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Post by caro on Sept 29, 2009 13:46:06 GMT -5
Now that Oasis is no more or seriously impaired, everybody has his say about who is the biggest rock band now. A few contenders are lining up, vote your hearts out!
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Post by digsyssupper on Sept 29, 2009 14:04:33 GMT -5
Neither of them, current best out of them are either u2 or radiohead.
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Post by MG on Sept 29, 2009 15:28:35 GMT -5
My Favourite Kasabian, biggest Muse
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Post by Cast on Sept 29, 2009 16:09:27 GMT -5
Coldplay and u2 are the biggest. I hear Coldplay more than any other band on here on the radio. KOL are picking up pace. Kasabian still hasn't cracked America but I know a lot of you don't care about that. Muse is big but they are a good step from the Big Boys but getting number 1 in 16 countries is impressive. Radiohead is big but I never hear their music around and it seems like they just got a lot of press because of the in rainbows deal.
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Post by wankinginthebushes on Sept 29, 2009 16:16:03 GMT -5
What criteria to people use when determining the biggest band?
Tour size?
Album sales?
Radio plays?
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Post by Headmaster on Sept 29, 2009 16:29:41 GMT -5
Coldplay, they are the next U2, VLV was their Unforgetable Fire, the next one will be their Joshua Tree.
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Post by Strangers on Sept 29, 2009 16:59:24 GMT -5
Neither
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Sept 29, 2009 18:58:46 GMT -5
None of them. If those bands haven't caught on by now (and by "caught on" I mean be a generation defining band like Oasis were) then they will never.
We're still waiting, and we'll be waiting awhile yet.
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Post by AKA_TheBrokenArrow on Sept 29, 2009 20:11:23 GMT -5
It's not an option, but I'ma throw Oasis in the mix. When the get back together, they will be the biggest again.
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Post by Mogly on Sept 29, 2009 21:43:03 GMT -5
Oasis weren't the biggest by the time they split
and hadn't been for like 12 years
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Post by caro on Sept 30, 2009 8:49:59 GMT -5
I mean right now a little mix of album sales, concerts and touring, radio plays and following.
I don't mean your fave band.
As for Oasis, Mogly is right.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2009 2:44:42 GMT -5
It's either Coldplay or Muse, though I'd like it to be Kasabian (from that list, at least). I'd like to see where Coldplay go next, despite not really liking VLV, I want to see if they'll really go the same way as their idols or try to grab the commercial spot-light again.
However, out of the bands listed, only Radiohead and U2 have written and released songs that would warrant such a title.
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Post by supersonic1983 on Oct 1, 2009 5:18:39 GMT -5
You can probably discard Coldplay from this list on the basis that they are already the biggest band in the world, and as such cannot become the next biggest band in the world. That's between Muse and Kings Of Leon.
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Post by NYR on Oct 1, 2009 12:20:26 GMT -5
me.
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Oct 1, 2009 18:26:38 GMT -5
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 2, 2009 0:26:36 GMT -5
My non-existent meowing cat is better than fucking Coldplay |
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Post by Beady’s Here Now on Oct 2, 2009 0:28:02 GMT -5
You can probably discard Coldplay from this list on the basis that they are already the biggest band in the world, and as such cannot become the next biggest band in the world. That's between Muse and Kings Of Leon. Coldplay the biggest band in the world? WTF are you on about? U2, as much as I fucking hate them, still own that title over Chris Martin's yelping wannabes. Give me a fucking break.  |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Oct 2, 2009 3:39:55 GMT -5
Coldplay the biggest band in the world? Viva La Vida went to number one in 36 countries, was the best-selling album of last year, and has sold over 8 million copies to date. And that's before you get to their supporting tour, which will have sold almost 3m tickets worldwide by the time it concludes next spring. The commercial response to No Line On The Horizon pales in comparison, and U2's box office score, whilst also impressive, has undeniably been propped up by the addition of a crass gimmick that's costing them nearly £500k a day to run. They ought to be maligned for the sheer pomposity of the fucking thing. |
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Oct 2, 2009 9:04:36 GMT -5
Coldplay the biggest band in the world? Viva La Vida went to number one in 36 countries, was the best-selling album of last year, and has sold over 8 million copies to date. And that's before you get to their supporting tour, which will have sold almost 3m tickets worldwide by the time it concludes next spring. I'm pretty shure Take That can top what you just posted. |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Oct 2, 2009 9:47:32 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Oct 2, 2009 9:52:32 GMT -5
You can probably discard Coldplay from this list on the basis that they are already the biggest band in the world, and as such cannot become the next biggest band in the world. That's between Muse and Kings Of Leon. Coldplay the biggest band in the world? WTF are you on about? U2, as much as I fucking hate them, still own that title over Chris Martin's yelping wannabes. Give me a fucking break. I honestly don't think you've listened to any Coldplay records. You're the sort who has heard Viva La Vida and Speed of Sound on the radio and gone 'yep, they're shit' without giving their records a chance. I'm no fan of their really mainstream stuff, but it's when you get to the real gold, songs like Amsterdam, Politik and Cemetries of London that makes me think 'what a brilliant band'. It really pains me when people hate them just because they're uncool and I seriously don't know what Chris Martin has done wrong when at the end of the day, he's just a decent guy. If Noel Gallagher had wrote A Rush Of Blood To The Head (the song) you would probably cream yourself. |
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Post by supersonic1983 on Oct 2, 2009 9:59:34 GMT -5
He used to praise the first two albums. Then Coldplay made the mistake of becoming bigger than Oasis, and he decided that he didn't like them anymore.
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Post by Mogly on Oct 2, 2009 10:37:04 GMT -5
Then Coldplay made the mistake of becoming bigger than Oasis, and he decided that he didn't like them anymore. exactly what happened |
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Post by Strangers on Oct 2, 2009 16:11:56 GMT -5
Coldplay the biggest band in the world? WTF are you on about? U2, as much as I fucking hate them, still own that title over Chris Martin's yelping wannabes. Give me a fucking break. I honestly don't think you've listened to any Coldplay records. You're the sort who has heard Viva La Vida and Speed of Sound on the radio and gone 'yep, they're shit' without giving their records a chance. I'm no fan of their really mainstream stuff, but it's when you get to the real gold, songs like Amsterdam, Politik and Cemetries of London that makes me think 'what a brilliant band'. Sorry, but you lost your point right there. |
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Post by digsyssupper on Oct 3, 2009 7:53:39 GMT -5
Whats the world come to where a majority of those sales were shitty r&b and hiphop. |
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