Meirl

[u/paradnihni]

[u/celiandreyi]

Everyone has their own personal One Hit Wonder list.

[u/Specific_Tap7296 → u/celiandreyi]

What's yours?

[u/tI_Irdferguson → u/Specific_Tap7296]

Ghostwriter by RJD2. Friend showed me the song a long time ago, I loved it, looked up his other songs and it just wasn't my thing.

[u/soupkitchen3rd → u/tI_Irdferguson]

Does it feature Luke, Han or maybe even Darth? Not sure I could just listen to R2 whistle for a whole album.

[u/OldManMoonshine → u/soupkitchen3rd]

Party on, Darth!

[u/Hutspower → u/soupkitchen3rd]

Lol

[u/jimbelushiapplesauce → u/tI_Irdferguson]

that same album had a neat hidden track on it

[u/a_spicy_memeball → u/tI_Irdferguson]

Ha! I really like Smoke & Mirrors

[u/privatejokr → u/tI_Irdferguson]

I kinda feel the same, not all their stuff is top-tier banger material, but i still dig it. The Horror is another stand-out track of theirs.

[u/casfacto → u/Specific_Tap7296]

Soul Coughing is one of mine.

[u/Dumptruck_Johnson → u/casfacto]

Circles

[u/Interesting-Love-152 → u/Specific_Tap7296]

Astronaut in the ocean was a bop but the rest of masked wolf songs were eh

Edit: definitely way too overplayed but still a good song

[u/lindcookie → u/Interesting-Love-152]

this is the first time I've ever seen someone speak positively about that song

[u/blastedbastedbottle → u/lindcookie]

For real this song was getting clowned on hard a year ago

[u/harrywise64 → u/blastedbastedbottle]

I don't think this is a turn in the tides. Everyone still hates it it's just not on every TikTok anymore

[u/Iancredible56 → u/blastedbastedbottle]

I feel like having your song get popular on TikTok has to be such a double edged sword. Like yeah people are aware of you, but TikTok is like algorithmicly designed to beat songs and trends to the ground to the point of ridicule.

[u/ejkrause → u/lindcookie]

I think the less people are aware of the meme, the more they like it.

Its an ok song, but the internet ruined it.

[u/liquidsmk → u/ejkrause]

I had no idea it was a meme and some people hate it. It’s still a bop to me. What is there to hate, it’s a fun little song. It’s not k.dot or anything but I’m not gonna get mad if it randomly comes on.

Much worse trash out there.

[u/Cruxal_ → u/lindcookie]

Almost had an aneurism I really thought objectively this was one of the worst songs ever crafted and everyone was agreeing on that, it’s only dethroned now by the “ain’t nobody crazy as the WHITE BOYS” racist dog whistle sound on tiktok that uses the exact same melody.

[u/magicmoonflower → u/Interesting-Love-152]

This is my kids favorite song. A cute lil bop.

[u/elephanttrunkpenis → u/magicmoonflower]

thats the one song my tiktok obsessed 8 year old cousin can put on and everyone jams to, even the old people lmao

[u/magicmoonflower → u/elephanttrunkpenis]

My kids found it on tik tok YouTube which is wild lol but it’s get them going in the car drop off line in the am.

[u/Triliner_ → u/elephanttrunkpenis]

Even the old ppl?? That's funny asf

[u/rapsey → u/Specific_Tap7296]

Phosphorescent, song for zula

[u/ManifestRose → u/celiandreyi]

Gotye

[u/daft_ish → u/ManifestRose]

Now you're just an artist that I use to know

[u/Rosettachamps → u/daft_ish]

Eyes wide open is a banger too though

[u/wtfbananaboat → u/ManifestRose]

Hearts a Mess is phenomenal

[u/bonafidebunnyeyed → u/celiandreyi]

It isn't often one comes across a comment that was literally snatched from their own mind, yet here you are. Exactly this.

[u/Krocodilo]

You thought it was the start of something great... and disappointment hits you hard

[u/Woodfield30 → u/Krocodilo]

I think Gotye caught a lot of people out. His album did great because everyone loved that “Somebody” song but his other music is very much unlike that one song. I know my parents got stung by it!

[u/CaptBranBran → u/Woodfield30]

That happened to my parents with Train and "Drops of Jupiter", they listened to the whole album once and then sold it, but bought the song again when they discovered iTunes.

