i think they've entered that stage where you think they aren't popular anymore but are actually way more popular than they were when they had "buzz"
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:13 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark
on the Odd Future thread re: Tegan and Sara
this probably isn't restricted to any particular genre or type of artist, but especially seems to happen a lot with kind of MOR non-indie rock artists who aren't heavy enough to get radio play but do well on the touring circuit. for instance, i've barely thought about Ben Harper in like a decade, but his last 3 albums had top 10 debuts, and he has a new one out today that i bet will take people by surprise with big first week numbers.
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
all jam bands everywhere to thread
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
or, like, college circuit bands
also pearl jam
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
band of horses
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
haha was just going to post them!
― just sayin, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno if Pearl Jam are MORE popular than they were when Ten was going multi-platinum. they're probably playing about the same size venues.
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
ben harper is perfect for that...dudes that kind of have this weird "alternative" nostalgia thing but have always been able to appeal to bonarroo type crowds too
like it's fucking WEIRD how popular M Doughty of Soul Coughing and Michael Franti of Spearhead still are
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
Decemberists.
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
I think My Morning Jacket is like that too now
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
cake's last album debuted at #1
― the first rule of debate club (Edward III), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
CAKE
hold steady is totally going that way too, they play big shows all over
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
Interpol
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
yeah pearl jam aren't more popular than their heyday, its just amazing to me that they're still putting out records and that people are still fucking devoted to them
xp was totally gonna say hold steady are headed straight for this
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
i just checked and "heaven is whenever" which ILX could barely talk about moved 25K in the first week which is probably more than "hold steady almost killed me" sold period
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:35 (twelve years ago) link
like it's fucking WEIRD how popular M Doughty of Soul Coughing and Michael Franti of Spearhead still are― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:32 PM (33 seconds ago) Bookmark
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:32 PM (33 seconds ago) Bookmark
i was talking to an excitable young person the other day about michael franti and was like 'oh yeah, spearhead, i remember them' and this person had no idea what i was talking about.
not sure how the whole "soul coughing is HUGE in mpls but not anywhere else" thing fits into this, but i'm sure it plays a part. like how certain acts can stay fat and happy touring japan and europe while they slide into obscurity at home
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
Daft Punk
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
the minneapolis soul coughing effect plays into it.
also:
a friend of mine who knows says that factoring in international sales, the amount of units moved by like mid-level pop punk bands on fat wreck would BLOW your mind
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
I saw a huge billboard outside of atlantic city advertising a concert by them. it seemed weird. but i guess i am very out of touch
― dell (del), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
arcade fire is probably at or going to be at this stage very soon
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Kid Cudi is shaping up to be this kind of act, it kind of blew my mind the other day to see what size venues he's headlining right now
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
Black Keys
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
Muse
Mars Volta
Michael Franti had a big fluke pop hit a couple years ago that kind of made everyone notice he's still going at it, but he definitely would've fit this thread to a T in the years leading up to that
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:42 (twelve years ago) link
i think everyone who knows who Muse and Black Keys are are aware that they're bigger than ever. Mars Volta has definitely had a weird unpredictable rise.
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:43 (twelve years ago) link
Gorillaz
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
drum and bass in 2002/03
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
i don't know if you were responding to my post or just commenting on the thread in general, but anyhow that's what kind of confused me. i would expect to see a huge billboard advertising them at this point but i didn't even realize the decemberists were still together
― dell (del), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
this is sorta like the dream rocker retirement plan, though, isn't it? keep on doing yr thing, financial security and no media spotlight bullshit
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:47 (twelve years ago) link
Death Cab for Cutie
― skip, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
del i was just responding to the thread in general
but yeah decemberists is OTM there's a couple guys at work who love them now, very non-hipster musical tastes (they love they might be giants) and they don't even know of "her majesty the decemberists" which i remember being their buzz album
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
The Frames
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:47 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark
yeah i mean we're mainly being snarky but for the most part i feel like these kinds of acts have really just had admirable career arcs, catering to a fanbase that stuck with them well after the tastemakers and the industry machinery kind of forgot they existed
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
yeah otm i think it's great, probably the only real form of "success" left imo
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
Death Cab are sorta like this, although they're still pretty high profile.
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
I can't speak to precise sales numbers (and have a meeting to run to so I can't look them up now) but conceptually I'd think The Postal Service was more a candidate here than Death Cab
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
I think everyone knows the Arcade Fire is huge. Hold Steady and My Morning Jacket otm though. MMJ played Madison Square Garden on New Year's Eve one year. yikes.
― dmr, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
i always look at the summer lineup for the big venue near me (red rocks) and wonder who is buying tickets for a lot of these shows. but the bands playing must be successful beyond mere buzz, which is pretty admirable. buzz must be overrated. i mean red rocks is a 9,000-seat amphitheatre and here are just a few of the bands playing: blues traveler, thievery corp., death cab, kings of leon, big head fucking todd...someone buys tickets for this stuff!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
Paul Oakenfold
― matt2, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
Wilco
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:59 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark
if Postal Service had released a note of music or toured in the last 7 years or whatever i'm sure they'd be huge, and i'm sure in some ways Death Cab's popularity is kind of a placeholder for PS (as is Owl City). but their existence as a current act is kind of hypothetical at this point.
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
think that wilco have really done the best job in terms of a long term career -- they've got pitchforky cred, oldsters, jam bandsters, dad rockers. WHO DOESN'T LOVE WILCO.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
Countdown to Ned post in 10, 9, 8...
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
Weird Al
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
here's another show at red rocks this summer that might just take the cake here: Unity Tour 2011: 311 and Sublime with Rome
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:16 (twelve years ago) link
Weird Al has had a surprisingly long shelf life but his chart/media presence is high enough that his popularity hasn't really escaped anyone's notice
ICP kinda fit the bill before the Gathering trailer and the "Miracles" video went viral
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
xpost. Ha, Thievery Corporation. Never would have believed the makers of "2001: A Spliff Odyssey" would still be around, let alone popular.
