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Post subject: "jumping the shark"
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:24 pm
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for those who don't know, the above refers to an episode of "happy days" back in the 70's. in the show, fonzie managed to jump over a shark (while skiing i believe). that is when the show took a turn for the worse, and "jumping the shark" became part of our lexicon.

my question to you all is: has one of your favorite bands ever "jumped the shark?" by that i mean you liked their music, but suddenly released a song that you just wonder what happened.

here is an example. i have been a beach boys fan since they came out. saw them 5 times in concert and always fun. then "kokomo" came out, and i just had to hurl :roll: could be the only song by them i just do not like. but you will find someone who likes that song the best. i think "god only knows" , "good vibrations" and others when i put on the beach boys.

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:32 pm
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Deep Purple.

David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes.

Shark jump of the very worst kind.

EDIT: I just remembered, they managed another shark jump by sacking Gillan and getting Jo Lynn Turner in.

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:02 pm
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phreddybee wrote:
my question to you all is: has one of your favorite bands ever "jumped the shark?" by that i mean you liked their music, but suddenly released a song that you just wonder what happened.


Sure.

"Beth" by Kiss.

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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:25 pm
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aerosmith after draw the line
black sabbath's born again with ian gillan
judas priest turbo
the period between '94 & '99 where suicidal tendencies and infectious grooves became the same band
the rolling stones in 1980 w/emotional rescue.
henry rollins somehow became the william shatner of rock

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Post subject: Re: "jumping the shark"
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:54 pm
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I think it fairer the Stones shark jumped AFTER Emotional Rescue. There's still some classic sounding Stones on there.

Likewise Radiohead after OK Computer. Might as well be a different band.

Blackmore's Rainbow, when they put out Down To Earth. The beginning of the end...


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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 9:52 pm
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John Mayer, right after his first interview :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post subject: Re: "jumping the shark"
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 3:46 am
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Dylan "jumped the shark" after 'Time Out of Mind'.

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 5:32 am
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Both Metallica and Megadeth. When they stopped drinking and taking drugs the song quality plummeted.

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Do Ya Think I'm Sexy....Rod Stewart.

BTW, it was a huge hit and kept Stewart relavent through the Disco era....but not with his original fans.


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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:42 am
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 12:22 pm
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Genesis "jumped the shark" well before this song, but their worst moment (for me) as a band had to be the release of the song "Congo," from "...Calling All Stations..." in 1997, the first (and only?) album with vocalist Ray Wilson. There chorus lyrics went like this:

Send me to the Congo I'm free to leave
There's always somewhere anybody can lead
Send me to the Congo you have to believe
You can do it if you wanna just do what you please


It's really a bad song if you haven't heard it, my friends and I had a good laugh over it when it first came out.


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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:02 pm
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Rush "subdivisions". seem like everything from that point up until snakes and arrows was junk...

Counterparts was pretty awesome. Unfortunately Test for Echo... uhhh yeah.

I thought Pearl Jam jumped the shark after their first album. I tried to like them after V's but i just felt like they were purposely trying NOT to write decent music because they didn't want anything to sound like it had structure to it.

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:12 pm
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Here's one for the bargain bin: :?

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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:14 pm
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Yes jumped the shark with
"Don't Kill The Whale"
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Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 1:17 pm
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Here's one for the bargain bin: :?

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No way man!! This album was WAY underrated. Lots of great songs here, just no recognition because there wasn't a "bee girl" running around. I love the song "No Rain", but it labeled a great band as a one hit wonder.

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