The Next Big Thing.................

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We've had threaRAB about pop gems , one hit wonders , forgotten classics. One thing I don't ever remeraber having is a thread about banRAB that were hyped to death (usually by papers like the NME & Melody Maker) as the next big thing who went on to total indifference to the record buying public.

Here's some of the stuff they were touting in the early 90s before Oasis , Blur , Suede and Pulp saved the day.

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Orlando - Just For A Second

Just what the world wanted , a new romantic revival :laughing:
This crappy excuse for a movement was dubbed 'Romo' and was hyped to death by the Melody Maker by journalist Simon Price for at least a month or four. Orlando were supposed to be the figurehead band for this movement.
The world just shrugged it's shoulders and waited for them to go away.
 
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S*M*A*S*H - Real Surreal

From the hotbed of Rock N Roll debauchery Welwyn Garden City. Came S*M*A*S*H. A Band who took the Manic Street Preachers debut album Waaaaaaaaaay too seriously. They even had their own manifesto , based on the writings of Germaine Greer which led to the standout (cough) track on their debut EP entitled Lady Love Your C*nt. Sadly I couldn't find it so you'll have to listen to their 2nd most well known song instead.
Like most music weeklys writing about the band wasn't enough and so they had to invent a scene for it. This one was dubbed NWONW (New Wave Of New Wave) which also produced......

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These Animal Men - Speeed King

These Animal Men were a bit more polished & wore more make up than S*M*A*S*H so they soon overtook them as poster boys for the NWONW. A couple of their singles even reached the lower depths of the singles chart amazingly. They also had an uncanny knack of looking like slack jawed gormless twats in every single photo session.
 
To be fair to Melody Maker this was written after it's relaunch in 1998 when it went from being a half decent credible paper to an awful downmarket glossy that pandered to rock/metal fans.
Not surprising that it closed down shortly after that.
 
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