― We need to talk about Bevan (DL), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
Sade is playing the 20,000-capacity 02 Arena in London soon, she's probably bigger than ever.
― Bass Solo (Matt #2), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
she also had one of the biggest albums of 2010 and nobody was under the impression that she wasn't popular anymore
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
The New Deal became kind of weirdly successful
Guess I missed that then
xpost
― Bass Solo (Matt #2), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
― tylerw, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:16 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
one of the hosts of the "power trip morning show" in minneapolis (the morning show of the local sports talk station) is like OBSESSED with 311, he talks about them all the time, and actually traveled from mpls to see them at red rocks, crazy
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, they have a really devoted fanbase. i mean, they've been around for like 15 years now, right? i hate being snobby, but people who like them are truly savages.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
I was about to argue this but yeah, OTM; they got HUGE media attention circa The Great Milenko and then everyone sort of forgot they were still around, even though they still kept selling way more albums than they really should. (I think you could plausibly argue that they haven't matched their Milenko/Jeckel Brothers album sales in subsequent years but again, I have no facts behind that.)
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
yeah like he calls them the greatest band of all time and means it, it's mental illness
omaha stylee
P-NUT!
http://brigade311.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/060900_pnut.jpg
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, it's like people who go to 311 shows have ~experiences~ and they become fans for life. i dunno, maybe they're amazing live. look at that guy.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
let's all watch this togetherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsw7yaFGNQw
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
guys, stop trying to make 311 happen to us again
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
couldn't do it. "amber is the color of your energy" lol
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 5:42 PM (53 minutes ago) Bookmark
srsly i saw these dudes in like 2004, "rubber factory" was one of the first CDs i ever burned, and then i forgot all about them for most of a decade and suddenly they're everywhere
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
also re: My Morning Jacket, this band is partially responsible for me "getting" American Dad
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
311 are staples @ the "Classic Alternative" station here.
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
so weird that "classic alternative" is a thing now
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
so weird that its standard-bearer is 311
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
music peaked around 98 man
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
drum corps nerds still listen to 311 because the drummer marched corps, and also because of similar facial hair styles (i presume)
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
lol @ 1:20 of that video.
the dude plays the most rudimentary 'solo' and people start freaking out
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
dudes it's basically just like
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l246/grahamgoetz311/PNut.jpg?t=1236871633
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
i mean, in some ways, it's kind of cool. they seem like the most average guys who happen to play in a band but who also work in the IT dept. or something. like they have a regular gig playing a restaurant patio in the summer.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
i remember the nuttiest show i'd ever been to, which was one of the first: bush at sec taylor stadium in ames iowa, after their first album. it was the first big-ish, current-ish band to play that corner of the world in forever. i have never heard people scream louder or longer for an encore than that. they weren't very good (they were bush) but it was like budokan. some people just aren't that jaded about music (if you want to be charitable about it) and if you can get a handle on the affections of that kind of audience you'll be good for a long time.
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
^^^yeah i think that's true. you can kind of hit a sweet spot of utter mediocrity + rock star moves and people just kinda dig it.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
p-nut will be slapping his five string long after oddfuture are distant memories, RIP trollcore
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
lol I was about to say "there's one Bush song that isn't that bad" but then I couldn't for the life of me remember which one I was thinking of because all of the ones that came to mind were terrible
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
is the other guy with a mic just a backup singer? can every member of 311 only take on one musical task at a time?
― 2and2is5, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
he's the rapper, right?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
Uhhh.... Velvet Underground and Big Star?
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
Big Head Todd still exists?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
they just had a new song on classic rock radio here! a john lee hooker cover i think.
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
they do! it might be a colorado thing? i don't think they'd go anywhere else and play huge places, but here they're heroes. they play red rocks every summer afaik
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:53 (twelve years ago) link
they were like my pick for stupidest band name back in the mid-90s
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
Dizzee Rascal
I think everyone knows the Arcade Fire is huge.
A quick look confirms Zucchero, Faithless, Eros Ramazotti, Status Quo, Jamiroquai, Toto, Daddy Yankee and Calle 13 do arena tours these days.
― Siegbran, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
god, i should just do a poll for best red rocks bill this summer. a sampling:Jethro Tull with Special Guest KansasBlues Traveler / Matisyahu / Toad the Wet SprocketKenny Chesney, Billy Currington, Uncle KrackerChicago with the Colorado SymphonySTYX / YesTrain / Maroon 5 / Gavin De GrawUnity Tour 2011: 311 and Sublime with RomeThe Divine Rascals Tour with Carlos Santana and George Lopez
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
woah
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
don't stare into the abyss too long
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
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― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:04 (twelve years ago) link
hoos that sounds like it's right up you alley
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
see, hoos has already lost his mind
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
your
callejón i should say
xp
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
lmao
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
"WHO DOESN'T LOVE WILCO."
http://thenakedhero.com/wp-content/uploads/raised-hand-1.jpg
― scott seward, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:06 PM (47 minutes ago) Bookmark
i think i saw them around 2005 at merriweather, which is huge, and the roots opened for them. at that point they would've been accurate for this thread.
also 90% of these bands are enjoyed by my cousins, who are all recently married in their mid-30s and used to be really into DMB. and like, hiking, and shit.
― more fish for kunta (zachlyon), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
In Canada probably, but outside?
They topped the Norwegian album charts for a few weeks last August.
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
1) have an identifiable, instantly familiar sound2) stick with it through thick and thin, even in the midst of experimentation3) write catchy, comfortable tunes4) have no contempt for sentiment or easy appeal5) have no vested interest in staying current6) avoid confrontation and shock7) connect with an at least moderately affluent audience that can raise kids & grow old with you
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
8) get threatened by Scott Stapp
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
Record Store DayThere's a new BEN HARPER record in stores today. Participating record stores have a really big litho to GIVE you as a special gift TILL they're GONE.
