# Bands that thought they were great, but weren’t **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258 "2003-08-14T22:32:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/41 "2003-08-15T21:53:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wristy McSlashalot \* > \*\*How about Roger Waters? I love Pink Floyd, but the guy’s ego and self-obsession destroyed the band. He’s a huge control freak, and although I love The Wall, his solo albums have ranged from good (Pros & Cons of Hitchiking) to awful (Radio KAOS). \*\* I don’t think the remaining members of Pink Floyd fared much better after the split either…I did enjoy Roger Waters solo tour much better than Pink Floyd sans Waters tour…Waters’ tour was much more creative than Gilmour, Mason & Wright’s entourage which just seemed to be a rehash…a clue that they are missing Water’s creativity. Put this into the “Sum of all parts is greater than the individual parts” category… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/42 "2003-08-15T22:16:57Z")
Sorry, U2 has had a really long and distinguished career, no way do they belong on a list like this. I know Bono’s act puts off some people, but then again, he does a lot of charity work and I can’t see slamming a guy for that. Metallica, on the other hand, has failed to live up to their own hype for at least a decade. Oasis were always a Beatles ripoff, and never as talented as they thought they were. I don’t know if Creed rate themselves so highly, but they blow. Milli Vanilli has to be here as well. Their singer once said he was better than Elvis, Mick Jagger and John Lennon. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/43 "2003-08-16T02:19:11Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Krisfer the Cat \* **Seems to me a remember him dying of AIDS.** Nope, Terrence Trent D’arby is still around, in fact he was the lead singer in one of the revivals of INXS. You might be thinking of Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. Keith ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/44 "2003-08-16T02:28:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wang-Ka \* > \*\*I guess no one remembers the Bay City Rollers… one of the first “boy bands” in history, back before anyone had a whole lot of experience with the phenomenon. > > I believe it was Howard Cosell who remarked that they would be bigger than the Beatles. > > Also can’t help but remember how one of the two chaps fronting for Milli Vanilli claimed that they were more talented than Bob Dylan. \*\* Ahem- yes I remember the Bay City Rollers, and they were not very good at all. But how about Gary Glitter and the Glitter Band? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![rostfrei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/45 "2003-08-17T01:37:25Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Odieman \* \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Krisfer the Cat \* > **Seems to me a remember him dying of AIDS.** > > Nope, Terrence Trent D’arby is still around, in fact he was the lead singer in one of the revivals of INXS. You might be thinking of Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. > > Keith \*\* Or Jermaine Stewart. He was famous for that song, “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off”. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/46 "2003-08-17T01:39:55Z")
Another fan of U2, and also of Styx and most definitely of Yes. My nomination: The Eagles. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/47 "2003-08-17T01:53:10Z")
The Knack. Pathetically compared to the Beatles. Even went so far as to rip them off on their first album cover. Of course, “My Sharona” is a cool song, but the majority of their other music sounds like it was written by horny 16-year-olds. Also, their “Can’t Put a Price on Love” is such a “Beast of Burden” ripoff that I’m surprised that Mick and Keith didn’t beat the crap out of them. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/48 "2003-08-17T02:13:25Z")
Well, Oasis said they were the new Beatles, and so did the Knack, and Terence Trent D’Arby famously said his album was better than “Sgt. Pepper’s,” so: **Jones’s 14th Law:** Any band or act that favourably compares themselves to The Beatles will be has-beens within two years. ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/49 "2003-08-17T05:11:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rostfrei \* > \*\*Or Jermaine Stewart. He was famous for that song, “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off”. \*\* That was the one! I knew there was irony involved there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Cholo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Cholo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cholo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/50 "2003-08-17T05:36:10Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Odieman \* \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Krisfer the Cat \* > **Seems to me a remember him dying of AIDS.** > > Nope, Terrence Trent D’arby is still around, in fact he was the lead singer in one of the revivals of INXS. You might be thinking of Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. > > Keith \*\* Actually, I saw TTD about a month ago on Orlando Jone’s new talk show. TTD has changed his name to Sananda Maitreya. [The New and Improved Terrance Trent D’arby](http://www.sanandapromotion.com/) And speaking of Phil Lynott (RIP)…he didn’t die of AIDS. He died of mulitple internal failures. "The pathologist’s report indicated that he had developed multiple internal abcesses and blood poisoning, as a result of which he had suffered kidney, liver, and heart failure. [quotes the pathologist] “Phil didn’t die of a heart attack; he died of a life style.” [Phil Lynott Biography](http://www.angelfire.com/nj/thinlizzy/bio.html) ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258/51 "2003-08-17T06:15:48Z")
Seems many posts are more about who is liked or disliked for their music than about what bands thought they were great but weren’t. I agree with most of the offerings thus far though. But then, I tend to dislike most artists after I get to know them beyond their music. I try to avoid reading or listening to interviews or gossip because it always ends up ruining my enjoyment of their work. That said, I nominate **The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones**. Isn’t it about time for a “Where Are They Now?” about those pompous jerks? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-thought-they-were-great-but-weren-t/195258.md?page=2)