Unsatisfaction – Men Without Hats
Building a little bit off my last question: who is traditionally thought of as a one-hit wonder, but actually has a bunch of great songs? A-Ha, for example, is usually thought of exclusively in terms of “Take on Me” but actually had a bunch of great albums. Same goes for Men Without Hats, who people only know through “Safety Dance” but who actually had one of the best albums of the whole 80s in Folk Of The 80’s (Part III) (seriously, go buy it).
Harvey Danger was a fantastic band with a ton of great songs. I think “Flagpole Sitta” is still probably my favorite of their’s, but it’s one of many excellent choices. Meanwhile, “Lovefool” is good, but is nowhere close to the best Cardigans song. They have like 7 albums, all of which are great. I’ve talked before about my love for Nina Persson.
In the US, I don’t think people know much about Blur apart from “Song 2” but they’re justifiably huge in other parts of the world.
Others?
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