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
the Flaming Lips play way larger venues now than they did for Transmissions..., Clouds Taste..., and Soft Bulletin
― nicky lo-fi, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:24 (twelve years ago) link
― contenderizer, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:16 PM (11 minutes ago) Bookmark
i think half of these kind overstate "safeness" as a virtue of these bands to their fans. half of the acts listed in this thread could drop a futuristic techno rock opera and most of their audience would be like "awright! return to form!"
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
311 futuristic techno rock opera? Really?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
if they dropped a full-on drum'n'bass album warning about the ills of a world without weed and hackysack their fans would explode with joy
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
i think some dude is right, for example, a lot of mars volta's early following and loyal following were at the drive in fans, but they def opened up to an album as bonkers as frances the mute
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
y'all haven't heard P-Nut in the 24th Century yet? it's crazeee.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
radiohead never gave up the "buzz" part but i think their continued popularity has a lot in common with what we've been talking about here, same with bjork
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
yeah Radiohead and Bjork are basically the versions of this that gained (or never lost) the 'cool critical darling' tag
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
some bands i wish this kind of thing would happen to or happen faster, like how long does Ted Leo need to keep plugging away before he wakes up one day and is headlining huge venues?
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
maybe if he changed his name to Big Head Ted?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
like it's always surprising to me ppl i know that have pretty like normalish taste in music that will listen to any weird half constructed minimal techno thing because it's radiohead and they hear thom's voice on it
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 12:33 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark
that's fair. i wasn't trying to make a blanket statement about all bands of this sort, only describing a formula that applies to a subcategory of them (pearl jam, black keys, my morning jacket, lots of jam bands). i stressed safeness (or comfortableness) as a virtue not to be snide, but because it is a virtue of a sort, and one that doesn't earn a lot of pop-cultural or critical attention.
for bands like flaming lips and ween, projecting sincerity and avoiding controversy clearly aren't the point.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
WOW from 311's FB page:
823,097people like this
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
yeah jeez WEEN, surprised it took this long for them to get mentioned
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:52 (twelve years ago) link
oh wow yeah them totally
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
very non-hipster musical tastes (they love they might be giants)
just coming here to say :(
― underrated earl sweatshirt fans i have boned (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
i had no idea about their following until the last band i was in, the singer was a super fan and like it sounded they have almost a borderline deadhead/phishhead level of rabid following, she would buy every ween new thing no matter what
― underrated earl sweatshirt fans i have boned (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:55 PM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
what's wrong w/TMBG? i fucks with lincoln
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i've met people with insane collections of ween bootlegs, otm about deadhead/phish levels of diehards.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
nothing, I love the first three albums (Lincoln is the peak) just that... well, if yr a TMBG fan you're already outing yourself as something of a nerd, they're a weird band to cite as a "non-hipster" taste because they certainly aren't mainstream or AOR or whatever
― underrated earl sweatshirt fans i have boned (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
just fyi every band I know dreams of getting to this stage. this stage represents total arrival. you don't have to worry about your haters and you don't have to be constantly trying to win over new people.
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
weird it's almost like I said exactly that aerosmith
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:03 (twelve years ago) link
you also know what color you energy is
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Brainstorm, take me away from the norm I got to tell you something This phenomenon, I had to put it in a song And it goes like
Chorus: Whoa, amber is the color of your energy Whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
You ought to know what brings me here You glide through my head blind to fear And I know why
(Chorus 2x)
You live too far away Your voice rings like a bell anyway Don't give up your independence Unless it feels so right Nothing good comes easily Sometimes you gotta fight
(Chorus)
Launched a thousand ships in my heart So easy, still it's fine from afar And you know that Whoa, brainstorm take me away from the norm Whoa, I got to tell you something
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
this thread sent me down a rabbit hole of wikis, youtubes, and fan boards about the mars volta and their revolving drum chair. every random video of thomas pridgen soundchecking or deantoni parks playing with meshell ndegeocello is clogged up with mars volta fans arguing about drummers.
(i had no idea that they had won a grammy or that they're really popular... i'm guessing they have a big high school prog rock following?)
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
i think they may fill the void for certain teens that rush filled for me
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
underrated aerosmith otm, this is valhalla
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
devendra banhart
― Crooked Lust (thebingo), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
huh, really? banhart is still big?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
contenderizer give credit to gbx, he was the first guy ever to notice this
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
oh right, thanks, aerosmith
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
no one is giving me the proper credit
i thought i was in the stage of my ILX career where i could comfortable tour 2000 seat theaters but I GUESS NOT THANKS FOR NOTHING
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
contenderizer give credit to gbx, he was the first guy ever to notice this― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:16 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:16 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
http://teslastaging.com/forums/images/smilies/Gestures/userArmsCrossed.gif
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
pre-order my next post on ILX and you'll receive a special edition t-shirt, limited edition 78rpm 10-inch of me reading all my posts from the neil young thread, and my 7th grade school yearbook photo
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
^^^guy knows how to treat his fans. do u want to be on a bill w/ uncle kracker this summer.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
dunno, i'm holding out for the remaster w/black light woodblock print of gbx's "I like to fart and I'm crazy" period.
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
greg dulli/twilight singers?
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
was thinking Kid Rock b/c he seems bizarrely ubiquitous to me (tbh I'm not paying much attention) but then I saw that Devil Without A Cause went 11x platinum. So Kid Rock's a bad answer, but still, holy shit.
