NEWS 2020/05/29
According to that ultimate bastion of knowledge, Wikipedia, a one-hit wonder is ‘any entity that achieves mainstream popularity and success for a very short period of time, often for only one piece of work, and becomes known among the general public solely for that momentary success.’ Seems about right. One-hit wonders are 10 a penny in the pop world, of course, but every so often they also pop up – pun not intended – in rock. Sometimes, it’s a novelty song from a band who got lucky and then disappeared never to be seen again, other times it’s when an acclaimed band with an already established career in the alternative scene manages, for whatever reason, to push through the barrier to the mainstream before retreating back to their previous habitat. There are, of course, also bands who had ...
Foo Fighters
1.This Is a Call 2.I'll Stick Around 3.Big Me 4.Alone + Easy Target 5.Good Grief 6.Floaty 7.Weenie Beenie 8.Oh, George 9.For All the Cows 10.X-Static 11.Wattershed 12.Exhausted