Has there ever been an extremely popular minority front man rock band in America like this?>inb4 muh hendrix
I mean, maybe if you go back to like Bo Diddley or something.
Hootie & the Blowfish
prince pretty much was huge in the 80s alongside maddonaa and MJ
>>130572049lol>>130572062not rock>>130572065>madonnakek none of them are rock
>>130572084>not rockYes they are
Motherfuckin' , Sevendust, y'all l!
>>130571959TV on the Radio were popular for a while.
>>130572084Hootie and the Blowfish are alt rock so technically they count
>>130571959Blessid Union of Souls had a couple hits in the '90s. The Veldt had some buzz with the hipsters. If we include solo artists, Lenny Kravitz was all over the radio in the '90s and 2000s.I think Bloc Party is also being oversold here. I recall their first album being well liked and then people hating everything else they've put out since then.>>130572084Hootie and the Blowfish were rock. The lead singer just went on to do country in his solo career.
>>130572806To be fair, that first Bloc Party album is absurdly good. You're remembering right though. Literally everything else they've ever done is shit. It's infuriatingly bad. Never been so disappointed in a band after loving a debut album like that.
>>130571959RATM and RHCP, duh
>>130571959https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0
>>130572806>>130572835They still had 1 or 2 bangers after their first albumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Kyq0cA8fPE
>>130571959thin lizzythat one christian band from that one christian propaganda film starring that cheater from good luck charlie
>>130571959Kings X, Living Colour. Skunk Anasie, and Faith No More prior to Chuck Mosley being replaced with Mike Patton (remembering that last one makes me feel old). All were very popular, if only for a brief period.
>>130573290I liked I Still Remember and being optimistic before i heard that second album. Guess some bands just truly have one good album in them.
>>130571959Does Lenny Kravitz count?
>>130573464What band was he in?
>>130572627Based.
>>130575154The Lenny Kravitz Band
>>130573464Lenny and the Kravitzes
SHE LIKES ME FA' ME
The guy singing for Killswitch Engage when they were at peak popularity is apparently black but he is one of the lightest black dudes I've seen. He looks like Slash or Phil Lynott.http://youtube.com/watch?v=lUlpr7bck6g
>>130573370>Kings X>extremely popular
>>130575154this onehttps://youtu.be/8LhCd1W2V0Q?si=jSwJguLS2K-30XPv
>>130571959Depends what you mean by "extremely popular"Living Colour is an all black rock band and Cult of Personality was a huge hit
>>130576040They were hugely hyped around the time that Faith Hope Love and the single for It's Love came out. Hit singles, magazine covers, sitting in for interviews with MTV VJs, then suddenly board wiped by grunge (as were many other bands of that time...see also anyone who didn't have the slightest bit of punk influence... Urban Dance Squad, Go West, Nelson, and anyone armed with a Les Paul instead of a Jazzmaster or Jaguar).
Pete Wentz is technically black
>>130571959>Has there ever been an extremely popular minority front manNirvana
>>130578204?
Alice in Chains with William DuVall
>>130572089ok pal
>>130572062>>130572773>>130572806>alt rocki said rock, lets just say in the most traditional sense, and dont be obtuse>>130572835insane drop off, first album is mint, rest is some singles
>>130576046kravitz is half white
>>130572084>hootie and the blowfish>not rockfucking hell this website
>>130572835>Literally everything else they've ever done is shit. It's infuriatingly bad.crazy statement when the last thing they ever made (Nextwave Sessions) is easily the second or third best release by them.
>>130571959Body Count
Deftones
>>130580216That's not obtuse. It's still rock therefore correct>>130581056It's really not. They peaked with one album and that's fine.
death grips obviously
>>130580216Bloc Party is "alt rock" too, so why do they count and Hootie doesn't?
>>130571959I Set My Friends on Fire
>>130580221>kravitz>white