[u/jofloberyl → u/CaptBranBran]

what?! train has a lot of nice songs!

[u/WhiskeyHotdog_2 → u/jofloberyl]

Honestly yeah, recently discovered their first album is amazing. Everything later is alright, but that first album is fire

[u/FinalMeltdown15 → u/jofloberyl]

I once heard someone describe Train as momcore and its hilariously accurate

[u/GQDragon → u/Woodfield30]

"Heart's a Mess" is even better. It's an amazing song. Dude has been MIA for ten years now.

[u/jeffreythecat1 → u/GQDragon]

I respect it. He made his money and dipped.

[u/SuperMrTiddles → u/GQDragon]

He doesn’t have one real style of song but I generally like his stuff. For most people he’s a one hit wonder but outside of maybe a song or two I like pretty much everything he’s put out.

[u/CptBoomshard → u/Woodfield30]

That was definitely how Gotye was for me. Also Fun. and Young the Giant.

[u/OctaviusBlight → u/CptBoomshard]

Fun. Had maybe three songs which were highly regarded. Their other tunes were ok but nothing superb.

[u/_Vetis_ → u/OctaviusBlight]

Fun.'s first album Aim and Ignite was, in my opinion, an indie pop masterpiece and then they got wayyyyy too big for their britches and decided every song had to be an anthem.

If you like fun, then Bleachers is something worth checking out. Its the guy who wrote most of the music.

Nate Ruess also has some solo stuff if you like the voice, Nothing Without Love isnt bad

[u/Wbran → u/_Vetis_]

Aim and Ignite is so underrated.

Bleachers also produces like half of new pop music too lol.

[u/newyne → u/CptBoomshard]

Young the Giant.

Blasphemy.

[u/zozi0102]

Thats when you force yourself to listen to all of their songs so you get the musical equivalent of Stockholm syndrome.

[u/tweedsheep → u/zozi0102]

Me, listening to The Mission's entire discography just so I can say I did. Don't do it.

[u/YellowJello_OW → u/zozi0102]

Glad it's not just me. Not a single one of my friends likes my music and I've discovered that I've essentially conditioned myself to exclusively love a specific genre

[u/ChuckZombie → u/zozi0102]

I did that a lot. "I paid for it, I'm gonna force myself to like it." Now I cringe when I hear Korn.

[u/D_Pichu → u/zozi0102]

When I first heard DARE by Gorillaz I fell in love with it and ended up buying the Demon Days Album. It sounded completely different that what I expected and was disappointed at first, but I still tried to listen to it over and over again to get to DARE. Still remains to be my favorite band to this day because of that lol

[u/ThreadedPommel → u/D_Pichu]

To be fair, gorillaz songs seem to have a weird effect where you don't really like them at first, but the more you listen to them the better they get.

[u/songfulqo]

check out its producer

[u/el_aleman_ → u/songfulqo]

It's always great when an artist you like keeps working with a producer you like.

[u/deezx1010 → u/el_aleman_]

Eminem and Dr. Dre were magic together. Eminem's whole album tone became messy the less influence and time they spent on albums together.

Undoubtedly in my top 5 rappers of all time. Closer to top 2 than anything. But I hate how he's basically an incredible ultra lyricist rapper without direction last 6-7 years

[u/PinkTalkingDead → u/deezx1010]

Yeah. Imo his last great album through n through was the Eminem show 👀 but that’s also when I stopped listening to him 24/7

[u/mycalvesthiccaf → u/deezx1010]

That's a problem with battle rappers. Their lyrical skills are absolutely top tier but damn they can't make a coherent record

[u/Q8D → u/deezx1010]

Still waiting on Dre's detox album release like Eminem said it would.

[u/deezx1010 → u/Q8D]

WE GON MAKE DRE DO IT

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[u/zuzg → u/songfulqo]

And that's the story how the Arctic Monkey Album Humbug brought me to Queens of the Stone Age

[u/Eternal_JC_Denton → u/zuzg]

Qotsa is awesome

[u/NietzscheIsMyCopilot → u/zuzg]

hellll yeah QOTSA, everything Josh Homme touches seems to turn to gold, Royal Blood is another example.