― Euler, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:35 (twelve years ago) link
I'm still surprised that Linkin Park and Papa Roach are still quite popular
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
Drive-by Truckers should be included here
― Moreno, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:40 (twelve years ago) link
― sarahel, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:31 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark
irl lol
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
30 Seconds to Mars
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
^yeah i saw some ridic video on youtube and it was like they were jesus and U2 rolled into a space suit burrito
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i've seen that one it was crazytown
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
-crazytown
what about deerhoof? i didn't even know they were still around but they played a pretty big place around here last year and i think it even sold out. maybe that's just around here though.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
yeah a lot of mainstream rock radio staples kinda sorta qualify for this thread (Incubus, Weezer, Foo Fighters) but Papa Roach is probably the best example because they seem like such a one hit wonder but the last few years you can hear one of their new songs on those stations every hour on the hour
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:24 (twelve years ago) link
Cowboy JunkiesAllison KraussLyle Lovettk.d. lang
― more horses after the main event (Eazy), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
xp: then there are bands like Green Day, where you blink and then suddenly they are way more massively popular than you ever could have imagined them getting
like, it was around the time that they did a Broadway show that I was all "okay people, I am not opposed to this band but this is now officially silly"
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
That reminds me, I have to write a review of the new Incubus album by Friday and I'm still kinda boggling at the fact that it's 2011 and there's a new Incubus album.
― that's not funny. (unperson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
album of the year, amirite?
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
you're never ever funny (on purpose).
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
who - ilxor or Phil?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:06 (twelve years ago) link
love the parenthetical xp
btw, wasnt trying to be lol style funny w/ that post—just my way of asking "so, how's the album?"
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
New research found that failed attempts at humor can provoke surprisingly rude responses, with the harshest reactions coming from friends and family.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:12 (twelve years ago) link
Jennifer Lopez seems to have come back with a vengeance. I heard On the Floor in every store and restaurant I walked inside of on 7th/8th Ave. and Times Square last week.
― Leopard on the Cheetos Bag (MintIce), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
a lot of this stuff has to do with good management - a manager's job is to sort of help the band locate a place where they can reliably ply their trade without having to be constantly worrying about growth, staying hip, etc
Krauss is so damn smart she should be teaching seminars on how to do business
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
neil young
― Lamp, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
aero have you gone blonde yet?
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:18 (twelve years ago) link
sorry that was kinda cheap :/
idgi
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:08 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark
the fact that that's your way of asking that question is why you're a noxious presence
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
i suggest a nice sandwich
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
and the fact that your fav album of April 2011 is by the fucking Foo Fighters may explain why your panties are in a twist about my itty bitty Incubus comment
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
anyway- done w/ this convo, if you dont have something nice to say etc.
(you'd do well to follow that advice too)
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
Red Hot Chili Peppers ten years ago is like the ultimate example of this.
― school of seven bellhops (blueski), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:31 PM
this is ridiculous
― markers, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
some dude, i like you, but not when you're in asshole mode
― markers, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:49 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3r7TMObOz8
― piscesx, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
Atmosphere
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
jesus christ superstar was the first think i played this morning. its the most popular musical on earth in my life today.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 23:47 (twelve years ago) link
i think i could listen to it every day. i'm sure i could.
Atmosphere otm
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:10 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah totally
― bile al (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
what the fuck happened here
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:17 (twelve years ago) link
Aerosmith
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
built to spill, circa mid-2000s. maybe still, if they ever put out any records.
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
h8 311 SO MUCH, "amber is the color of your energy" stopped me from listening to the radio for like five years.
but lol i've seen mike doughty twice in the last six or so years, he always sells out the little venue here in town. he sounds great live!
also TMBG has a new album coming out soonish, and their single got posted to Pitchfork with like, maybe a sentence of description. it felt really begrudging.
― I don't know if you should use my "Alf" reference (reddening), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
yeah geeky '90s alt in general is fertile for this thread. i still check for new TMBG even if it's not that good, loved Soul Coughing but am not real into the Doughty solo stuff.
― bile al (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
is there still a big touring market for bands like the Spin Doctors & Blues Traveler, who were sort of incidental players in the jamrock community, but also briefly embraced by the mainstream? Like, did they basically return from whence they came, or were they able to parlay their brief popularity into a larger and enduring fanbase?
Jamrock folks seem pretty loyal & into long-term commitment, from what I can tell.
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
LCD Soundsystem
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:30 (twelve years ago) link
well when it takes you a fortnight to stand up
― taking ilxers out with a flurry of butthurt (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:31 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEdxCn6dYsM
― scott seward, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:32 (twelve years ago) link
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:27 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark
Blues Traveler weren't incidental, they started HORDE and headlined it for several years! they still, like, play Red Rocks, but i think their hardcore fanbase is kind of negligible, their last album (which features a SPOKEN WORD INTERLUDE BY BRUCE WILLIS apparently) didn't even chart.
― lamp kind (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
6) avoid confrontation and shock
seems like this could be amended to
6) avoid confrontation and shock 6.a) alternatively, strongly advocate for cheeba
― bendy, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 02:41 (twelve years ago) link
they started HORDE and headlined it for several years! - yeah, but would they have headlined it if they didn't start it? I guess by "incidental," I meant "second-tier" (i.e. not Phish or the Dead).
SPOKEN WORD INTERLUDE BY BRUCE WILLIS - o dear o dear
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:48 (twelve years ago) link
Spin Doctors are currently touring w/Rick Springfield.
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:04 (twelve years ago) link
iirc when Horde started it was about sub-Phish jambands pooling their resources, but at the tour's peak Blues Traveler had that one really huge album and were generally one of the 2 biggest acts on the tour every year
― lamp kind (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:05 (twelve years ago) link
The Eels
― blank, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:16 (twelve years ago) link
i feel like the strokes might fit in here
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:39 (twelve years ago) link
I keep expecting Hot Chip to drop off the spectrum, but they never seem to.
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 08:59 (twelve years ago) link
Placebo went on a series of arena-sized concerts across Europe, in October–December 2009. That leg of the tour culminated in a concert in London's O2 Arena which was Placebo's largest gig ever in the United Kingdom.
^ didn't even realise Placebo were still going
― immer wieder, ralf & günther (NickB), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:02 (twelve years ago) link
h8 311 SO MUCH, "amber is the color of your energy" stopped me from listening to the radio for like five years. (...)― I don't know if you should use my "Alf" reference (reddening), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:53 (8 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― I don't know if you should use my "Alf" reference (reddening), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:53 (8 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Well, I hadn't heard about this song, but I just googled the lyrics and creased up.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:05 (twelve years ago) link
Placebo are HUGE in europe, especially in france. someone i know at their label told me that it seemed like about half of the O2 audience were french.
