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I'm curious if you could name some examples of "fluff that went away" in this particular genre, that was mainstream? By mainstream I mean either charted or got radio play, during that era? I mean also, please don't rattle off a list of bands no ones ever heard of :)


Tiffany? Atlantic Starr? Cutting Crew? Samantha Fox? White Lion? Vixen? Captain & Tennille? Lulu?

Pick a year. Look for names you don't hear being played anymore in spite of the fact that the were pretty significant at the time.

There are quite a lot of them.

Or pull up Old Grey Whistle Test or The Midnight Special episodes. There will always be a couple clunkers that were big at the time.


That's a tricky question because "went away" is fuzzy. For example Ministry were popular in the early, mid 90's - apparently they're still going, I had no idea. There are many who technically haven't gone away, but they're far from the spotlight these days. A certain fluff example: Body Count.


What's Meat Loaf up to these days?

We don't listen to a lot of Twisted Sister now either.


Meat Loaf has wrecked his voice and doesn't sing anymore. However, he is on tour: he talks about the music and another guy actually performs his old songs.


Twisted Sister, Motley Crue, Ratt, Warrant, Quiet Riot, KISS, Scorpions.

You ever hear from them these days except for VH1 shows?




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