Also "....like clockwork" is the best album of the 2010's

[u/ignore_me_im_high → u/NietzscheIsMyCopilot]

everything Josh Homme touches seems to turn to gold

Well, not everything, especially custody battles with his ex...

[u/imjusta_bill → u/ignore_me_im_high]

As much as I love Qotsa, Homme seems like ten pounds of crazy in a five pound bag. Dalle more so

[u/Shirlenator → u/NietzscheIsMyCopilot]

Anyone that is unaware of them should check out Them Crooked Vultures. Homme, Dave Grohl, and John Paul Jones.

[u/AcadianMan → u/NietzscheIsMyCopilot]

Royal Blood is amazing considering it’s a drummer and a bass player/singer.

[u/OctaviusBlight → u/zuzg]

Humbug is still the absolute best album of the 2000s for me. Still my favourite Arctic Monkeys record, though all of them standout so well.

[u/zuzg → u/OctaviusBlight]

The lyrics are so bloody brilliant.

All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms
And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall

[u/FelixThunderbolt → u/OctaviusBlight]

Kinda wild take, lmao. That's not even the best Arctic Monkeys album of the 2000s...

[u/Nikas_intheknow → u/zuzg]

Finally something I am extremely passionate about. Have you also listened to The Last Shadow Puppets and Mini Mansions (side projects of those bands)? I promise they will not let you down!

[u/DaisyRidleyTeeth → u/zuzg]

Similarly I found Alexandra Savior from Alex Turner who produced her album Belladonna of Sadness

[u/dannydamaja → u/songfulqo]

How I found Clams Casino

[u/mattcoady → u/dannydamaja]

I just discovered Clams Casino is also an actual food dish and it looks pretty tasty.

[u/axrael → u/mattcoady]

Worked in a seafood joint and I'd bust out the line that "you'll really hit the jackpot with our clams casino" gag quite a bit.

I had a slew of other seafood related puns I'd pull out as well.

[u/chazzeromus → u/dannydamaja]

Got hooked with I’m God , then to 32 levels which was amazing. Been still looking for a high quality version of Angels instrumental

[u/TOMASAW → u/dannydamaja]

Damn thanks for reminding me of instrumentals vol. 2. Haven’t listened to clams casino in like a decade.

[u/bellaciaopartigiano → u/songfulqo]

Every Q song that wasn’t produced by The Alchemist.

Well I shouldn’t say that, but man does Q make radio music that’s way worse than his other shit.

[u/TimmJimmGrimm → u/songfulqo]

Brilliant comment.

Please list some of your favourite producers that can do this Midas-touch to otherwise par musicians.

If you know of a few, please share!

[u/ryan_piezo → u/TimmJimmGrimm]

Literally anything Danger Mouse touches is great. He was the guy who wasn't cee-lo in Gnarls Barkley. He was the drummer for the broken bells. And he produced Demon Days by the Gorillaz, El Camino by The Black Keys and a whole bunch more.

[u/Repost_Hypocrite → u/ryan_piezo]

I was going to say Danger Mouse too! That day when I found out that Danger Mouse influenced about 40% of the music I like I was floored

[u/G_Regular → u/ryan_piezo]

Dangerdoom is also top notch, his album with MF DOOM

[u/kawaiian → u/TimmJimmGrimm]

• Mf doom
• Mark Ronson

[u/jbg89 → u/TimmJimmGrimm]

Rick Rubin

[u/FuturePigeon → u/TimmJimmGrimm]

Steve Albini. These are not par musicians, but he has a special talent.

“In 2004, Albini estimated that he has engineered the recording of 1,500 albums, mostly by underground musicians.[15] By 2018, his estimate had increased to several thousand.[2] More prominent artists that Albini has worked with include: Foxy Shazam,[23] Nirvana,[24] Pixies,[25] The Breeders, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mogwai, The Jesus Lizard, Don Caballero, PJ Harvey, The Wedding Present, Joanna Newsom, Superchunk, Low, Dirty Three, Jawbreaker, Neurosis, Cloud Nothings, Bush,[26] Chevelle,[27] Jimmy Page and Robert Plant (as Page and Plant),[28] Helmet,[29] Fred Schneider,[30] The Stooges,[31] Owls,[32] Manic Street Preachers,[33] Jarvis Cocker,[34] The Cribs,[35] the Fleshtones,[36] Nina Nastasia,[37] The Frames,[38] The Membranes,[39] Cheap Trick,[40] Motorpsycho,[41] Slint,[42] mclusky,[43] Labradford,[44] Veruca Salt,[45] Zao,[46] The Auteurs[47] and Spare Snare.[48]”

