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[phantom309]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dderidex
That's probably because it was their only song that was popular.

Can you say "one hit wonder"?

butthole surfers was founded in 1982. pepper came out in 1996.

ok what are the other hits?????

"I Saw an X-ray of a Girl Passing Gas" was pretty big on college radio in the 80, as was "Johnny Smoke".

Back then there were a lot of bands that were huge, but got no airplay on commercial radio at all - mostly because the music business was incredibly corrupt and hidebound. The Replacements never had a top 40 hit, or Husker Du, or the Pixies, or Sonic Youth - but they all made classic albums that ended up selling very well. "Rock Lobster" by the B-52's was a huge hit that got no commercial play whatsoever outside of New York and LA in its time.

The point is that there were a lot of 80s bands that had pretty successful careers while being completely under commercial radar. It wasn't until the early 90s that Big Radio acknowledged them at all. By that time a lot of them - Butthole Surfers included - were no longer very good.

When I think of "one hit wonder" I think of someone like Vanilla Ice, who had no career before "Ice Ice Baby" and nothing much after.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: phantom309

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dderidex
That's probably because it was their only song that was popular.

Can you say "one hit wonder"?

butthole surfers was founded in 1982. pepper came out in 1996.

ok what are the other hits?????

"I Saw an X-ray of a Girl Passing Gas" was pretty big on college radio in the 80, as was "Johnny Smoke".

Back then there were a lot of bands that were huge, but got no airplay on commercial radio at all - mostly because the music business was incredibly corrupt and hidebound. The Replacements never had a top 40 hit, or Husker Du, or the Pixies, or Sonic Youth - but they all made classic albums that ended up selling very well. "Rock Lobster" by the B-52's was a huge hit that got no commercial play whatsoever outside of New York and LA in its time.

The point is that there were a lot of 80s bands that had pretty successful careers while being completely under commercial radar. It wasn't until the early 90s that Big Radio acknowledged them at all. By that time a lot of them - Butthole Surfers included - were no longer very good.

When I think of "one hit wonder" I think of someone like Vanilla Ice, who had no career before "Ice Ice Baby" and nothing much after.

length of career doesnt determine one hit wonder status....number of hits does. so regardless of waht you posted...they still only had one hit.

 

[Landstandr]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: phantom309

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dderidex
That's probably because it was their only song that was popular.

Can you say "one hit wonder"?

butthole surfers was founded in 1982. pepper came out in 1996.

ok what are the other hits?????

"I Saw an X-ray of a Girl Passing Gas" was pretty big on college radio in the 80, as was "Johnny Smoke".

Back then there were a lot of bands that were huge, but got no airplay on commercial radio at all - mostly because the music business was incredibly corrupt and hidebound. The Replacements never had a top 40 hit, or Husker Du, or the Pixies, or Sonic Youth - but they all made classic albums that ended up selling very well. "Rock Lobster" by the B-52's was a huge hit that got no commercial play whatsoever outside of New York and LA in its time.

The point is that there were a lot of 80s bands that had pretty successful careers while being completely under commercial radar. It wasn't until the early 90s that Big Radio acknowledged them at all. By that time a lot of them - Butthole Surfers included - were no longer very good.

When I think of "one hit wonder" I think of someone like Vanilla Ice, who had no career before "Ice Ice Baby" and nothing much after.

length of career doesnt determine one hit wonder status....number of hits does. so regardless of waht you posted...they still only had one hit.

Doesn't a song have to reach the top 100 to be considered a hit? Did that happen for that song?

Regardless, everything after the Widowermaker EP sucks IMHO. If you want to hear them at their best, get ahold of the unofficial Double Live release from the late 80s (the CD version occasionally pops up on ebay). The live versions of 'Sweatloaf' and '22 going on 23' are especially awesome.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: gigapet

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: dderidex
That's probably because it was their only song that was popular.

Can you say "one hit wonder"?

butthole surfers was founded in 1982. pepper came out in 1996.

ok what are the other hits?????

Why does a group need "hits" to be successful. BHS has been around forever and have had lots of good songs. It's a shame they need a "hit" to get noticed.

It's like Meat Puppets. People think "Too High To Die" is their only "hit" album and most people think it sucks. Listen to the old SST label stuff from the 80's and then you'll get it.