hmmm interesting. England's relationship to pop metal is sort of interesting to me, because it's completely absent from any narrative I've seen about the 80s music scene there, yet I presume there were arenas full of people that were going to see Def Leppard and Bon Jovi
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:08 (five years ago)
Pop metal has generally done OK in the UK, I think? Bon Jovi were massive and Def Leppard are British, but, when I think about it, American hard rock bands have never done particularly well in the UK. I'm not sure American rock in general was ever been that popular.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:11 (five years ago)
was ever that popular ffs. Cue tons of examples proving otherwise.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:12 (five years ago)
KISS did quite well in the eighties
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:17 (five years ago)
whenever i've noted that lep and lange's pyromania fits right alongside ztt's frankie i've had pushback from uk pop and nu-pop gatekeepers but i'm not going to stop saying it
(KISS weren't especially big in the UK i wouldn't say)
― mark s, Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:20 (five years ago)
kind of interestingso mid 80s, Crue is playing arenas ontge Theater of Pain tour here, two nights at Hammersmith assuming sold out, so I guess maybe 10K total for 2 dates....GnR seemed to be playing similar sized placesstill 2 nights at Hammersmith for Crue in 85/86....could the Smiths have done more?looks like by the end of the era it's caught up with the world, Crue and GnR in their imperial periods (Feelgood/UYI) both headline Wembley, which means for whatever the British press says there was a pretty large overlooked audience
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:22 (five years ago)
Even Def Leppard's UK sales certifications were nowhere near what they were in the US and Canada, e.g. Hysteria was 2x platinum in the UK and 12x platinum in the US.
https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=def+leppard#search_section
xps
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:23 (five years ago)
fair but the uk is actually a bit smaller
― mark s, Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:25 (five years ago)
source?
― 2019OK plus bennu (wins), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:26 (five years ago)
Jordan Peterson was talking about that on Rogan
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:27 (five years ago)
for UK population stats?
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:27 (five years ago)
Award thresholds are proportional to population. It went diamond in Canada by 1988.https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=def%20leppard3xp
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:29 (five years ago)
why does British people never want to rock?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:33 (five years ago)
Selling out massive venues in London has never been an indication of popularity in the UK as a whole tbh and still isn't.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:43 (five years ago)
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/90/4d/44904d250e58549330527181505f1a38.jpg
― mark s, Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:44 (five years ago)
British rock and metal bands have done pretty in the UK over the years.
― How to Book Michael Fish (Tom D.), Sunday, 4 August 2019 13:45 (five years ago)
doubling back to say i'm stoked for brad's list, i generally think of them as an excellent poster with whom i have some taste alignment, and the songs i know from that list i definitely like! including "panama" for sure, tho it's never sounded quite as good as this one summer day in 2001 that my friend and i heard it blasting out of a convertible in downtown athens GA.
― Good morning, how are you, I'm (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 4 August 2019 17:12 (five years ago)
Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top and Aerosmith all had a bunch of uk hits in the 80s. Meat Loaf was probably way more popular here too if he counts.
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Sunday, 4 August 2019 19:48 (five years ago)
dow is a quality poster
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 October 2019 00:18 (five years ago)
Big second to that
― Beware of Mr. Blecch, er...what? (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 00:24 (five years ago)
indeed
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 October 2019 00:24 (five years ago)
Karl Malone makes me smile every time he posts when I don't wanna wring his neck.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 23:46 (five years ago)
*blush* I praised him already upthread. Oh well. Still applies!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 23:47 (five years ago)
KM is a quality human and like yourself, a pillar of the ILX collective soul
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 19 December 2019 00:03 (five years ago)
https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.4485710.1561669429!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_960/image.jpg
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 19 December 2019 00:04 (five years ago)
KM roolz
― 100 Percent That Grinch (Neanderthal), Thursday, 19 December 2019 00:05 (five years ago)
And you are two, my fellow Florida project!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 December 2019 00:11 (five years ago)
Back atcha homie
― Bublé in the changer, I wish I was dead (Neanderthal), Thursday, 19 December 2019 00:17 (five years ago)
love that skinny motherfucker karl
― mookieproof, Thursday, 19 December 2019 00:58 (five years ago)
DTSMFWTHVA was before dan savage learned to be catchy
― Agnes Motörhead (rushomancy), Thursday, 19 December 2019 05:08 (five years ago)
don't know what DTSMFWTHVA is
― Dan S, Thursday, 19 December 2019 05:28 (five years ago)
dump that skinny motherfucker with the high voice already
― Agnes Motörhead (rushomancy), Thursday, 19 December 2019 05:29 (five years ago)
I like dan savage
― Dan S, Thursday, 19 December 2019 05:30 (five years ago)
xp lol
Dump's That Skinny Motherfucker with the High Voice album
― I have not yet begun to fart (rip van wanko), Thursday, 19 December 2019 06:05 (five years ago)
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Thursday, 19 December 2019 06:10 (five years ago)
i made this a few hours ago in response but had dinner guests over just before i could post it
https://i.imgur.com/Xk9avPr.jpg
in other words i'm just trying to say thank you and <3this world is rough but you all make it better
― Peaceful Warrior I Poser (Karl Malone), Thursday, 19 December 2019 06:30 (five years ago)
A+++++
― Legacy of Banality (Pillbox), Thursday, 19 December 2019 06:33 (five years ago)
legend on and off the court
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 December 2019 14:12 (five years ago)
As are you, ums.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 December 2019 14:16 (five years ago)
aw jeez albert thank you :)
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 December 2019 14:44 (five years ago)
who's Albert?
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 19 December 2019 15:06 (five years ago)
albert, lord saucerspoon
― i chop up the orange and chomp on the inside of it (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 19 December 2019 15:08 (five years ago)
ahhh lol I'm such an idiot! you can retract you previous statement
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 December 2019 15:18 (five years ago)
You get one chance on the Apollo stage son!
― Bublé in the changer, I wish I was dead (Neanderthal), Thursday, 19 December 2019 15:21 (five years ago)
Narrator: "UMS's blacklisting lasted for some decades..."
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 December 2019 16:35 (five years ago)
A fumble of that particular variety is so gahdamn identifiable that I can't help but be charmed by it. UMS is good people. As are the others being feted rn. As well as those doing the feting. I just...I just love you buncha dopes.
NO, I JUST FINISHED CHOPPING AN ONION, IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY EYES.
― i was so hungry that i ate a hole cake entirely to myself (Old Lunch), Thursday, 19 December 2019 16:45 (five years ago)
haha Old Lunch trying to make me feel better if very indicative of your character as one of the generally kindest and thoughtful ilxorsanyway Alfred thanks for the kind words you are really smart and erudite and I usually feel somewhat dumb but I think getting checked by you online every once in a while has made me a better thinker. also don't worry I will still think of this in the middle of the night like 10 years from nowmuch love to all ilxors
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 19 December 2019 17:53 (five years ago)
just popping in to say that Sund4r is somoene whose posts i always enjoy. very insightful and always fun to see what you're up to on i make music.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Thursday, 19 December 2019 17:57 (five years ago)