[u/realunnamed → u/songfulqo]

yeah like idk 14 years ago i was in my apprenticeship and working alone wielding and cutting big water pipes i was alone my first time and they trustet me i can do it i was turning the raido really loud and was vibing to some radio and i heard a kylie minogue song and i was like damn thats a banger. i searched for it found it but the rest ofh er songs was not so much this good.. i checked the producer and it was calvin harris. checked him out he didnt had songs done for himself yet he just produced bangers after bangers for idfferent artists. was rly nice find

[u/potatoesarenotcool → u/realunnamed]

Calvin Harris is a musical genius

[u/CaffeinatedGuy → u/songfulqo]

Spotify doesn't show that info, and definitely doesn't make it searchable.

[u/nin10dorox → u/CaffeinatedGuy]

There's a "show credits" option on spotify that shows songwriter and producer.

[u/OneHundredCheeseburg → u/songfulqo]

Basically just follow Danger Mouse around and it's nonstop bangers.

[u/-GreyWalker-]

If this happens to you, look at who wrote the song, if it has the artists name and someone else, look at the someone else. There's a crappy loophole in the music industry called write a word get a third. Meaning, if the artist changes or adds a word to the song they get a 3rd of the writing credit.

[u/thingy237 → u/-GreyWalker-]

What happens if more than 3 people write a word?

[u/PsChampion_007 → u/thingy237]

Glitch in the matrix

[u/Jason3b93 → u/thingy237]

You destroy the fabrics of the universe. It's a very dangerous question.

[u/Inf3ris → u/thingy237]

it's called pop music then lol

[u/rich519 → u/-GreyWalker-]

I’ve heard it’s helpful to check the producer too. They have a lot of influence over how the song sounds and that can carry over between multiple bands/singers.

[u/Krabbypatty_thief → u/rich519]

Yep this is the real tip. Producer’s style and quality is usually alot more consistent than an individual artist

[u/Soonermagic1953 → u/Krabbypatty_thief]

George Martin was a huge reason the Beatles were so successful

[u/brcguy → u/Soonermagic1953]

And Quincy Jones made some of Michael Jackson’s early records into massive hits - not sayin michael wasn’t talented, but Quincy put Off The Wall into another category of music.

[u/2hi4stimuli → u/rich519]

look no further than Rick Rubin or Alchemist production credits. They seem to work only with people they actually clicked with and really make a specific sounds when they’re together.

[u/rowan_damisch → u/-GreyWalker-]

There's a crappy loophole in the music industry called write a word get a third.

That would explain why the songs who only repeat the same five lines over and over again somehow needed a shitton of people to be written.

[u/bunglejerry → u/rowan_damisch]

Writing credits are getting weird. Your average Kanye West song has, like, 20 songwriters and 10 producers. Apparently Kanye will credit pretty much everyone who's in the room when the song is being made.

It's a bit silly, but the opposite is silly as well, where a collaborative process results in a song that is credited to just one person. I remember Andy Summers of the Police being a little miffed when Puff Daddy's "I'll be Missing You" went stratospheric because only Sting got a cut (Sting is the sole credited writer of "Every Breath You Take") despite the Puff Daddy song being built around the guitar luck, which Summers said he wrote himself. That's not right either.

[u/pamtar → u/-GreyWalker-]

Or look at similar artists on Spotify etc that reference that particular song. Lots of times bands actually trap lightning in a bottle but usually their only good jam is one they ripped off of someone less well known.

[u/Gemag_78 → u/-GreyWalker-]

Beyoncé is notorious for this

[u/dope420boy → u/-GreyWalker-]

If you have Apple Music, scroll the bottom of the lyrics for that song and it will have who wrote it. Thanks for sharing this. I did know that was a thing

[u/Plethora_of_squids → u/-GreyWalker-]

I mean sometimes singers just work with songwriters to make music without any sort of trickery going on

I listen to some genres of Japanese music and it's really not uncommon to see a singer and a songwriter, or even a singer, lyricist, and arranger. The fact that the singer tends to get most of the attention though, even when the singer is literally just a glorified text-to-speech programme) is a well established issue, the problem is that that happens because the singer is the most instantly recognisable part of a song.

