpkins
Stone Temple Pilots
Limp Bizkit
Tool
Alice In Chains
Soundgarden
Beastie Boys
and many others seem to only have 2, 3, or 4 songs left in existence as far as airplay is concerned.
I do not think that it is uncommon or unrealistic to see this happen on the airwaves. With these bands and the other ones mentioned in the thread there are no ‘new’ hot singles out. Radio stations claiming to play all the latest and greatest do not have these artists in regular rotation. They get played through requests or the DJ likes the song and has an opportunity to play it.
I just wish that if they decided to play such artists they would pick some other song from their catalog than the same old ones they play and which were worn into the ground back in the day as heavy rotation staples.
What I hate is when they blare “And now, the latest single from __________!” and its the same damn song that has been playing for 6 months.
I mean, thats 2 calories I burned reaching for the volume control to really crank it that I’ll never get back!
Foghat (remember them?) was a pretty good boogie band but they really are only known for “Slow Ride” and “Fool for the City” on classic rock stations.
The group Kansas seemed to have had two musical ideas - “Carry On” and “Dust In the WInd”. All their other songs are variations of one of these or both.
As far as I’m concerned, Don McLean only has Vincent and that song about some pie.
Joe Walsh is only represented by “Rocky Mountain Way” and “Life’s Been Good.”
Jethro Tull only had “Aqualung” and “Locomotive Breath,” and occasionally “Cross-eyed Mary.”
The Jefferson Airplane is only represented by “Someone to Love” and “White Rabbit.”
Jimi Hendrix only did “Foxy Lady” and “Purple Haze.”
Traffic is only represented by “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” and sometimes “Dear Mr. Fantasy.” I can’t even remember the last time I heard “Feelin’ Alright?” – one of the most recorded songs of its time.
Nirvana only has “Teen Spirit” and “Come as you Are.” For a band that changed the face of pop music you’d think they have more songs:rolleyes: