I was going through some old files and magazines, and one thing I quickly became aware of, which almost should be a law when writing about music, is never use the phrase "... are definitely going to make it" (and no, I'm not going to tell you what band I slapped that tag on many years ago, just say, they didn't).
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Article comments
1 - Mark Saleski
it had to be Trooper.
c'mon, fess up.
2 - Eric Olsen
you could always finesse the meaning of "make it"
3 - Tim Hall
Anyone remember "If this band is successful, I'll have to commit suicide" from back in 1970?