Wonder if there's a Queen album that fits? Turrican?
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 January 2015 00:12 (nine years ago) link
Hot Space.
obv.
― Mark G, Sunday, 18 January 2015 00:17 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I'd say Hot Space too.
― You’re being too simplistic and you’re insulting my poor heart (Turrican), Sunday, 18 January 2015 00:45 (nine years ago) link
was it an event album that sold shitloads at the time?
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 January 2015 13:31 (nine years ago) link
The opposite of that.
― Mark G, Sunday, 18 January 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
Then it doesn't fit.
― Cosmic Slop, Sunday, 18 January 2015 17:34 (nine years ago) link
Queen recovered just fine after Hot Space anyway. Except for in the US, where the damage was done during The Works campaign
― PaulTMA, Sunday, 18 January 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link
What about James' 'Millionaires'? I have no idea how well it sold, but it came out on the back of their hugely successful greatest hits and was supposed to be the album that propelled them to superstardom, or something. I actually don't think I've heard a note of it, though it seems like it was ultimately the beginning of the end for them.
― PaulTMA, Monday, 19 January 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link
'albums that came after a greatest hits' is a whole weird make/break kettle of fish though, right?
― this is just a saginaw (dog latin), Monday, 19 January 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link
yeah , tho the huge selling beautiful south greatest hits surprised everybody
― Cosmic Slop, Monday, 19 January 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link
I've been wondering what Simple Minds album would fit this. I'd say Street Fighting Years - seemed to be them at their height in the UK, but the exact point where they became despicable in the eyes of everyone who didn't buy it. The album is so overblown and borderline worthless as well.
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
that's probably the correct choice but 'once upon a time' was definitely a major dry heave before they coughed their guts up
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
Street Fighting Years is a good one.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 January 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link
yeah on the back of their only UK #1 Belfast Child wasn't it? Definitely a big anticipated album by everyone my age bar me at my school.
― Cosmic Slop, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 17:47 (nine years ago) link
It's like a really sanctimonious proto-Be Here Now - the three times I forced myself to listen to it, I was reminded of This Is My Truth as well. No fun.
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 20 January 2015 20:34 (nine years ago) link
You never see pro-Street Fighting Years pieces, eh?
http://nobilliards.blogspot.com/2015/07/simple-minds-street-fighting-years.html
― mr.raffles, Sunday, 26 July 2015 03:57 (eight years ago) link
heh it seems i ask that question a lot about bon jovi
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 5 September 2015 17:16 (eight years ago) link