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:12 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know anything about 311 but is that some kind of intentional or even unintentional misquote from PiL's "Rise" ("Anger is an energy")?
― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:13 (twelve years ago) link
Nice to be massive in some country other than your own. Go over, get attention, then come home and chill out.
A bit like being hannah Montana, for real!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:14 (twelve years ago) link
xp I don't know, but now you are making it more awesome!
There was a 'not-soundtrack' album for the Alice in wonderland film, so lots of songs featuring references to Alice.
There's not so many Amber songs, One by The Residents but it sounds like she'd died in that one, so no.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:16 (twelve years ago) link
Deftones in the UK
― Beggar On A Beach Of Shite. (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 10:05 (twelve years ago) link
Placebo is an excellent one
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 13:27 (twelve years ago) link
Nada Surf?
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:08 (twelve years ago) link
Transistor04-20-2008 as corny as it may sound, this is for real - he felt the feeling 311 is conveying when he saw me. he stole my number because he sensed an amber aura. this song came to his mind. i didn't know who he was when he texted, but for some bizarre reason i went with it. we talked on the phone for a month before we saw each other again - he remembered what i looked like, but i couldn't remember him! anyway, he told me he'd wanted to sing me a song that reminded him of me weeks before the date. when he did, i was blown away. the sound fit the night perfectly - the peaceful vibe of chilling with him and the exciting overtones of finding someone i totally clicked with was captured by the song - and the idea that he thought this way about me still thrills me. as we're in our 6th month of a long distance relationship and i'm still fighting impulses to regain my independence, even though he's so awesome, "amber" still resonates with me, for reasons beyond its great vibe.
as corny as it may sound, this is for real - he felt the feeling 311 is conveying when he saw me. he stole my number because he sensed an amber aura. this song came to his mind. i didn't know who he was when he texted, but for some bizarre reason i went with it. we talked on the phone for a month before we saw each other again - he remembered what i looked like, but i couldn't remember him! anyway, he told me he'd wanted to sing me a song that reminded him of me weeks before the date. when he did, i was blown away. the sound fit the night perfectly - the peaceful vibe of chilling with him and the exciting overtones of finding someone i totally clicked with was captured by the song - and the idea that he thought this way about me still thrills me. as we're in our 6th month of a long distance relationship and i'm still fighting impulses to regain my independence, even though he's so awesome, "amber" still resonates with me, for reasons beyond its great vibe.
― every time you touch me (I get hives) (unregistered), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:22 (twelve years ago) link
o_O
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
Wow @ Placebo.
The Bluetones pottered on for years and years and may still be going, but they're not big enough to really fit in this equation.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
Placebo are HUGE in europe, especially in france.
yep. this makes sense now.
― the whole of the goon (the whole of the moon is a famous song) (history mayne), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:44 (twelve years ago) link
― blank, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 11:16 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yeah know a dude from mpls that is Eels lighting tech, they do pretty huge tours overseas
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 15:06 (twelve years ago) link
what about lambchop are they still huge in the u.k. like the eels. they should all tour with the fun lovin' criminals. bands the yanks forgot tour.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
nope not on the same level as eels but they do okay.
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 16:36 (twelve years ago) link
Almost every artist featured in The O.C. soundtracks (Death Cab, Modest Mouse, Imogen Heap, Ryan Adams)... they had a certain second rise in popularity post-oc when in reality the days of glory seemed long gone.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
'days of glory'
yeah it was all downhill for those guys after 2004, so sad, what a waste of talent
― the whole of the goon (the whole of the moon is a famous song) (history mayne), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
The Shins
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
are they still putting out records??
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
the lead singer put out that dangermouse collab but that's all i've heard lately?
― markers, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
oh god that song is so dull
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
loooool
― markers, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
guys, every band that you and everyone in your office know the name of can sell out 30 800 seat clubs on a tour regardless of their level of quality or how recent they had an album released.
― it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
nope.
― sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
if that were only true ... *sigh*
― sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 21:58 (twelve years ago) link
name the band you're thinking of.cuz winger can do it.
― it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:01 (twelve years ago) link
nb: i mean anyone who had at least one major radio single
forks, i work for a contemporary classical music non-profit.
― sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
there should be an "office full of hipsters/subculturists" caveat
like, I'm sure that if I started a company with my high school friends, we could spend hours talking about Grotus and Savage Aural Hotbed and everyone would know who they were, but they are not filling 30 800 seat venues across the country
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
Yah I do mean an "average" officeSara where do you work?
― it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
that's the most detail i'm giving about my day job, sorry.
― sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
lol, u think the internet is real
― it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
lol, i'm being chided by a kitchen utensil embedded in a meat substitute
― sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
http://ranger.gamebanana.com/img/ico/sprays/thats_racist.gif
― it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
I know they've already been mentioned but Cake kind of owns this thread
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:19 (twelve years ago) link
Nick upthread - The Bluetones are splitting up! They're playing a farewell tour including Shepherds Bush Empire which is the same as they have done almost every time in the last ten years. Not quite big enough for this thread, honestly surprised that it's happening now and hadn't before.
Most amazed I've been at seeing a gig listing apart from the aforementioned Placebo at the O2 is usually US bands that I thought never had any UK chart or radio presence but still sell out big shows - e.g. Brand New playing Wembley Arena.
― if, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
savage aural hotbed is such an amazing show, esp an outdoor show when they can bring the 15 foot drums made out of industrial sewer pipe
― Blink 187um (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
Sigur Ros
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Thursday, 19 May 2011 01:46 (twelve years ago) link
http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/392201/jon-bon-jovi-still-rockin-and-making-a-killing/
― Unity Tour 2011: 311 and Sublime with Rome (latebloomer), Thursday, 19 May 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't Bon Jovi have the top grossing American tour last year?And that "Who Says You Can't Go Home?" song is on country radio every other hour still.
