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Post by robbiegpope on May 7, 2005 20:09:23 GMT -5
In the UK oasis have always been seen to have never have been really successful in America. Is this completely true?? i mean they are playing Madison Square Gardens, and it seems to me they have had some success...
Being a big Oasis fan in London, i wondered what really is the story of them over in the US??
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Post by Clint on May 7, 2005 20:17:59 GMT -5
A lot of people know of them for Wonderwall and champagne supernova, but they do have their dedicated fans.
Some people have never heard of Oasis before.
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Post by StepOut on May 7, 2005 20:21:13 GMT -5
Oasis have made it in America. Both Morning Glory/BHN went to the top 10 and HC/SOTSOG debuted in the top 20. The past few tours they have done in N.A. have sold out. I would say that they have broken America.
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Post by Gifford on May 7, 2005 20:50:19 GMT -5
well they've been the most successful uk act to break n.a. in the past few years. alot of us are into oasis because most of our music just plain stinks.
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Post by nyr401994 on May 7, 2005 21:36:22 GMT -5
In the UK oasis have always been seen to have never have been really successful in America. Is this completely true?? i mean they are playing Madison Square Gardens, and it seems to me they have had some success... Being a big Oasis fan in London, i wondered what really is the story of them over in the US?? what about this forum? based in new york city, the greatest city in the world! |
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Post by snowman on May 8, 2005 10:11:23 GMT -5
oasis was huge in america ten years ago. a lot's changed in ten years. they have to re-earn their stripes after their last few albums did dismally.
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Post by start at the end on May 8, 2005 15:17:32 GMT -5
sorry to say its unlikely that they will ever even approach their 94/95 status
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Post by MontrealMike on May 8, 2005 15:22:24 GMT -5
sorry to say its unlikely that they will ever even approach their 94/95 status It's hard not to agree with that statement. Also, the US market is very fragmented and youth driven. Of course, Oasis made it as soon as Wonderwall got released, but unfortunately, they're known as that 'group that wrote Wonderwall' and 'british rockers with attitude'. Who cares, really. They have a solid following in NY, LA, SF, CHI, BOS, TOR, and those are the biggest markets in North America. |
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Post by MSprague01 on May 8, 2005 16:17:42 GMT -5
They were pretty popular here in America in 1995 and 1996 with Morning Glory. They were easily as popular here then as Coldplay are now, probably even more popular. I was sixteen around that time, and a lot of my friends liked them a lot. Be Here Now was hyped up quite a bit, and it came out and entered the charts at number 2 and sold a bunch of copies right away, but it dropped off very quickly. D'You Know What I Mean got a lot of radio play here in Dallas where I live, but none of the other songs from that album really got played on the radio apart from Don't Go Away a few times.
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Post by doggboy10 on May 8, 2005 17:40:51 GMT -5
WTSMG Sold 4 million in the US alone(No british artist has sold close to that in the us since) id say thats breaking it in itself, then add the success of BHN(Debuted at no 2 i believe),Various sold out tours(MSG arena, hollywood bowl) to that and i think you can say that they cracked it. This obsession with cracking america though really gets on my tits, Not having a dig at the us people but when 50 cent breaks the beatles records for singles in the top 10 that sums up the us music scene, pure image and commercial viability controls the us market not the actual music(how the fuck that candy shop bollocks rules the charts and airwaves baffles me?) Also knowone ever notes that some big us groups ain't broke britain(Counting crows, matchbox 20 etc.... not that i personally like these but there probably the 2 biggest us groups of the last 15 years.) I know oasis aren't to bothered if they don't sell like they used over there and nor am i, its all about the music man remember that  doggboy |
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Post by helmet959 on May 8, 2005 19:58:34 GMT -5
if this sums up the US music scene "pure image and commercial viability controls the us market not the actual music" and not the U.K., then why did Oasis record label basically force them to record Lyla because they wanted a single they liked...
sounds a bit like commercial viability to me
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Post by doggboy10 on May 9, 2005 11:20:41 GMT -5
if this sums up the US music scene "pure image and commercial viability controls the us market not the actual music" and not the U.K., then why did Oasis record label basically force them to record Lyla because they wanted a single they liked... sounds a bit like commercial viability to me Yeah to a degree i agree, but it still is a good song! its well written, catchy and all played by a band. What i meant was the reason 50 cent, eminem etc... sell so big is down to controversy and there image of being a so called gangsta, I don't know why but some people tend to buy off all of the above and not the actual music itself, You don't buy an oasis cd cos liam slagged off bloc party do you? its because of the music. All the critically acclaimed bands of the last decade do not sell like they used to. R.E.M, U2, Radiohead, Blur, foo fighters, oasis and so on have all fell foul to the dance and image machine that is pop music. Once in a while a band will come through and push beyond the barriers(coldplay) but in the days of Lil jon, 50 cent and all that crunk and rap bollocks there getting fewer and far between. doggboy |
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Post by start at the end on May 9, 2005 11:54:24 GMT -5
please do not ever make the mistake of thinking the american music "scene" is far and away anything short of appalling.
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Post by helmet959 on May 9, 2005 16:16:55 GMT -5
hey buddy, there's loads of great music in the US, i'll have at you for sayin that!
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