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 (thirteen years ago) link
arcade fire is probably at or going to be at this stage very soon
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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
Paul Oakenfold
― matt2, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Wilco
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:06 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
Countdown to Ned post in 10, 9, 8...
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Weird Al
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:13 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
let's all watch this togetherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsw7yaFGNQw
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
guys, stop trying to make 311 happen to us again
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
couldn't do it. "amber is the color of your energy" lol
Black Keys
― 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
311 are staples @ the "Classic Alternative" station here.
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
so weird that "classic alternative" is a thing now
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:39 (thirteen years ago) link
so weird that its standard-bearer is 311
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
music peaked around 98 man
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:40 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
he's the rapper, right?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Uhhh.... Velvet Underground and Big Star?
― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Big Head Todd still exists?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:52 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
they were like my pick for stupidest band name back in the mid-90s
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 18:54 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
woah
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:00 (thirteen years ago) link
don't stare into the abyss too long
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:02 (thirteen years ago) link
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― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I hear Rag'n'Bone Man all the time on the radio here (in Montreal).
― silverfish, Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:55 (one year ago) link
(xxp) You're not missing much.
― Body Odour Ultra Low Emission Zone (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 July 2023 18:59 (one year ago) link
Yes, he is very very popular.
― Body Odour Ultra Low Emission Zone (Tom D.), Thursday, 13 July 2023 19:00 (one year 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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten months ago) link
How the heck does Hozier have the #1 single right now?
― Never fight uphill 'o me, boys! (President Keyes), Sunday, 28 April 2024 01:26 (five months ago) link
I think I mentioned upthread that he played the local 20k hockey arena when he came through on tour, crazy
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 28 April 2024 12:11 (five months ago) link
'shed seven have just had a uk no 1 album, even if such things mean little anymore' to thread
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 28 April 2024 14:03 (five months ago) link
it's not that they're 'more' popular, just that they've somehow played the long game finely enough that the dwindling charts and other media have come closer to them, not the other way round
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Sunday, 28 April 2024 14:05 (five months ago) link
Imagine sitting down and listening to the new Shed Seven album which you have just bought in a shop.
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 28 April 2024 14:16 (five months ago) link
this is precisely what Michael Dugher and Stella Creasy will be doing rn
― vodkaitamin effrtvescent (calzino), Sunday, 28 April 2024 14:23 (five months ago) link