bands who got record deals and were never heard from again (1 Viewer)

[MDR]

You know the way an irish band gets signed and everyone says their shit and then the world moves on again but the band seems to disappear into the record label's vaults . I want to try and keep track of the whole thing. I think Woodstar had a record deal. Any others?

 

[Pantone247]

Marshall Stars

Royseven... well not yet, but we all know it's going to happen


One of the funniest things of working in HP was the January "Bands for 2007" feature... ah God, like lining up suckers against a wall so it was...

 

[Lili Marlene]

I guess the Chicks are the most famous example

 

[smallbrownbear]

saucy monkey

 

[Alan Latchley]

What's that Northern Irish band? Serpent Organ Sound? They'll be huge.
Mainline - the next big thing. Oh yes.
Humanzi - They never needed that label anyway.
Relish - meh.
Angels of Mons - They're going to be bigger than bread.
Alphastates or whatever they were called. Sassy.
Interferance - ahh, look, he's in a wheelchair..
Melaton - the saviours of Sony.
Skindive - who needs Garbage when you can have this rubbish instead?
Turn - were good until their bass players started to spontaneously combust
etc
etc
etc until the end of time.

 

[egg_]

Royseven... well not yet, but we all know it's going to happen

They got courted for years by the labels. When they were called Jove they came out to see our practice place in Finglas with a view to sharing it and balked at our inexpressibly crappy PA. They were talking about getting development money from labels back then, suppose that was probably summer 2003

 

[HMD]

My little funhouse
Dead Ringer

 

[Alan Latchley]

And how can one forget My Little Funhouse?

 

[Lili Marlene]

Why does this happen?

Aside from the band being shit in the first place, sure that never stopped english bands from getting big

 

[mackle]

Wilt
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[dunderhead]

the young offenders

 

[Lili Marlene]

Co.Uk
then Co_dot
then no more

Were Watercrest (was that how it was spelt?) ever signed to a big label?

 

[Alan Latchley]

Gah! You bet me to it.

Kerbdog - not bad.
Wilt - not bad either (but let down by the shirt and tie 'look')

 

[HMD]

Stomach

 

[Flux]

Why? There's no obligation on a label to bother putting an album out. The band mightn't develop musically like they hoped it would etc. No point throwing good money after bad.

Has the Humanzi album even been released in England?

 

[george mcfly]

dance to tipperary

 

[Unclealo]

DJ Mark McCabe (for real!)

 

[muffin]

didn't the humanzi album sell about 10 copies over here after the hype that they were gonna be the new u2?

 

[Lili Marlene]

Kerbdog didn't disappear after getting signed

 

[Alan Latchley]

Watercress - don't think they were ever signed but an awesome live band in their day. Shame they disappeared.