So you look at all these bands who have had hit songs through the decades. And how often do you come across a band from years ago that you really didn’t know about? Not only that, but come to find out that this band had a significant hit that you also didn’t really know about?
So how does that happen? How can a band have a hit, but you never knew about it? And if that’s the case, who exactly determines that this unfamiliar music is a hit?
Take the artist Aretha Franklin for example. Certainly she had some huge hits (Respect, anyone?). But Aretha Franklin’s music may not be your thing.
Or maybe it’s Nirvana that you don’t like, but they certainly had hits too.
Then there are bands which are a little more obscure, like Catherine Wheel or The Chameleons. They had huge hits (Black Metallic and Second Skin respectively), and a huge following.
So if either A) you knew about a particular artist all along, but didn’t care to pay attention, or B) it slipped through the cracks and you simply never knew about it before, then just how did it become a hit, and who determined that it was a hit?
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