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In reply to the discussion: Name a band/performer that had it ALL...image, material, performance...coming out of the GATE. [View all]Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)27. Yes....but
In the case of Van Halen and Boston, they both began VERY strong, but quickly fizzled:
Boston for lack of later material and apparently hitting a creative brick wall
Van Halen for going from a great hard rock sound to a stupid hard-rock-ish "lets party" band. I have no use for all but a mere handful of tracks from them after 1980.
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Name a band/performer that had it ALL...image, material, performance...coming out of the GATE. [View all]
Miles Archer
Dec 2014
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Yeppers. Other excellent examples on this thread. Here are some more of mine:
Coventina
Dec 2014
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