[u/newenglandredshirt]

Lol. That was my mom when she discovered Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day. I popped in one of the CDs I had, and she couldn't make it through the first song.

[u/eckliptic → u/newenglandredshirt]

She may like some of the songs in American Idiot, more similarities to Good Riddance

[u/OKgobi → u/eckliptic]

I think Warning (the album) is more similar

[u/SniffMyRapeHole → u/newenglandredshirt]

I was alone

[u/CaptBranBran → u/SniffMyRapeHole]

I was all by myself

[u/Expert-Ad-1922 → u/SniffMyRapeHole]

No one was looking

[u/QueerNewWorlds → u/Expert-Ad-1922]

I was thinking of you

[u/Avantasian538 → u/SniffMyRapeHole]

Oh dear god.

[u/parkingspace → u/newenglandredshirt]

Well.... Let her listen to Wake Me Up, When September Ends. That will be another she will like.

[u/Tributemest → u/[deleted]]

Was about to mention this song, you can tell they added the fuzzed out guitar on top of one of their regular songs in order to cash in on the "grunge" craze, but it works, that song punches hard!

[u/Schootingstarr → u/[deleted]]

That was the biggest issues with albums back then.

Even from big swingers like Michael Jackson

[u/UchihaLegolas]

Truest MEIRL post imo.

[u/chahud → u/UchihaLegolas]

r/2meirl4meirl

[u/MinglinSingle]

This was me with Finger Eleven back in the day when Paralyzer came out.

[u/todd_dayz → u/MinglinSingle]

Their albums from before paralyzer were the good stuff, anything after that wasn’t that great.

[u/turkeytime3 → u/todd_dayz]

Yeah I was gonna say, their first album is nothing but bangers.

[u/todd_dayz → u/turkeytime3]

The Rainbow Butt Monkeys album was good too!

[u/Arugula_Cautious → u/MinglinSingle]

That was all of us. That song is amazing but the band is booty

[u/CaptBranBran → u/Arugula_Cautious]

I dodged a bullet, back in the day, I only had enough money to buy one album and it was between the Finger Eleven album or Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace by Foo Fighters.

[u/MagicMarshmelllow → u/Arugula_Cautious]

‘Slow Chemical’ is a jam, although it was basically written as a theme for a wrestler so it had foundation.

[u/HELLO_MERLOT → u/Arugula_Cautious]

One thing?

[u/Mckooldude → u/MinglinSingle]

Try Slow Chemical.

[u/MaverickKaiser → u/Mckooldude]

THAT'S GOTTA BE... THAT'S GOTTA BE KANE!

[u/MinglinSingle → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, that's their other one. When Paralyzer came out I remembered One Thing and went "oh it's the same guys, their other songs are probably pretty good too!" But no... all trash

[u/Xo-Qo → u/MinglinSingle]

They have two other tracks that I found through gaming before Paralyzer. Good Times and Stay In Shadow. Maybe it's just Burnout and SSX nostalgia.

[u/VampireFist → u/Xo-Qo]

Dude, Burnout 3's OST is an all time best.

Stay in Shadow is, in my opinion, a better song than Paralyzer, which might also be because I had like 400 hours in that game back on the original Xbox.

[u/Xo-Qo → u/VampireFist]

I agree with you. Of the 3 tracks, Paralyzer is last. Also same. That game was a drug.

[u/XVUltima → u/MinglinSingle]

That's the opposite for me. Paralyzer was my least favorite of their songs, but it was the only one the radio ever played.

[u/EM_CEE_PEEPANTS → u/XVUltima]

Paralyzer always pissed me off because it sure seemed like a reskinned "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand.

[u/stay-a-while-and---- → u/EM_CEE_PEEPANTS]

holy shit i think you're right

[u/ballerina_wannabe]

I feel the same way about authors, but it’s so much worse when you’ve spent a few hours getting partway through a book only to realize it’s not getting any better.

[u/KaamDeveloper → u/ballerina_wannabe]

Artemis by Andy Weir. That shit made me apprehensive towards Project Hail Mary (which turned out so much better)

[u/Northerleyfire]

There are definitely artists who are consistently excellent, and it's wonderful to find them.

[u/PsChampion_007 → u/Northerleyfire]

Examples?

