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 (thirteen years ago) link
the elephant itt: U2
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:37 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven years ago) link
jimmy eat world just sold 4500 tickets in nyc
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 August 2013 18:48 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven years ago) link
Wow.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 15 August 2013 22:26 (eleven 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 (eleven years ago) link
joan osborne
― blinded by aggro (forksclovetofu), Friday, 16 August 2013 03:17 (eleven years ago) link
Weezer?
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 16 August 2013 03:42 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (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), 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 (five 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
GVF has that big boomer dollar
― linoleum gallagher (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:49 (one year ago) link
GVF has a bafflingly huge fanbase somehow.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:52 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year 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 (one year ago) link
heard of them through my mom and david lynch
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 13 July 2023 14:04 (one year 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 (one year ago) link