The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished

Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by ilamont on Thursday October 08, 2026 @09:53AM (#50005827)

If you like this kind of thing, you really need to listen to the podcast Reply All, episode 158 “The Case of the Missing Hit."

In a nutshell a guy in California recalled a song he loved in the 1990s, basically some lyrics and the melody, but was unable to locate any record of the song online or anywhere else. What he did in an attempt to identify the song and the musician behind it is truly next level.

It really was one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever heard.

https://soundcloud.com/replyall/158-the-case-of-the-missing-...

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/158-the-case-of-the-mi...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0CaOGo6xSN51B2aLAQa1kU

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by altilunium on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:17AM (#50006103)

> He and a music producer recreated the song

haha. back then i also used this exact same method to search for a song i'd heard a long time ago (but i didn't know either the artist or the title). it wasn't really that complicated, since i just reproduced the chorus using a keyboard. turns out somebody on the forum knew the song and gave me the details, so i finally reunited with that song after decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMMRqCa2k0o

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by x187463 on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:54AM (#50006551)

This was my first thought so I scrolled to find this comment. It's a fantastic episode. It's a shame Reply All fell apart. However, PJ Vogt went on to make a new podcast called Search Engine and it's also great.

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by legitster on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:11AM (#50006791)

It still breaks my heart that Reply All ended. I think it truly was the greatest podcast, and when it collapsed I began losing interest in podcasts all together.

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by tobr on Thursday October 08, 2026 @09:57AM (#50005867)

If anyone asked me what my favorite podcast episode ever was, this would be it. Your comment very slightly spoils it though I think, it’s one of those stories that are best if you know very little going into it.

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by ilamont on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:19AM (#50006128)

Fair point. Edited.

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by Schiendelman on Friday October 09, 2026 @07:56AM (#50019236)

I also love this episode and appreciate the edit - thank you!

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by sorentwo on Thursday October 08, 2026 @09:59AM (#50005899)

Came to share the same thing! I just listened to that episode on a road trip last week, it was fantastic.

Absolutely worth a listen!

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Re:The 15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished by y-curious on Thursday October 08, 2026 @11:17PM (#50015578)

Thank you for this, just listened after seeing your post today. What an AWESOME episode. Just showed my wife too. The effort they put in was insane!

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