― President Keyes, Friday, 20 May 2011 00:20 (twelve years ago) link
perennial stadium acts still playing stadiums is kind of a different deal imo
― some dude, Friday, 20 May 2011 00:24 (twelve years ago) link
don't believe winger can actually fill as many 800-seat rooms as is being asserted upthread
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 20 May 2011 00:24 (twelve years ago) link
Conversely, you'd think They Might Be Giants or Ween would be able to pull off a headlining UK tour, but they just don't arrive.
So also: latter-day Weezer (who are a considerably bigger draw)
― Beggar On A Beach Of Shite. (PaulTMA), Friday, 20 May 2011 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
The 17 year olds Kip was singing about in 1988 are now 40, and I'm sure they're just as desperate for his attention now.
― President Keyes, Friday, 20 May 2011 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
i have personally witnessed kip winger sell out a standing room crowd of 850 or so in times square.and yeah, it's almost invariably a special variety of woman living out th' dream.
― “run around like a maniac, hilariously insult the audience” (forksclovetofu), Friday, 20 May 2011 00:56 (twelve years ago) link
Winger and Kip Winger at Havana Havana New Hope, PA, US Friday 03 June 2011Winger and Kip Winger at Crazy Donkey Crazy Donkey Long Island, NY, US Saturday 04 June 2011Winger and Kip Winger at Recher Theatre Recher Theatre Towson, MD, US Friday 15 July 2011Kip Winger and Winger with Soft Parade at Showcase Live Showcase Live Foxboro, MA, US Buy tickets Saturday 16 July 2011Winger and Kip Winger at The Cube The Cube Newark, DE, US
― scott seward, Friday, 20 May 2011 00:59 (twelve years ago) link
would go to all these crazy donkey winger shows.
― scott seward, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Winger would be a way more fun show than, say, Fleet Foxes, or whatever (seriously.)
― President Keyes, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:03 (twelve years ago) link
one of the best shows i ever saw was ace frehley at a bar in brewster, new york. kicked ass. ace! and he was like five feet from you. this was before the whole reunion thing. obviously.
― scott seward, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:06 (twelve years ago) link
the Recher Theatre is a pretty big place! they used to get the same kind of cool acts as the 9:30 club, but then they got a new booking guy or something and started leaning real hard on nostalgia acts and tribute bands.
― some dude, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:13 (twelve years ago) link
I remember loving a Vinnie Vincent Invasion show in, like, 1986, even thought the rest the audience was booing (or boo-urnsing.)
― President Keyes, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:33 (twelve years ago) link
thought= though (duh)
― President Keyes, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:34 (twelve years ago) link
Sure, it was ages ago (pre-"Dookie"), but Green Day used to be underground critics darlings at one stage too. They aren't anymore, yet they are more popular than ever in terms of live appeal and album sales.
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Friday, 20 May 2011 11:11 (twelve years ago) link
Jack Johnson
― sofatruck, Friday, 20 May 2011 11:20 (twelve years ago) link
Jack Johnson, Ben Harper et al will be popular for as long as PUA types in Australia use their music to lure gap-year girls away from the campfire.
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, 20 May 2011 11:27 (twelve years ago) link
does reb beach still play for winger? that dude can shred! (would pay approx $5 to see him shred)
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:02 (twelve years ago) link
Sometime in the mid-to-late-nineties, Kip Winger came and played at the Stone Balloon (RIP) in Newark, DE so my friends and I got high and went down to Main St. to see what kind of people would come to see Kip Winger solo in the mid-to-late-nineties. (answer: lots of people.) Two metal dudes and a woman with huge hair metal hair were walking towards the venue when they got into a loud, raucous screaming fight. Finally, one of the dudes broke away and stalked angrily towards the venue while the other dude pulled the woman back towards the car. She turned and reached her one free hand toward the Stone Balloon and cried wrenchingly, "WIIIIINGEEEERRRRRR!!!!!"
― phantoms from a world gone by speak again the immortal tale: (Jenny), Friday, 20 May 2011 12:17 (twelve years ago) link
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Friday, May 20, 2011 7:27 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
didn't really need to even say "in Australia" here
― some dude, Friday, 20 May 2011 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
^ t bomb
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 20 May 2011 15:37 (twelve years ago) link
Cake comes to Milwaukee every 2 years or so and I always want to go but the tickets seem to sell ridiculously fast. Was kinda floored that their latest album seems to be selling well. They haven't had a good single in a decade and I would think their fans would be over them by now. And yet here we are.
― frogbs, Friday, 29 July 2011 15:55 (twelve years ago) link
holy shit, I thought Short Skirt, Long Jacket was like 5 years ago. wrong
― kkvgz, Friday, 29 July 2011 15:57 (twelve years ago) link
Guster
― generous doler out of lollies (forksclovetofu), Friday, 29 July 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
talking to some friends the other day re: Ben Folds, I realized that he almost certainly fits this category — critically panned, artistically irrelevant, and unfathomably popular among people we will never associate with (the phrase "bro-rock circuit" was used)
― swaguirre, the wrath of basedgod (bernard snowy), Friday, 29 July 2011 16:01 (twelve years ago) link
xxp yeah and the weird thing about that was that most Cake fans at the time thought it was kind of a self-parody, which it is (still a great tune though)
i dunno, i've always been a fan, i guess there are a lot of people to whom this band really MEANT something like, 10-15 years ago. that's why I don't find it surprising that TMBG still is a huge draw, because i know what it's like to be 14 and obsessed with the band, and their albums hold up as you get older. Cake on the other hand; I don't really see myself ever anticipating a new release by them again.
― frogbs, Friday, 29 July 2011 16:03 (twelve years ago) link
the elephant itt: U2
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:37 (ten years ago) link
I see the Violent Femmes are touring again
― Miss Arlington twirls for the Coal Heavers (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link
Lana Del Rey's Summertime Sadness is #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. Does that count?