[u/ColdChemical → u/PsChampion_007]

Deerhoof

Ghost

King Gizzard

[u/witchelina → u/PsChampion_007]

Aurora. Florence and the Machine.

[u/PinkTalkingDead → u/witchelina]

Is FATM new album good? I saw her on instagram promoting it yesterday

[u/spock_block → u/witchelina]

FATM only do bangers

[u/Anustart_07734]

That’s how Maroon5 swindled me in the beginning

[u/OctaviusBlight → u/Anustart_07734]

To be fair, Maroon 5 bamboozled a lot of people with how good their first album was. I was never as disappointed as I was with Maroon 5's music evolution.

[u/FatherOfLights88 → u/OctaviusBlight]

So, I'm not the only one. Phew!

[u/Pyro636 → u/Anustart_07734]

I kinda get it though. Songs About Jane is a really good pop rock album so whatever they made next would either have to be more of the same (tough to do and have it be better) or pick one of the genres and double down. With all of the good songwriting talent they have, a dude with a really strong pop voice, and pop being much more lucrative I'd probably do the exact same thing unless I was sure I had something really cool or important to say with rock.

At least I think it's really cool that an entire band transitioned in to pop instead of just their lead singer ditching them to go solo pop.

[u/onpurposemistake → u/Anustart_07734]

Such sellouts. They were an alright band once.

[u/[deleted]]

That's my entire music collection. People ask me what bands or artists I like and I'm like "I have no idea. I just like songs."

[u/willitevergetbetter- → u/[deleted]]

Damn I thought I was the only one. I don't really have fave artists - I just like songs.

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[u/DaringDomino3s → u/[deleted]]

If you were lucky it was like the first or last track but they always put it in 3rd or next to last somewhere to make you fast forward or listen to their other songs

[u/paracog]

Then you find out that this song is one the artist doesn't like very much.

[u/Abradolf1948]

Artiste

[u/Lordomi42 → u/Abradolf1948]

Give me the FUCKINGE sworde

[u/ThePenguinKing27]

“Take on me” by Ah-Ha is their only good song.

[u/Pyro636 → u/ThePenguinKing27]

But it is a REALLY fuckin good song

[u/ThePenguinKing27 → u/Pyro636]

Very VERY good!

[u/pescawito → u/ThePenguinKing27]

LOL so wrong, "The sun always shines on TV" is a banger

[u/horrorkesh]

My music playlist is such a hodgepodge of like 900 different songs because of this very reason

[u/Fr31l0ck]

Even worse is relistening to the song you liked and realizing you don't even like that song.

[u/Rouge_means_red]

Or when you find an amazing album and find out the band just decided to change their genre after it

[u/Uceninde → u/Rouge_means_red]

Everyone who loved Panic! at the Disco's first album feels this in their soul, lol.

[u/UnhappyStrain]

Or when u find a band and like all their songs besides one singular one.

[u/TripinChikin → u/UnhappyStrain]

Usually every "perfect" album for me has 1-3 songs i skip. The others are just too good and has enough emotional significance for me to consider it perfect

[u/fuckinradbroh → u/TripinChikin]

Me with every Pink Floyd album tbh

[u/MasterTorgo → u/fuckinradbroh]

Jesse play Seamus (That's the Dog) even if we scare the hoes

[u/TripinChikin → u/fuckinradbroh]

They have some weird songs bro. I completely understand

[u/Antnee83]

Kind of in the same vein, I love every single Silverchair album- yeah even Young Modern. So I was pretty excited when I found out that Daniel Johns had a solo album!

...It's fucking beyond terrible.

[u/thiccums42069]

I felt that way about nirvana and now the song I thought was their only good song is the only song i actively avoid so maybe just come back later and give them another shot

[u/Coolkurwa → u/thiccums42069]

Out of interest, What did you think was their only good song?

[u/mondegr33n]

Just throwing this out there: A lot of people are saying this is a one-hit wonder thing but there are many popular, well-established bands that just have 1 or 2 songs that are more accessible or whatever than the rest of their discography. That doesn’t make them 1 hit wonders. For example, some people only know or like “My Girls” from Animal Collective or “Creep” by Radiohead or “1979” from Smashing Pumpkins but none of those are one-hit wonders- they’re just some of the more popular/accessible hits from those groups.

