Some installments of this most excellent series have been informative (Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Weird Al), some have been shameless promotion for the act’s current album (Madonna, Tiffany), some have dealt with acts that I’ve never heard of (the upcoming Badfinger), and some have been about acts that probably didn’t deserve an hour of airtime (Rick James).
So, what acts would you like to see on VH-1’s Behind the Music?
I hereby suggest:
Styx: Interesting to hear about Dennis DeYoung’s departure and about Chuck Panazzo’s death
Kansas: How they got the name, what inspired Kerry Livgren to write Dust in the Wind
Rush: Maybe I can gain some insight into what all the fuss is about
Styx has already been done, actually. It aired about a month ago, and was quite interesting, I thought.
Kansas’ name is no mystery: the original members were all Kansas natives, and the band was formed there.
I’d like to see them profile Anthrax. They were never big on the pop charts, but they were one of my favorite bands growing up (the others, specifically Def Leppard and Metallica, have already been done).
I liked Weird Al’s, No Doubt’s, and Def Leppard’s episodes, but I’d love to see Journey, Prince, Green Day, and Third Eye Blind get dissected. (Journey and Prince may have been done already for all I know, though.)
I was pleased to see BNL get their own episode last month. They joked later that the episode airing marked the beginning of the end of their careers.
Ohh dear… Baby Blue
Come and Get It
Day After Day
No Matter
and the original Without You
Signed to Apple Records. Personal tragedies included depression, suicides and bankruptcy. Great band that never lived up to its potential. I’m watching this one.
Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Rush
I could think of a load others but no one would be intersted. come to think of it I haven’t been to intersted in a lot of them lately. Who the hell does bands that have only been around a few years?
XTC! Great band, great new record this year, been around forever, dramatic label battles, broken marriages. Perfect. Well, except for the fact that they haven’t toured since 1982. Otherwise, a total home run.
Aw, you beat me to it, Sliv! It’ll probably never happen, since they’ve probably not considered well-known enough, but you’re absolutely right. Their story would make a great episode.
Depeche Mode-I know its been done, i only saw part of it, but they rerun the damn thing, but they show the one of 80s metal bands and 70s teen idols every other week!!
Kate Bush - It would be extra nice if she was promoting a new album at the time. Is she ever going to do a new album?
Bauhaus - I’m surprised they haven’t done something about them yet. Goth is very trendy these days. So trendy I may have to stop wearing black.
Nine Inch Nails - They could do a whole night - NIN, The Cure, Bauhaus, etc.
I think they should do Behind The Music, Obscure Bands and show it late at night. Then people who didn’t know what was happening would think they were in the Twilight Zone. “Hey look, it’s Duran Duran. Was there someone named David Sylvian in that group? And what do they mean he was lead singer of Japan? He was lead vocalist for a whole country?”