― MarkoP, Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link
jimmy eat world just sold 4500 tickets in nyc
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link
They can't be MORE popular than they were in the late 80s and early 90s, can they?
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:51 (ten years ago) link
and yet...
post-buzz records All That You Can't Leave Behind and How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb both outsold trailing-buzz records Zooropa and Pop, and their last two tours (2009-11, 2005-6) are both among the top five concert tours of all time in inflation-adjusted gross and very nearly in actual attendance as well even though neither you nor i know a single person who would consider themselves a fan
by contrast, they pulled in slightly fewer dollars and butts on the 1987 Joshua Tree tour than NKOTB managed in 1990.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 15 August 2013 22:01 (ten years ago) link
Wow.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 15 August 2013 22:26 (ten years ago) link
the U2 thing is tough to quantify because, while the last couple records have sold pretty well for classic rockers, they're still very much in that Stones zone where it's all about their back catalog and their 'brand.' not really what this thread is about.
― some dude, Thursday, 15 August 2013 22:44 (ten years ago) link
joan osborne
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 August 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
Weezer?
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 16 August 2013 03:42 (ten years ago) link
I dunno, Weezer was selling out summer sheds on their own ten years ago, but they've been doing theaters/package tours recently.
― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 16 August 2013 03:52 (ten years ago) link
They're definitely not bigger than when they had 'buzz' but they're bigger than most people would probably assume they are at this point. The massive success of any/all of those post-reunion albums just boggles the mind. There was probably a point around 'Beverly Hills' where they were 'bigger' than the Blue Album although I'm not sure by which metrics.
― Doctor Casino, Friday, 16 August 2013 07:18 (ten years ago) link
Could they have seriously gotten away with doing things like the Weezer Cruise around the time of the first record?
― I wanna live like C'MOWN! people (Turrican), Friday, 16 August 2013 07:23 (ten years ago) link
I never really knew much about Passion Pit but a friend is working for them and they play really big gigs
― lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 November 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
I think they were popping before they had internet buzz actually
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Sunday, 17 November 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link
Ok yeah I don't have a frame of reference but they sound like they are pretty huge on the tour circuit
― lorde willin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 17 November 2013 18:39 (ten years ago) link
Death From Above 1979 have a charting single right now, in 2014
― some dude, Thursday, 4 September 2014 01:22 (nine years ago) link
I dunno, Weezer was selling out summer sheds on their own ten years ago, but they've been doing theaters/package tours recently.― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:52 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Uncle Cyril O'Boogie (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:52 PM (five years ago) bookmarkflaglink
Egg on face.
― frustration and wonky passion (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
An easy answer to this thread is: everything that has an RSD exclusive release specifically for Black Friday
― Evan, Monday, 9 December 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
mass appeal ≠ critical acclaim
― Evan, Monday, 9 December 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
For UK people of a certain age.Ocean Colour Scene released SIX studio LPs between 2001 and 2013, all six charted, their next one will too.They are playing Birmingham O2, Manchester O2, Dublin Olympia, London Roundhouse and a four-night residency at Glasgow Barrowland this December. Two of the Glasgow dates are sold out.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 9 December 2019 18:01 (four years ago) link
huh that is wild
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 9 December 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
hold on no, those dates are for next year. the dates are sold out *more than a year in advance*
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 9 December 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
Tame Impala is playing Toyota Center (Basketball arena) in Houston next summer.
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 9 December 2019 22:47 (four years ago) link
Maybe that goes here: How did they sell out THAT place? - venue size shocker
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 9 December 2019 22:50 (four years ago) link
I'm starting to think Ween are one of those bands
― frogbs, Thursday, 9 January 2020 20:07 (four years ago) link
yeah Push the Daisies isn't even in their top Spotify tracks
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Thursday, 9 January 2020 21:00 (four years ago) link
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, December 9, 2019 10:47 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
headlining coachella
― ingredience (map), Thursday, 9 January 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link
Every Eminem album is massive and just not a critical event at all. Obviously he's not MORE popular than when he was at his peak but he's still the best selling artist on the century despite having been officially past his best for most of it.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 9 January 2020 21:56 (four years ago) link
Bloc Party are still reliably filling up decent sized venues 15 years after their moment of peak buzz and at least a decade since any real hype dissipated.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:04 (four years ago) link
the best selling artist on the century
waht? is this really true?
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:06 (four years ago) link
yes
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:22 (four years ago) link
that's bizarre. I assume some of that is because he was still releasing huge albums pre-streaming era...
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:23 (four years ago) link
ah I see. Yeah his leader status is all because of his 2000 and 2002 albums.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:27 (four years ago) link
hell, even during the download era (2009-2013) he was doing phenomenal numbers comparatively
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:27 (four years ago) link
sure. but it's also obvious that Adele will overtake him when her next album comes out.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:28 (four years ago) link
When you raised the question, I had to look up the sales totals of Adele's three albums.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 January 2020 22:40 (four years ago) link
Just found out that at the end of the month Greta Van Fleet is headlining Toyota Center in Houston, a venue that recently hosted/will host Springsteen, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Bad Bunny, and Paramore.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:37 (nine months ago) link
lead singer came out last month, was talked about a bit
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:41 (nine months ago) link
That alone doesn't get you into touring basketball arenas.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:45 (nine months ago) link
Like, Paramore is a way more popular band, and even they are having some issues filling up that place.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:47 (nine months ago) link
GVF has that big boomer dollar
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:49 (nine months ago) link
GVF has a bafflingly huge fanbase somehow.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:52 (nine months ago) link
Joe Bonamassa fans ready to step up to something a bit more fresh and exciting.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:56 (nine months ago) link
Tame Impala is playing Toyota Center (Basketball arena) in Houston next summer.― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, December 9, 2019 4:47 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, December 9, 2019 4:47 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
This show didn't happen for obvious reasons, and when they did return to Houston in '21, they played The Lawn At White Oak Music Hall, the same place they played at here in 2019.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 21:02 (nine months ago) link
I checked out GVF in Houston on Setlist.fm, and in their two prior appearances they headlined '18 at the House of Blues and graduated the next year to Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land (huge suburban theatre that hosts a lotta Classic Rock/Nostalgia Alternative/rising Pop acts, plus lol Bonamassa).
