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Topic: Best Rock-N-Roll one hit wonders!!
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted June 26, 2009 11:34 AM
As a former, (well, your never truly a former musician, its always right below the surface, wanting to rebel yet again, no matter how old you are!), rock/heavy metal artist, there are those songs that really influence your work.
But this post is for those one hit wonders that burst out of nowhere! That one song that a group puts out that, even if they recorded for years, they'll never top.
Whats your pick?
Though I would put high up on the list, "Mississippi Queen", by the one hit group, (that STILL tours to this day!) "Mountian", the top pick for the all time greatest one hit wonder, in the rock classification, goes to ... (open the envelope)
RAM JAM : Black Betty!
Still, to this day, I have not heard a more perfect blending of all elements to a rock song. magnificent Guitar riffs/chord progressions, as well as incredibly good drum solo's.
The original release of the song was only a whopping 2 and a half minutes long! Very short for the mid to late seventies. The full version of the original song was four minutes and has an extended instrumental, which is very good as well.
A few bands have re-recorded this song over the years, but they're efforts show that the mixing of the elements that made up RAM JAM made this song what it is.
I was watching the original promo video for it, (shot on 35MM, as many of those 60's into the 70's video's were), and I ended up rocking out on it four times over, and suddenly wishing I was back into recording.
What are your picks?
-------------------- "All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "
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