Most people have a band they really liked and hoped would succeed, only to see them basically flounder in relative obscurity.
Greenwheel was possibly my favorite band late in my High School career. I saw them live I think 5 times, and every time was awesome.
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Another band I really liked, although I only got to see live once, was Far Too Jones
Both bands I've mentioned are alt-rock bands in the genre of Hoobastank or Puddle of Mudd, they certainly can't be accused of being super original, but I thought they both performed a well explored genre to perfection. You can certainly say they were probably trying to break into a market that was already flooded with similar sounding (though IMO inferior) bands.
One of Greenwheel's songs did end up as a top 10 hit, just not with them singing it LOL. Melissa Ethridge covered their song Breathe.
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There was this R&B/Jazz band from Toronto, Jacksoul, they were well acclaimed in Canada and were doing pretty well until the lead singer got in a car crash and coma for a few years, then died not long after he woke up. Terrible.
Favorite small bands that never took off
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