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 21:23 (nine months ago) link
Cigarettes After Sex are a slowcore/dream pop band on an indie label and they have crazy high streaming numbers - it feels like a lot of people don't notice they're this big? their top song is no one's idea of commercial but it's closing in on a billion streams on Spotify pic.twitter.com/Oa4vSpcUai— Matthew Perpetua (@perpetua) July 13, 2023
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 10:49 (nine months ago) link
heard of them through my mom and david lynch
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:04 (nine months ago) link
Pitchfork gave their 2017 album a 7.4, but their 2019 album got a 4.0--a sign that the buzz is over.
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:13 (nine months ago) link
the band name vaguely rings a bell. Listening to the top track (Apocalypse) now and not really my thing but I guess I see the appeal, has a real dreamy melancholic easy listening vibe.
― silverfish, Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:23 (nine months ago) link
the buzz is overyou were with me all the while
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:23 (nine months ago) link
This doesn't quite fit here, but my friend is seeing Jimmy Eat World next week in an outdoor theater, and the opening act is a band called "Manchester Orchestra"... I had never heard of them, and looked them up (b/c their name is so odd); turns out they've been around since 2004, have released 6 albums, made numerous TV appearances, "curate" an annual music fest, and have had a bunch of songs featured in films, TV, and video games.
― Bittern Storm Over My Hammy (morrisp), Thursday, 13 July 2023 15:56 (nine months ago) link
iirc Manchester Orchestra has a few big ilxor fans, I really like a few of their records
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 13 July 2023 15:58 (nine months ago) link
I've also been baffled by Manchester Orchestra. A chronically ordinary band, they've been getting main stage placements at festivals for the past decade.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 13 July 2023 15:59 (nine months ago) link
I got sent an email about that tour a few days ago, apparently they played Montana (NOBODY plays Montana) this week.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:12 (nine months ago) link
yeah ilm has 4 threads about them, including:
thread of best rock album of year 2017, 'a black mile to the surface' by manchester orchestra (started by ToddBonzalez (BradNelson) on board I Love Music on Jul 28, 2017)
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:37 (nine months ago) link
Gen Z kids love My Bloody Valentine.
Also, reunion bias kinda distorts this question for me:
The last time I saw Pavement (peak) was in 2/97 in a tiny bar in San Francisco (<200 people).
I skipped their TT tour and 2010 reunion shows for various reasons but then I was able to see their most recent reunion shows in this enormous music venue (3 sold out nights at ~3500 seats).
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 13 July 2023 16:58 (nine months ago) link
little more of a nuanced example, but in my "trying to keep up with the goons" days of hip hop listening, I got into Jellyroll through the collaboration with Haystak, the Strictly Business album, which got some positive recognition in hip hop zines and HipHopDx. I enjoyed it, it was a solid album. Jellyroll had also had that one song with Lil Wyte that blew up minorly in 2010, "Pop Another Pill", so I thought maybe he'd start getting more big features but then he kinda resumed being more of an undie rapper again and doing low rent mixtapes and I forgot all about him for years.
so I go to Welcome to Rockville in 2021, and I hear a familiar voice at one of the smaller stages, and it's JellyRoll! and people are flocking to the stage quickly, but like it's still one of the smaller stages at the festival.
apparently he blew the fuck up shortly after that, like....dude just won three CMT awards! I was blown away. my friend was talking about him and I was like "the little known rapper that used to collabo with Haystak and Lil Wyte?" and she's like "nah he sings now, he's on TV and has performed at the Grand Ole Opry"
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Thursday, 13 July 2023 17:14 (nine months ago) link
he was on the cover of billboard
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 July 2023 17:33 (nine months ago) link
in his undies
― slugbuggy, life has new meaning to me (breastcrawl), Thursday, 13 July 2023 17:45 (nine months ago) link
yea I love the jelly roll story lol
hes come a long way from the days of goon classic:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNi0zDTPgOc
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:01 (nine months ago) link
There are a ton of artists I've never heard of that have songs doing streaming numbers in the hundreds of millions. Tik Tok, I assume?
Rag'n'Bone Man 852 millionHotel Ugly 394 mRoar 432 mTV Girl 382 mFalling in Reverse 271 mDavid Kushner 351 mJVKE 732 mThxSoMch 295 mBakar 323 mRainbow Kitten Surprise 262 m
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:35 (nine months ago) link
Rag'n'Bone Man is big in the UK I think. At least in a "see his record advertised on the tube" way, never actually heard him.
― Daniel_Rf, Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:40 (nine months ago) link
He looks like Jelly Roll's British equivalent
― Alito Bit of Soap (President Keyes), Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:47 (nine months ago) link
I hear Rag'n'Bone Man all the time on the radio here (in Montreal).
― silverfish, Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:55 (nine months ago) link
(xxp) You're not missing much.
― Body Odour Ultra Low Emission Zone (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:59 (nine months ago) link
Yes, he is very very popular.
― Body Odour Ultra Low Emission Zone (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 July 2023 19:00 (nine months ago) link
Hozier is back for more! We can’t wait to see Hozier at #MyXEC on August 17 on his Unreal Unearth Tour 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 17, 2023. pic.twitter.com/WWf0dbK9lg— Xcel Energy Center (@XcelEnergyCtr) November 9, 2023
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 9 November 2023 15:33 (five months ago) link
I recently noticed he had several albums currently on the Billboard 200
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Thursday, 9 November 2023 15:34 (five months ago) link
Mt. Joy is playing Madison Square Garden next year.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 9 November 2023 20:31 (five months ago) link
Discovering The Wombats were not only still at it but quite big in the States was jaw-dropping
― PaulTMA, Thursday, 9 November 2023 21:12 (five months ago) link