I’ll add the Beach Boys. I saw them at a free concert in Nassau Community College around 1969 and they couldn’t draw flies. There were probably fewer than 300 people there and most of them came to see “The Uncalledfor Three,” a comedy group. They were even dropped by their record company.
However, by constant touring and appearances on oldies stations, they built up a following and eventually became a major act again. They had their first hit single since the 60s with “Kokomo” in 1988.
tommy shaw quit the band for some time… but he is back for this album… they also kicked david deyoung out of the band (or he left or something … i dont know …he’s gone)
Guns and Roses absolutely cannot do a comeback tour. NO WAY. He’s a punk! James Hetfield was being burned alive and Axl just smoked a cigarette, swore, and stomped out! PUNK!
I just asked my mom who could never do a comeback. This is her answer:
The Styx saga is an interesting one. Actually, to promote their album their Behind The Music is airing again (Tues 2/18 @2am & 11am EST) so you can see it all for yourself.
As was said, John Panozzo passed away a few years back and DeYoung was/is sick with a strange illness that makes him adverse to strong light. Or at least that’s his story.
I downloaded Cyclorama from the net so I could listen to it while waiting for my pre-ordered copy to arrive and its a very good album. I am mighty pleased with it.
To keep this on topic… yeah, some bands can make a comeback like Aerosmith and Bon Jovi, but as much as I love Styx I don’t think they can. Of course I could be wrong, and I’d love to be wrong here.
Ozzy Osbourne started his successful solo career from scratch after 10 years in Black Sabbath. If Sharon hadn’t saved his sorry ass, he’d just be “that guy in Sabbath who died”.
Umm…right. Deep Purple had a comeback in 1984 with the release of Perfect Strangers, one of their best-selling albums ever. One could also argue the case for Iron Maiden, when Bruce Dickinson returned to the fold for the 2000 release Brave New World.
While not commenting on bands that have had comebacks, it appears that Joan Jett (with or without the Blackhearts) should be on the “never will come back” list.
Not a group, but Lenny Kravitz was included in the 1998 editon of Wayne Jancik’s The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, then went on to have a big string of hit records.
Blondie! Great comeback album “No Exit”. Didn’t do great in the US, but a lot better than their previous album. But “Maria” did extremely well in the UK and Australia.
Huh? Lenny Kravitz had released 4 albums and had several radio hits before 1998. A couple of his albums have been real duds but his career had hardly been in stasis long enough to qualify for a “comeback”.
i missed the behind the music… how was it? … what did it say about cyclorama… i think that it sounds pretty good… why do you think they will not be able to come back???
I’d say they already had a bigger comeback in the late 1960s after Syd Barrett was kicked out. How many other bands have become more popular than their initial success? Especially when you consider that their frontman, songwriter, and singer succumbed to mental illness, yet management followed him, abandoning the band.
(Personally, though, I would have followed Syd Barrett, too. The only Pink Floyd stuff I like is the early singles and the “Piper at the Gate of Dawn” era–the Syd years. However, they did become superstars once he left. Check out Syd Barrett’s solo stuff. It’s absolutely amazing.)