that stage where you think they aren't popular anymore but are actually way more popular than they were when they had "buzz"

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xp I don't know, but now you are making it more awesome!

Mark G, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 09:14 (thirteen years ago) link

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 (thirteen years ago) link

Deftones in the UK

Beggar On A Beach Of Shite. (PaulTMA), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 10:05 (thirteen years ago) link

Placebo is an excellent one

solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 13:27 (thirteen years ago) link

Nada Surf?

it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:08 (thirteen years ago) link

Transistor
04-20-2008

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.

every time you touch me (I get hives) (unregistered), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:22 (thirteen years ago) link

o_O

I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 14:23 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

The Eels

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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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

nope not on the same level as eels but they do okay.

reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 16:36 (thirteen 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.

'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 (thirteen years ago) link

The Shins

solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link

are they still putting out records??

cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 17:26 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

oh god that song is so dull

call all destroyer, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:16 (thirteen years ago) link

loooool

markers, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 19:17 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

nope.

sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link

if that were only true ... *sigh*

sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 21:58 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

nb: i mean anyone who had at least one major radio single

it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:01 (thirteen years ago) link

forks, i work for a contemporary classical music non-profit.

sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

Yah I do mean an "average" office
Sara where do you work?

it is sad but their is so much beauty (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link

that's the most detail i'm giving about my day job, sorry.

sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:05 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

lol, i'm being chided by a kitchen utensil embedded in a meat substitute

sarahel, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 22:09 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

Sigur Ros

solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Thursday, 19 May 2011 01:46 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

perennial stadium acts still playing stadiums is kind of a different deal imo

some dude, Friday, 20 May 2011 00:24 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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.

Winger and Kip Winger
at Havana



Havana
New Hope, PA, US
Friday 03 June 2011
Winger and Kip Winger
at Crazy Donkey



Crazy Donkey
Long Island, NY, US
Saturday 04 June 2011
Winger and Kip Winger
at Recher Theatre



Recher Theatre
Towson, MD, US
Friday 15 July 2011
Kip Winger and Winger
with Soft Parade at Showcase Live



Showcase Live
Foxboro, MA, US
Buy tickets Saturday 16 July 2011
Winger and Kip Winger
at The Cube



The Cube
Newark, DE, US

scott seward, Friday, 20 May 2011 00:59 (thirteen years ago) link

would go to all these crazy donkey winger shows.

scott seward, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:01 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link

thought= though (duh)

President Keyes, Friday, 20 May 2011 01:34 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link


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