[u/Paradachshund]

The Bravery, Believe

[u/americanguy95 → u/Paradachshund]

Hear, hear. Honest mistake was good too, though.

[u/Knight-of-Neekolul]

Worse yet, Spotify recommends songs/artists based on that artist's one single song you actually like. I often find myself thinking, "what the heck is playing in the back?" and then see "based on other artists you enjoy.

[u/Fkingcherokee]

At least I don't have to buy the CD before I figure this out anymore. I don't know how many times I spent $15 just so I could have one song.

[u/chrisvolume]

This is how I feel about Flume…

[u/Dancin_Wit_Da_Czars → u/chrisvolume]

Which song? Flume has a lot of great songs, but so much is so very experimental that I can totally get having a bad time with an album.

[u/TermFine7944 → u/Dancin_Wit_Da_Czars]

im the opposite lol, i feel like 65% of flume songs are kinda generic mall edm, but some of his songs like Voices, High Beams, Never Be Like You), genuinely sound good and fun to me

[u/Seano151 → u/TermFine7944]

He helped create future bass but has moved on since. That’s why a lot of his older stuff sounds more generic

[u/OldComfort3669]

Lol, how many people have bought an album or a CD just for a single song?

[u/FILTER_OUT_T_D → u/OldComfort3669]

Well I bought Jamiroquai’s Traveling Without Moving back in the 90s because of Virtual Insanity, but it turns out that was a great purchase that led me to who is now one of my favorite bands!

[u/LadyMirkwood → u/OldComfort3669]

This was my bane of the 90s, buying an album with my meagre pocket money only to find out it was shit

[u/sirspider → u/OldComfort3669]

I bought Alien Ant Farm's 2nd album for the Smooth Criminal cover. Listened to it exclusively for like... a year? One day I accidentally forgot to set it on repeat and ended up hearing the rest. That album has some great songs. Movie, Attitude, and Wish amongst them.

[u/PocoPoto]

I fell in love with modest mouse's float on but couldn't get into any other of their songs Sadge.

[u/Girlsontheinternet → u/PocoPoto]

I recommend "The World at Large". Not an easy summer bop like Float On at all, but it's got very wanderlust energy like Float On. I feel like those two songs go together like yin and yang.

https://youtu.be/Diabumv_OJ4

[u/stay-a-while-and---- → u/PocoPoto]

We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank is an amazing album. Used to not like the song Dashboard until I listened to the whole album

[u/NervousTumbleweed → u/PocoPoto]

Dramamine is fucking incredible

[u/WoahJimmy]

It hurts so bad! That feeling of excitement you get when finding a new song by a new artist then going to listen to their discography and each song steals your hope until finally you just act as if it never happened and listen to the new song with leas enthusiasm

[u/jmay_young]

Example - Vance Joy. Love Riptide, can’t stand anything else!

[u/zmWoob2]

Just listen to it a few more times and by the 4th listen it’ll click instantly and now you’ll be hooked

[u/anthonymakey]

Check who the producer is. Then follow that producer.

[u/Kolikokoli]

People: what are your favourite artists Me: one hit wonders

[u/mabond]

Effile 65...

[u/DaneColeson → u/mabond]

People always says this because they’ve only ever heard “Blue”. Europop and Contact! are two full albums of bangers that largely get ignored

[u/kronicle_gaming → u/DaneColeson]

That Europop album is crazy good! The Edge, Living in a Bubble, My Console, Your Clown…man such a good nostalgic album my friends and I listen to every now and then

[u/shaj_94]

And you feel like you got betrayed

[u/Jkranick]

Back in the olden days of the 80s, you would have to shell out anywhere from $10-$12 to find out that the rest of the album sucks donkey balls. It was a massively risky time in music purchasing. Word-of-mouth from older siblings was key.

[u/Crying4alapdance]

It's maroon 5, uncle cracker, and Bon Jovi all owe me $20 each.

[u/roxinmyhead]

Except Billy Joel. Find a Billy Joel sing you love and trust me there will be at least 4 others you love....because... so... many... songs.... to choose from.

Sidenote... some journalist who hated Billy Joel (grew up nearby I think) decided he would listen to all his songs and then write an detailed article about how and why he hated his music....wait for it.... instead he ended up writing an article about how he had been wrong and why he loved Billy Joel's music